The Global Expansion of Capital Logic
living with Culture Diversity四级作文
living with Culture Diversity四级作文Generally speaking, cultural diversity mainly refers to the richness and diversity of human culture in its forms of expression. Diversity is the premise of the charm of world culture. In 20XX, the 31st General Conference of UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration of Cultural Diversity at its headquarters in Paris. The Declaration reaffirmed the belief that the most effective way to alleviate conflicts among cultures and civilizations is equal communication and dialogue among cultures. Today, with the development of globalization, how to maintain cultural diversity has increasingly become an unavoidable topic in our life. Originally, cultural diversity is the "original ecology" of the world: the cultures of all ethnic groups in the traditional and discrete social development stage are basically formed and developed in a relatively closed environment, so they also have their own characteristics. However, with the acceleration of human globalization and the global expansion of capital, the original world pattern has been broken day by day. In Marx's words, "national history has increasingly become world history". The monistic logic of modernity has increasingly become the development factor that changes people's daily life. High efficiency, standardization and uniformity have replaced the individualized pursuit of culture, and the diversity of human cultural development has been eliminated. Globalization poses a serious threat to cultural diversity. In a sense, the problem of cultural diversity comes with the historical rhythm of globalization and modernity. Globalization has aggravated the tension betweendifferent cultural systems. On the world stage, every country and nation expects to display its own cultural charm. However, the actual situation of cultural development is: one side with a strong culture adopts "cultural hegemony" or "cultural colonization" for the weak culture, and tries to impose its own cultural values on the other side, resulting in the inevitable cultural conflict. Today, many countries, especially developing countries, often struggle between "cultural universality" and "cultural individuality". Cultural diversity is not only the expression of cultural individuality and particularity, but also the display of human common cultural quality. Only by respecting cultural diversity, independence, heterogeneity and integrity can we feel the diversity of world cultures. The constant value of culture often permeates cultural diversity, so we must resist, correct and balance the single logic of capital and market with cultural diversity. We can't let modernization and industrialization replace cultural progress and spiritual wealth. The modernization practice of human beings has promoted the exchange and communication of global cultures, but it is impossible to completely abolish the nativity of cultural production and consumption, because the diversity of human needs and the richness of ideal desires can only be expressed and satisfied by the diversity of cultures. The cosmopolitanism of culture cannot exist without nationality, and diversity is the foundation of the survival and development of the whole national culture. Only by sticking to the position of cultural diversity can the world's culture "add value" and our world become more and more meaningful. Today, in the context ofcultural diversity, there is a need for creative communication between different cultures. Mr. Fei Xiaotong once stressed that the cultures of all nationalities in the world should be "beautiful, beautiful, beautiful and common, and the world is the same." Truthfully speaking, the ultimate function of cultural diversity is to promote human beings themselves. In the era of economic globalization, we need an "identity" that can represent the nation, show its cultural characteristics, and have distinctive regional cultural characteristics, so as to achieve mutual appreciation and praise between cultures based on cultural self-confidence. Perhaps only in this way can the trend of cultural integration, symbiosis, interaction and development be formed.。
逻辑翻译学视角下科技文本中后置定语的翻译策略研究——以《气候变化和空..
