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1、Davos-ManDavos-Man课文第一段讲课文第一段讲解解达沃斯(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 confidenceWhat a difference a year makes - or does it? This ti
2、me 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 moves - all
3、 of this will make for an action-packed agenda.Davos 2013: Building confidenceBefore 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 almost 1400
4、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 men. a handful
5、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 拥有共同的信仰拥有共同的信仰 the unimpeded flows of 不可阻挡的潮流不
6、可阻挡的潮流Back to the textIn search of Davos manPeter GumbelPeter 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 writer
7、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 and loy
8、alties? 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 the pas
9、t 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。布劳德如今掌管着价值16亿美元
10、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 you are.
11、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。”assetn.资产，财产；有价值的人或物；有用的东西；优点复数： assets1.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 successful.）Intellig
12、ence 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 and intangible asse
13、ts. 资产可分为有形和无形资产。investmentn.投资，投资额；封锁；（时间、精力的）投入；值得买的东西投资，投资额；封锁；（时间、精力的）投入；值得买的东西1.N-UNCOUNT 投资投资（Investment is the activity of investing money.） .investment bankers.投资银行家投资银行家2.N-VAR 投资金额投资金额;投资物投资物（An investment is an amount of money that you invest, or the thing that you invest it in. ）.an inve
14、stment of twenty-eight million pounds. 2,800万英镑的投资金额万英镑的投资金额.peoples desire to buy a house as an investment. 人们买房投资的强烈意愿人们买房投资的强烈意愿3.N-COUNT 有用的投资物有用的投资物;值得买的东西值得买的东西（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
15、 more cheaply or efficiently. ）When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment.在挑选长筒靴的时候在挑选长筒靴的时候,购买上等的好皮靴将是明智的选择购买上等的好皮靴将是明智的选择。4.N-UNCOUNT (时间、精力的时间、精力的)投入投入（Investment of time or effort is the spending of time or effort on something in order to make it a success. ）I worry ab
16、out 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我担心投入这么多时间与精力却不起作用。strengthenVt .加强，巩固；勉励，激励；增加加强，巩固；勉励，激励；增加的艺术效果；（价格）上涨的艺术效果；（价格）上涨Vi .变强；变坚挺变强；变坚挺1.VERB 巩固巩固(地位地位);增强，加强增强，加强(实力实力)（If something strengthens a person or group or if they strengthen their position, they become more powe
17、rful 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。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。他希望强化自然
18、科学在一流大学里的地位。2.VERB 支持，强化支持，强化(论点或论据论点或论据);使更有说服力使更有说服力（If something strengthens a case or argument, it supports it by providing more reasons or evidence for it.） He does not seem to be familiar with research which might have strengthened his own arguments. 他对那些本可以为他的观点提供佐证的研究似乎并不熟悉他对那些本可以为他的观点提供佐证的研
19、究似乎并不熟悉。sweep aside1.把把移到一边；猛推，猛拉：移到一边；猛推，猛拉：All desks and chairs were swept aside, and then they began to dance.他们把所有的桌椅搬到一边，便开始跳起舞来。他们把所有的桌椅搬到一边，便开始跳起舞来。Tom pushed his way to the gate of the club by sweeping others aside.汤姆推开旁人，挤到了俱乐部的门口。汤姆推开旁人，挤到了俱乐部的门口。2.不予理睬，不加考虑，漠视：不予理睬，不加考虑，漠视：Interruptions w
20、ere swept aside with a wave of his hand.他一挥手，不让别人打断他的话。他一挥手，不让别人打断他的话。Your ideas would be swept aside.你得把你个人的想法搁到一边。你得把你个人的想法搁到一边。globalizationn.全球化，全球性；（使全球化，全球性；（使)全球化全球化（When industry globalizes or is globalized, companies from one country link with companies from another country in order to do b
