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重要Unit4InSearchofDavosManunit4第四册资料第1页/共68页 Davos, Switzerland第2页/共68页 Davos, SwitzerlandIt is a city in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden(格劳宾登州). Located in the Rhaetian Alps(里申阿尔卑斯山 ), 1,560 to 1,574 m above sea level, in a broad valley surrounded with high mountains and covered with pine forests and alpine meadows. 第3页/共68页 It is a health resort with a climate characterized by many clear bright days, the absence of wind, and intensive solar radiation. Davos, Switzerland第4页/共68页 第5页/共68页 DAVOS IS EUROPE’SHIGHEST TOWNANDLARGEST SKI RESORT第6页/共68页 It is an important center of foreign tourism and winter sports. At the end of every year it is serving as the site of the annual Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament, hosted by the HC Davos local hockey team.Davos, Switzerland第7页/共68页 Davos, Switzerland Davos is host to the World Economic Forum (WEF), an annual meeting of global political and business elites (often referred to simply as Davos) and the home of a huge ski resort in Switzerland.第8页/共68页 The World Economic ForumWEF is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. 第9页/共68页 The World Economic ForumAt DavosThe bar at the main Lobby of the Congress Center, a prime stakeout spot for reporters.No wine, few people. Attendance at WEF was down and the focus was on solving the crisis, not drinking with friends.The Belvedere Hotel in Davos, a prime place for conferences and private meetings.The security line stretches out onto the Promenade as attendees wait to be searched.Nobody evades security. Former UK PM Tony Blair emerges from metal detector box at the main entrance.第10页/共68页 The World Economic ForumBased in Cologny, Geneva,Founded as a Swiss non-profit foundation, in 1971 by Klaus Schwab, a German-born business professor at the University of Geneva. Originally named the European Managem