Translation Strategies for Translating Postmodifiers in Scientific Text from the Perspective of Logic Translation Theory: A Case Study of the Translation of Climate Changeand Air PollutionByZhang XiaojieUnder the Supervision ofAssociate Professor Zheng YouqiSubmitted in Partial Fulfillment of the RequirementsFor the Degree of Master of Translation and InterpretingDepartment of EnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsNanjing University of Information Science & TechnologyJune, 2019AcknowledgementsI would like to express my sincere appreciation to those who have given me invaluable help during the writing of this report.First and foremost, my heartfelt gratitude goes to my supervisor, Associate Professor Zheng Youqi, for his constant encouragement during these two years and instructive advice on this report. Associate Professor Zheng has offered a lot of valuable suggestions during the preparation for the report. He has also revised my draft carefully and offered clear instruction. Without his patient instruction and insightful criticism, it would not have been possible for me to complete this report.In addition, I wish to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to all the teachers who have taught me for their patient instructions in many courses and their precious suggestions. What I learned from their classes has helped me lay the foundation for this report.Last but not least, my gratitude extends to my beloved parents for providing support and care for me in my whole life. They have given me strong support when I was confronted with difficulties in writing the report.ContentsAbstract ........................................................................................................................ I II 摘要 (V)Chapter One Introduction (1)1.1 Research Background (1)1.2 Motivation and Significance of the Research (2)1.3 Layout of the Report (3)Chapter Two Task Description (5)2.1 Project Profile (5)2.2 Process of the Project (5)2.2.1 Preparation for Translation (5)2.2.2 Process of Translation (6)2.2.3 Revision after Translation (7)Chapter Three Literature Review (8)3.1 Differences of Attribute between Chinese and English (8)3.2 Translation Strategies for Postmodifier in English. (9)Chapter Four Theoretical Framework (11)4.1 Development of the Logic Translation Theory (11)4.2 Application of the Logic Translation Theory in the Translation of thePostmodifier (12)Chapter Five A Case Study (14)5.1 Translation of the Adjective Phrase as Postmodifier (14)5.1.1 Inversion (14)5.1.2 Division (15)5.2 Translation of the Non-Finite Verb as Postmodifier (16)5.2.1 Inversion (17)5.2.2 Division (18)5.2.3 Amplification (19)5.3 Translation of the Attributive Clause as Postmodifier (20)5.3.1 Inversion (20)5.3.2 Amplification (21)5.3.3 Division (23)5.4 Translation of the Prepositional Phrase as Postmodifier. (24)5.4.1 Inversion (24)5.4.2 Conversion (25)5.4.3 Amplification (25)5.4.4 Division (26)Chapter Six Conclusion (28)References (30)Appendix 1 Source Text and Target Text (32)Appendix II Technical Terms (94)攻读学位期间的研究成果 (95)AbstractThere are many postmodifiers in English for Science and Technology (EST), which imply the logic in the original text. EST is characterized by strong professionalism, compact structure, strict logic, concise writing, objective expression, exact content, a large amount of information and emphasis on the existence of facts. Therefore, translators must restore its logical rigor with accurate and standardized expressions. In this translation task, Chapter One, Chapter Two and Chapter Three are selected as the source text from the book Climate Change and Air Pollution. Today, climate change and air pollution are major concerns around the world. These chapters describe the history and the impact of climate change and air pollution, and the international conferences held to address the problems caused by climate change. This report lists four forms of English postmodifiers from the three chapters, namely, adjective phrases as postmodifiers, non-predicate verb phrases as postmodifiers, attributive clauses as postmodifiers, and