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1、Unit 4.In Search of Davos Man,By Joseph,达沃斯(Davos)位于瑞士东南部格里松斯地区，靠近奥地利边境。这个小镇举世闻名，倒不全是因为它是个滑雪胜地，而是因为一年一度的世界经济论坛在这里举行，相形之下，“欧洲最大的高山滑雪场”的头衔就不那么引人注目了。达沃斯(Davos)的滑雪场分为七个部分，其中帕森地区(Parsenn)是最大也是最受欢迎的滑雪场；毗邻的克罗斯特滑雪场(Klosters)是英国皇室的最爱。,Davos 2013: Building confidence,What a difference a year makes - or does i
2、t? This time last year, world leaders and global CEOs gathered at Davos, faced with having to find a solution for the worsening eurozone crisis. This year, there are yet more challenges. Uncertainty for the U.S. economy despite the fiscal cliff deal, the path of Chinas economy, and Japans stimulus m
3、oves - all of this will make for an action-packed agenda.,Davos 2013: Building confidence,Before the opening, a newly published survey of experts from 26 countries showed that only 26 percent believed business leaders could pull the economy out of the slump. A report published by PWC says that among
4、 almost 1400 CEOs in the world, only 36 percent are confident about their business this year. The situation in Europe is the worst, with only 22 percent of participants sharing an optimistic outlook.,So what is Davos man？,A neologism（新兴词汇）refers to a handful of global elite of wealthy and powerful m
5、en. a handful of = a fraction of 一小撮 elite n. 精英；社会名流 elite squad 精英部队；精锐部队 elite theory精英理论,They share at least one belief ： that globalization，the unimpeded flows of capital、labor and technology across national borders is both welcome and unstopped. share one belief 拥有共同的信仰 the unimpeded flows of
6、不可阻挡的潮流,Back to the text,In search of Davos man,Peter Gumbel Peter Gumbel is an award winning journalist and author who has lived in Paris since 2002. He spent 16 years at The Wall Street Journal in a number of international assignments including Moscow and Berlin, and has also worked as a senior wr
7、iter for TIME and Europe Editor for Fortune Magazine. His latest book, on the French education system, They Shoot School Kids, Dont They was published in 2010.,Globalization is sweeping aside national borders and changing relations between nations. What impact does this have on national identities a
8、nd loyalties? Are they strengthened or weakened? The author investigates. 全球化正在扫除国界、改变国与国之间的关系。这对国家的认同和对国家的忠诚会带来什么影响呢？它们会得到加强还是削弱？作者对这些问题进行了探讨。,William Browder was born in Princeton, New Jersey, grew up in Chicago, and studied at Stanford University in California. But dont call him an American. For
9、the past 16 of his 40 years he has lived outside the U.S., first in London and then, from 1996, in Moscow, where he runs his own investment firm. Browder now manages $1.6 billion in assets. 威廉布劳德出生于新泽西州的普林斯顿，在芝加哥长大，就读于加利福尼亚州的斯坦福大学。但别叫他美国人。他今年40岁，过去16年来一直生活在美国以外的地方，先是在伦敦，1996年后在莫斯科经营他自己的投资公司。布劳德如今掌管着
10、价值16亿美元的资产。,In 1998 he gave up his American passport to become a British citizen, since his life is now centered in Europe. “National identity makes no difference for me,“ he says. “I feel completely international. If you have four good friends and you like what you are doing, it doesnt matter where
11、 you are. Thats globalization.“,1998年，他放弃美国护照，成为英国公民，因为他现在的生活中心在欧洲。“国家认同对我来说不重要，”他说，“我觉得自己完全是个国际人。如果你有四个朋友，又喜欢你所做的事情，那么你在哪儿无关紧要。这就是全球化。”,asset n.资产，财产；有价值的人或物；有用的东西；优点 复数： assets 1.C. 有用的物（或人）；财富（Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be succe
12、ssful.） Intelligence was her main asset. 智力是她的主要财富 He is a great asset to our company. 他是我们公司的宝贵人才。 2.资产；财产（The assets of a company or a person are all the things that they own. ） By the end of 1989 the group had assets of 3.5 billion francs. 到1989年底该集团拥有的资产达35亿法郎。 Asset can be divided into tangible
13、 and intangible assets. 资产可分为有形和无形资产。,investment n.投资，投资额；封锁；（时间、精力的）投入；值得买的东西 1.N-UNCOUNT 投资（Investment is the activity of investing money.） .investment bankers.投资银行家 2.N-VAR 投资金额;投资物（An investment is an amount of money that you invest, or the thing that you invest it in. ） .an investment of twenty
14、-eight million pounds. 2,800万英镑的投资金额 .peoples desire to buy a house as an investment. 人们买房投资的强烈意愿 3.N-COUNT 有用的投资物;值得买的东西（If you describe something you buy as an investment, you mean that it will be useful, especially because it will help you to do a task more cheaply or efficiently. ） When selectin
15、g boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment. 在挑选长筒靴的时候,购买上等的好皮靴将是明智的选择。 4.N-UNCOUNT (时间、精力的)投入（Investment of time or effort is the spending of time or effort on something in order to make it a success. ） I worry about this big investment of time and effort. 我担心投入这么多时间与精力却不起作用。,strengthe
16、n Vt .加强，巩固；勉励，激励；增加的艺术效果；（价格）上涨 Vi .变强；变坚挺 1.VERB 巩固(地位);增强，加强(实力) （If something strengthens a person or group or if they strengthen their position, they become more powerful and secure, or more likely to succeed. ） To strengthen his position in Parliament, he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party. 为巩固其在国会中的地位，他曾与农民党的领导人进行多次会谈。 He hoped to strengthen the position of the sciences in the leading universities. 他希望强化自然科学在一流大学里的地位。 2.VERB 支持，强化(论点或论据);使更有说服力（If something strengthe