21、usiness with them. ）As the world becomes more complex, some things do, of course, standardize and globalize. 随着世界变得日益复杂，某些事物确实理所当然地规范化和全球化了。随着世界变得日益复杂，某些事物确实理所当然地规范化和全球化了。1. The world is moving further toward multi-polarization and economic globalization. 世界多极化和经济全球化趋势进一步发展。世界多极化和经济全球化趋势进一步发展。2. Eco
22、nomic globalization brings not only opportunities for development but also challenges. 经济全球化所带来的不仅仅有发展机遇，也有严峻的挑战。经济全球化所带来的不仅仅有发展机遇，也有严峻的挑战。investigateVt .调查；审查；研究调查；审查；研究Vi .作调查作调查过去式： investigated过去分词： investigated现在分词： investigating第三人称单数： investigates派生词：investigator investigatoryVERB 调查调查;审查审查（I
23、f someone, especially an official, investigates an event, situation, or claim, they try to find out what happened or what is the truth. ）Police are still investigating how the accident happened. 警方仍然在调查事故的起因。警方仍然在调查事故的起因。Lets investigate the syntax of Chinese. 让我们研究一下汉语的语法。让我们研究一下汉语的语法。Investigation
24、（n）He ordered an investigation into the affair.他命令对此事件展开调查。他命令对此事件展开调查。 What impact does this have on national identities and loyalties? Have impact on 英hv impkt n 美hv mpkt n 对某人或事物有影响This will have an impact on how the investor divides his money among different countries and stocks.这将影响投资者把资金分配于不同市
25、场和股票的决定 influence侧重于内在的潜移默化的影响，effect主要是指作用，常用于某件事产生的直接后果，impact带有撞击性的，比较强烈，impression是印象，而非影响。 ABOUT NOTEBrowder now manages $1.6 billion in assets.布劳德如今掌管着价值16亿美元的资产。 Right now there are $1.6 billion worth of assets under Broeders management at his investment firm. In 1998 he gave up his American
26、passport to become a British citizen, since his life is now centered in Europe. sincesince的用法：译作“自从自从以来以来”(1)接时间点：接时间点：如 I have stayed in that country since 1995. 要求：谓v.用现在完成时，而且须是延续性动词。(2)接一段时间接一段时间 + ago：如 They have lived in that house since two years ago. 要求：谓v.用现在完成时，而且须是延续性动词。(3)接时间状语从句：接时间状语从句
27、：如 I have loved her since I met her last time. / Lily has stayed at home since she left school. 要求：主句的谓v.用现在完成时，而且须是延续性动词；从句的谓v.用一般过去时，而且须是终止性动词。 (4)用于句型用于句型“Its / It has been + 一段时间一段时间 + since + 时间状语时间状语从句从句”中，译作中，译作“自从自从以来以来, 已经已经(时间时间)了了”。如 Its / has been three months since he moved to this city
28、. 要求：主句的谓v.用一般现在时或现在完成时；从句的谓v.用一般过去时，而且须是终止性动词。since(5)用于句型用于句型“一段时间一段时间 + has passed since + 时间状语从句时间状语从句”中，中，译作译作“自从自从以来以来, (时间时间)已经过去了已经过去了”。如上个例句还可写成：Three months has passed since he moved to this city. 要求：主句的谓v.用现在完成时，而且动词必须是has passed；从句的谓v.用一般过去时，而且须是终止性动词。(6)注：当当since用于否定句时，主句的谓用于否定句时，主句的谓v.
29、可以是终止性动词。可以是终止性动词。如 He hasnt seen the film since last month.(7)相关词组相关词组：“从那时起”：ever since、since then、from then on.注：ever since作为一个词组，放句尾可单独使用。如I have given up smoking ever since. 另外，还可在since后接句子。since前加ever，只是加重语气而已。如 I have given up smoking ever since I caught a bad cough. (8) since还可引导原因状语从句，译作还可引
30、导原因状语从句，译作“由于；因为由于；因为”，相当于，相当于because。如 Since he was lazy, he didnt finish his homework. National identity makes no difference for me Make no/little difference (have no/little effect (on), be of no /little importance (to)无影响，不重要例句：Whatever decision you make makes no difference to him. If you have four good friends and you like what you are doing, it doesnt matter where you are. Four good friends 可能指的是除了南极洲，大洋洲以外的欧美亚非四大洲，即指的是globalization（全球化）Thank you结束结束