prepositional phrases as postmodifiers. Under the guidance of logic translation theory, four common translation strategies are used in the translation of these four kinds of postmodifiers, namely conversion, amplification, inversion and division. Logic plays an important role in the process of interlingual transformation, which runs through the process of translation. From words, sentences, paragraphs to the whole text, the more accurately the translator grasps the semantic logic of the source language, the easier it is to understand the meaning of the original text. When a translation is organized, it is the key to express the original meaning accurately and smoothly. Only in this way can the translator successfully transfer source language thinking to target language thinking, and skillfully use the logic of the target language to organize the translation.The report is divided into six chapters. The first chapter demonstrates the research background, the motivation and significance of the research and the layout of the report. The second chapter mainly describes the process of the project. Theliterature review is mentioned in the third chapter, including the differences of attribute between Chinese and English and the translation strategies of postmodifiers in English. The fourth chapter depicts the development and application of the logic translation theory. The fifth chapter, as the main body of the report, poses some proper translation strategies to solve different kinds of problems. The last chapter is a summary of the study.Key Words: Logic translation theory; Postmodifier; Translation strategy; Climate Change and Air Pollution摘要科技英语中后置定语出现频繁，体现原文的逻辑思维。
大卫·哈维空间理论研究——基于当代资本主义经济危机批判
摘要大卫·哈维空间理论研究——基于当代资本主义经济危机批判资本增殖的逻辑支配着资本主义社会的发展，在资本扩张的过程中，资本主义遭遇过一次又一次的危机，但是却能够一次又一次地从危机之中挣脱出来并持续存在和发展，这就说明资本主义拥有一套能够修复自身危机的独特方法，这种方法就是资本主义的“时间—空间”修复策略。
哈维指出，资本主义的生产方式必然会导致资本过度积累引发经济危机，危机以多种空间表现形式呈现在人们眼前，而资本主义的空间生产机制利用时空修复策略不断消化和吸收过度积累的资本，从而缓解资本主义经济危机，这就是当代资本主义能够不断经历危机并长久发展的秘密所在。
但是，资本主义的空间生产机制只是暂时性地缓解和修复了资本主义的困境，并不能够从根本上避免和消除资本主义的危机问题，而且，这种时空修复策略在缓解危机的过程中会产生一系列的负面影响，给资本主义带来空间正义的缺失。
因此，如何看待并评价空间生产对资本主义发展的意义和作用，就成为当代西方学者关注的一个重要话题，大卫·哈维就在这个思想转型的背景之下展开对空间问题的探索和研究。
他在马克思历史唯物主义的基础上融合空间的维度，站在历史—地理唯物主义的视角上，用自己的空间理论对当代资本主义社会展开分析和批判。
基于此，哈维整体上把握住资本主义经济、政治和文化的症结所在，从现实的批判和理想的规划两个层面探索资本主义的替代性方案，以实现辩证乌托邦，从而达到希望的空间。
本文以空间理论为逻辑主线，通过分析当代资本主义经济危机的空间表现形式，解释当代资本主义的空间生产机制，将哈维的空间理论和政治与社会理论贯穿起来并做出系统的梳理，旨在利用大卫·哈维的空间理论探讨如何理解当代资本主义经济危机，并深入分析哈维对资本主义政治、经济和文化等方面的批判。
第一章主要阐述了马克思主义传统的资本主义经济危机理论，也就是哈维理论建构的时代背景和理论渊源。
第二章分析了当代资本主义经济危机的空间表现形式，资本主义在不断追求利润最大化时造成了不平衡地理发展以及后现代的文化、城市和生态转变。
英文原著分级书单 经济学
英文原著分级书单经济学
- 《23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism》：挑战传统思维，这本书将彻底颠覆你了解到的所有经济常识，揭示一些背后真相。
- 《Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance》：旨在探索新文艺复兴时期世界边界，并为我们提出了这样的问题：我们是如何更加广泛地分享了这史无前例的发展进程所带来的好处？
- 《Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built》：中国企业巨头的崛起，这本书在2016年被《经济学人》推荐为年度好书之一，同年即被翻译成中文出版。
- 《Almighty Dollar》：从美元滚动到各处的惊奇旅程，逐步揭示以下问题：当今世界经济是一个充满无形资产的时代。
- 《Capitalism Without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy》：当今世界经济是一个充满无形资产的时代。
这些书籍可以帮助读者深入了解经济学的原理和应用，不同的书籍适合不同阶段的读者，你可以根据自己的阅读水平和兴趣选择适合自己的书籍。
《经济学家》英文书籍
《经济学家》推荐的英文书籍及简介《经济学家》（The Economist）是一份国际性的经济与商业周刊，涵盖了全球范围内的政治、商业、科技、金融等多个领域的报道和分析。
以下是一些根据《经济学家》推荐的英文书籍及简介，注意这只是一个示例，而且由于时间有限，我无法提供最新的推荐。
你可以查阅最新一期或他们的书评专栏获取更多信息。
1.《Sapiens:A Brief History of Humankind》－作者：Yuval NoahHarari简介：这本书以生动的语言概括了人类历史的发展，从早期的人类社会到现代文明。
作者提出了一些深刻的见解，涉及文化、宗教、科技等方面。
2.《The Great Convergence:Information Technology and the NewGlobalization》－作者：Richard Baldwin简介：本书探讨了信息技术是如何改变全球经济和社会格局的。
作者分析了数字化时代的新趋势，以及它对全球化和国际贸易的影响。
3.《The Third Pillar:How Markets and the State Leave theCommunity Behind》－作者：Raghuram Rajan简介：作者讨论了市场和国家之间的权衡，以及社区在这个平衡中的角色。
他提出了一种重新思考社会政策的方式，强调了社区在现代社会中的重要性。
4.《The Code of Capital:How the Law Creates Wealth andInequality》－作者：Katharina Pistor简介：本书解析了资本主义中法律的角色，以及法律如何塑造了财富的分配和不平等。
作者通过法律视角分析了资本主义体系的一些关键问题。
5.《The Narrow Corridor:States,Societies,and the Fate of Liberty》－作者：Daron Acemoglu,James A.Robinson简介：这本书由《为什么国家失败》的作者撰写，研究了国家、社会和自由之间的关系。
qfii的英文书籍
