研究生学位英语(GET)2002-2013真题翻译(附答案).pdfVIP

2002 年1 月 Regrettably for many in Silicon Valley, the ability to make accurate forecasts can depend on how well-established a company’s products are. Young industries on steep growth curves are almost always surprised by how well their products do in the first few years, and then they’re at a loss when demand falls. Says a Stanford University business strategy professor, “In a highly dynamic and unpredictable market people are going to make mistakes. It’s inherent in the type of business.” In many corners of Silicon Valleyand elsewhere unpredictability is inevitable. One solution: keep innovating but develop sound service businesses to sell with products. Building a “very strong service business”, a company president says, smoothes out the rough spots between innovations. 对于一个公司产品的准确预测取决于该公司产品的知名度。对于许多 硅谷人来说，这一点令人感到无可奈何。成长呈急剧上升趋势的新兴 产业对其产品在最初几年的出色表现几乎总是惊讶不已，随后，当产 品需求下降时他们又会感到手足无措。斯坦福大学的一位商业策略教 授说：“在一个充满活力和变数的市场，人们是会犯错误的。这是由 市场的内在本质所决定的。” 在硅谷的许多地方，以及在其他的地方，不可预测性是无法避免 的。解决之道是：不断创新，但同时又要开发出优良的服务项目与产 品一道出售。一位公司总裁说，“出色的服务”会抹平新产品换代过程 中出现的不足。 2002 年6 月 The nations meeting here in Shanghai understand what is at stake. If we don’t stand against terrorism now, every civilized nation will at some point be its target. We will defeat the terrorists by destroying their network, wherever it is found. We will also defeat the terrorists by building an enduring prosperity that promises more opportunity and better lives for all the world’s people. The countries of the Pacific Rim made the decision to open themselves up to the world, and the result is one of the great development success stories of our time. The peoples of this region are more prosperous, healthier, and better educated than they were only two decades ago. And this progress has proved what openness can accomplish