qfii的英文书籍摘要：1.QFII 简介2.QFII 的英文书籍推荐3.英文书籍对QFII 的重要性4.如何选择适合自己的QFII 英文书籍正文：QFII，即Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor，是指具备一定资格的外资机构投资者。
在我国资本市场对外开放过程中，QFII 制度是一项重要的政策创新。
这一制度旨在吸引外资进入我国资本市场，提高资本市场的国际化水平，促进资本市场的发展。
对于想要了解QFII 的投资者，英文书籍是一个很好的学习途径。
这里为您推荐几本关于QFII 的英文书籍，帮助您深入了解这一投资机制。
1.“QFII in China: Rules and Regulations”作者：Lawrence H.Summers本书详细解析了中国的QFII 制度，包括规则和法规，对于想要了解QFII 基本运作的投资者具有很高的参考价值。
2.“The QFII System in China: A Study of Its Development, Implementation and Impact”作者：Mark J.Mobius摩根士丹利投资管理公司的创始人Mark J.Mobius 在本书中深入研究了中国的QFII 制度，探讨了其发展、实施和影响。
3.“Investing in China through the QFII Program: A Guide for International Investors”作者：Andrew Sheng, Fan Zhang本书为国际投资者提供了一份投资中国资本市场的指南，详细解释了如何通过QFII 计划进行投资。
阅读英文书籍对于QFII 投资者来说具有重要意义。
首先，英文书籍可以帮助投资者了解国际市场和投资理念，提高投资决策水平。
其次，英文书籍可以让投资者更好地了解QFII 制度在国际市场的地位和发展趋势。
NTC的正确使用及介绍
from E urope for the WorldApplicationNoteSemiconductor and Electronics CompanyFor further information contact:eupecUsing integrated NTC with reliable isolationThe integration of temperature sensors for thermal measurements directly on the ceramic level has simplified thermal measurements in inverters significantly. However the closer dis-tance to power electronics could make additional isolation effort necessary.1. Internal structureThe NTC is located on the same ceramic substrate as the IGBT and diode chips are. The module is filled with silicon gel for isolation purpose and under normal operation conditions the requirements for isolation voltages are met. The NTC isolation capability is tested with2,5kV AC in final test for 1 minute for 100% of module production.Figure 1 – Cross section of a ceramic2. Definition of safe isolationAccording to EN 50178 proper isolation levels have to be guaranteed for all parts of a piece of equipment, that can be touched by a person. This isolation also has to be maintained dur-ing any potential failures that may occur. This isolation against high voltage can be achieved by different means- double / reinforced isolation in a partial discharge free manner,- a protective shield and other measurements.The standard EN 50178 describes all requirements in detail.3. ConclusionsSince the NTC inside the module, could be exposed to a high voltage level (during a short circuit, for example) in accordance, with EN 50178 this isolation has to be done externally. Figure 2 shows the worst case situation during failure mode in a power module with inte-grated temperature sensor. After an electrical overstress the bond wires could melt off and the resulting arc produces high energy plasma. The direction of expansion of plasma is un-predictable for all bonded connections. The NTC might be touched by plasma, which could mean, that the NTC might be exposed to high voltage level.Figure 2 – Worst failure case4. Measures for reliable isolationThere are various different ways to realize proper isolation, e.g.:-The complete equipment is covered with an appropriate isolation material.-The control logic could be shifted to high voltage level. Then an extra isolation for the NTC is not necessary. The isolation is done once for the entire logic circuit.-The NTC is integrated in a comparator circuit, which is isolated from the control logic by an opto coupler.-The NTC signal is converted to a digital format and the isolation to the logic level is ac-complished through an opto coupler or signal transformer.In some instances the isolation capability of NTC sensor itself might be sufficient. However, since each application is unique and internal design criteria vary from customer to customer, each usage needs to be evaluated separately, to determine if all applicable safety require-ments are met.For further information contact:eupecFor further information contact:eupec5. Temperature measurement with NTCThe NTC can be used for static overheat protection. A protection of short term overtempera-ture on junction level is not possible since the position of thermistors has to be on every chip for that purpose. An estimation of NTC temperature can be made with following background:- The NTC has nearly case temperature level.- As an estimated correction factor for higher temperature level, a value of approximately 10K can be added to heatsink-temperature level depending on cooling efficiency and utili-zation of module.The value of the thermistor T T can be calculated from the nearest chip to NTC and maximum power dissipation with following equation:thJCJ T R P K T T *10max −+=The current that detects the resistance value is heating up the thermistor itself. As an exam-ple, for T T =100°C the resistance value of the thermistor is given with nominal R T =500 Ω in the datasheet. The thermal conductivity of the NTC is R thT =145 K/W. With that value, a pull-up resistor can be defined:TTTthT up pull R T R R U R −∆∗∗=−0If temperature rising of the thermistor itself is limited with ∆T T =1 K the allowable maximum power losses for the thermistor of 7 mW are acceptable. If feeding voltage U 0 is 5V than a pull-up resistor is calculated with 837 Ω. A resistor of 820 Ω can be chosen. Calculated with that value, a voltage of less than 1,9 V should be used as threshold for the comparator for turn-off the device. The overheat protection function can be designed by using an analog-logic circuit.If the thermistor current is too small, detected voltage has also a small value, then the accu-racy of the detection will be lower. On the other hand, if the current is too high, temperature rising of the thermistor itself will be higher, then accuracy of the detected temperature is lower. Therefore, 3 to 4 mA of current are recommended as an optimum.For further information contact:eupecThe time constant for the thermistor is about 2 seconds. Since thermal chip time constant is much smaller and time constant of the entire cooling system is much higher, the NTC is de-signed for detection of intermediate and long term overload conditions.102030405060708090100110120130140150Figure 1: NTC valuesA temperature / resistance value table in linear graph is given in figure 1. In addition to that the curve can be described with the analytic function:)]11(*exp[*1212T T B R R −=with B= 3375K, R 1= 5k Ω, T 1=298K, T 2 temperature in Kelvin.。
UNIT TWO
UNIT TWOText A The Age of GlobalityBig is in, and "very big" is very in. Barely a week goes by without another large and often astonishing merger. There is hardly time to recover from Citibank and Travelers, with its frontal challenge to New Deal banking rules, before Daimler-Benz and Chrysler take to the road, shaking the automotive and financial world. In between, a couple of huge banks get together, and Germany's dominant publisher sweeps in to acquire perhaps the most famous name in American books. What seemed to be the megamergers of yesteryear begin to look more like minis.The scale and audacity of these combinations are impressive, of course. But they also make people vaguely uneasy. Are these combinations becoming too powerful, too dominant—simply too big? The cross-border mergers provoke a deeper anxiety: will the tidal wave of transactions wash away national character? The question is particularly pointed for "Daimler Chrysler." After all, Chrysler was enough of a national champion to be bailed out by the federal government in 1978; and somehow it seemed altogether fitting that rescuer-in-chief Lee Iacocca would also take on the project of refurbishing another national icon, the Statue of Liberty. For its part, Daimler-Benz is the very epitome of German engineering prowess and its Mercedes cars the embodiment of prestige on wheels.The $38 billion proposed combination underlines a momentous fact: the world is entering a new type of capitalism. Karl Otoo-Pohl, the former head of the German Bundesbank, calls it "the era of very big companies." And those very big companies, in turn, reflect the fact that the world economy is undergoing fundamental change.For several years now, "globalization" has been the mantra for the expansion of international trade and foreign investment and the integration of markets. But we are now beginning to see a reality beyond globalization—the world of "globality." This is not so much a process as a condition, a world economy in which traditional and familiar boundaries are being surmounted or made irrelevant. Companies and investors operate in a 24-hour world. Currency traders see the same information at the same time, and can act on it simultaneously, where they are in Singapore, London or New York (assuming only that they are all awake at the same time). Billions of dollars move at the push of a button. Global branding is the great game. Work is networked among North America, Europe and Asia via computer. And even the very idea of a corporate headquarters is beginning to become a metaphysical concept; increasingly, the corridors in which managers run into each other are not physical but electronic.The forces creating this new globality are the very imperatives that are driving the mergers. One is the demand by money mangers—themselves competing to retain and attract assets—for quarterly performance and earnings growth that will propel stock prices upward. It is they, ultimately, who are calling the tune these days. Outside the United States and Britain, this has become known as the "Anglo-Saxon model of shareholder value.”Daimler's path to the altar began five years ago, when it made the crucial decision to put itself under the sway of the "Anglo-Saxons" by listing itself on the New York Stock Exchange. To do so, it began to use U.S accounting standards that revealed that, contrary to its German accountants, it wasn't doing very well at the time. Since then, Daimler has remade itself from a clumsy conglomerate into a firm focused solely on the automotive industry. Its further quest forshareholder value has now led it to Chrysler. And the much higher stock price with which it has been rewarded for its conversion to the Anglo-Saxon faith provides the currency it is using to pay for the deal.The second driver is in the marketplace itself. The borders that constrained commerce—but also protected companies from the full brunt of competition—are eroding. Governments are retreating from the control of the commanding heights of their economies: they are privatizing and deregulating. Barriers to trade and investment are coming down rapidly. Ever-cheaper communications and ever-faster computers, along with the Internet, are facilitating the flow of goods and services, as well as knowledge and information. Increasingly, companies are integrating their global strategies with global capital markets.All this greatly widens opportunities. It also greatly intensifies competition. This—along with the demands of investors—means that pressures for performance will become ever more relentless. The result is the propensity to merge—in order to improve corporate performance, protect and enhance the company's competitive position, build and protect broadly based brands and gain all the advantages of scale in wider markets.For Daimler-Benz and Chrysler, the merger is about assembling the right parts to win in the global automotive market. This is a merger driven by industrial logic and growth strategy, rather than by the cost-cutting that often underpins mergers. Chrysler is basically a North American company, strong in lower-priced cars, very strong in sport utility vehicles, but weak internationally. Daimler's Mercedes makes it pre-eminent in the upper part of the automotive market—but not in the Unite States. On its own, Chrysler has little hope of building its non-U.S. franchise, while Daimler suffers from being a minor player in the innovative—and huge—U.S. market. Neither is strong in Asia. Together, they become a full-range auto company, capable of competing in almost every arena, equipped to deploy huge cash flow and technology around the world.The way the deal is being done is also noteworthy, underlining how the world's capital markets are being integrated. Chrysler shareholders are not going to receive cash; they are going to end up with shares in the German company. Five years ago, such a financial structure would have been, at best, most improbable and almost certainly unacceptable to investors.Putting a deal like this together is nevertheless an immense undertaking. Getting it closed is more than challenging. But the hardest part will be making it work. At the outset of mergers, the tendency is to downplay the differences in style, corporate, values and national character. But history indicates that those differences often turn out to be more problematic than initially anticipated. Even with the best of intentions—and the most attractive incentives—friction, at the very least, is inevitable, and managing such friction is a major taskOne of the problems of the new globality is that it encourages scale and yet at the same time requires greater emphasis on managerial creativity, entrepreneurial values and initiatives and responsiveness to the market. Surely one of the most important challenges for the new company will be to avoid squelching those characteristics in the course of integrating the two operations. The point is to become more flexible, fast-moving and adaptive, not less.A huge risk in this new era of megamergers is to be blindsided in the quest for global scale. Yes, the competitive playing field is much wider than ever before. But that does not mean that national values, tastes and character have disappeared—whether within companies themselves or among their customers. A company, big or small, that misses that reality is quite likely toproduce less value.ExercisesIII. Multiple choices1. The main theme of this passage is____.A. International business mergers have entered a new eraB. The Daimler-Chrysler merger is the biggest in historyC. Transnational companies are more efficient than domestic companiesD. The amalgamation of automobile companies is an inevitable trend2. “Big is in” means______.A. large things are more important than small ones.B. big cars are better than small ones.C. it is fashionable to form large business companies.D. small things are always on the outside.3. The scale and audacity of these combinations are impressive, o f course. “Audacity” means____.A. brazennessB. boldnessC. speedinessD. modesty4. International business mergers “make people vaguely uneasy” because_____.A. they will lead to price increases.B. the world is entering a new type of capitalism.C. the world economy is undergoing fundamental change.D. they may do away with national characteristics.5. The metaphor the author used to describe the merger trend is _______.A. The Statue of Liberty.B. A tidal wave.C. Prestige on wheels.D. The great game.6. The “globalization” is called a “mantra” mainly because ________.A. it is vague but it sounds impressive.B. it was coined by Lee Iacocca.C. it is a Buddhist term.D. mantra is easier to pronounce than globalization.7. “Calling the tune” means_______.A. going into the music business.B. putting cassette players in motor cars.C. exercising control.D. boosting stock prices.8. “Daimler’s path to the altar” compares the company’s merger process to______.A. a religious conversion.B. wedding preparations.C. visiting a church.D. Anglo-Saxon architecture.9. All of the following are factors that facilitate the flow of goods and services EXCEPT______.A. ever-cheaper communicationsB. the InternetC. ever-faster computersD. modern logistic10. The benefits of a merger are the following EXCEPT___.A. to enhance the company’s competitive position.B. to improve corporate performance.C. to build and protect broadly based brands.D. to cut down price.11. “Assembling the right parts” is an apt description of the Daimler-Chrysler merger because _____.A. the merger was driven by industrial logic and growth strategyB. they have achieved advantages of scaleC. the move was the correct corporate strategyD. it reminds us that they are automobile companies12. A huge risk in this new era of megamergers is _______.A. to be in the quest for global scaleB. to be optimisticC. to be blindD. to stick to the old tradition13. The new globality requires emphasis on _____.A. managerial creativityB. entrepreneurial valuesC. initiatives and responsiveness to the marketD. all of the above14. In a much wider competitive playing field, we should not neglect ______.A. national valuesB. characterC. tastesD. all of the above15. The author’s attitude to globality is ________.A. optimisticB. cynicalC. contradictoryD. pessimistic。