《時(shí)代經(jīng)典用詞》商業(yè)篇 貿(mào)易

"The intent and fact are to be measured and calm about this,"insisted a White House official,even as others waved fists at Japan.
即使其他人都在向日本揮舞拳頭，白宮一名官員仍堅(jiān)持：“對(duì)此事我們的意圖實(shí)際上是很有分寸而且冷靜的。”
2.Scarcely had Hosokawa settled back in Tokyo than the White House struck.
細(xì)川在東京才剛上任，美國(guó)就發(fā)起攻勢(shì)。
It announced that Japan had failed to comply with previous trade agreements
白宮宣布日本并未遵守先前的貿(mào)易協(xié)定，
by denying Motorola fair access to Japan's cellular-phone market.
因?yàn)樗鼪](méi)有給予美國(guó)Motorola公司公平的渠道進(jìn)入日本的移動(dòng)電話(huà)市場(chǎng)。
"This is a clear-cut and serious case of a failure by Japan to live up to its commitments,"said U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor.
美國(guó)貿(mào)易代表坎特說(shuō)：“這是清楚而嚴(yán)重的證據(jù)，顯示日本沒(méi)有遵守諾言。”
He promised that within a month his office would publish a list of Japanese companies that would be punished-probably through tariffs-if the situation is not remedied.
他承諾假如此狀況未獲改善，貿(mào)易代表署將在一個(gè)月內(nèi)開(kāi)出黑名單，列入可能受到懲罰的日本企業(yè)。
One day later,Washington's case was bolstered
一天后，華府的立場(chǎng)更加堅(jiān)定了，
by new Commerce Department figures showing that the trade deficit with Japan rose nearly 24% last year,
因?yàn)樯虅?wù)部最新統(tǒng)計(jì)顯示去年美國(guó)對(duì)日本的貿(mào)易逆差擴(kuò)大了24%，
to a record $59.3 billion.
到達(dá)空前的593億美元。
3.The Japanese made their own threat to fight any sanctions
日本也發(fā)出威脅要對(duì)抗任何的制裁行動(dòng)，
by accusing the U.S. of a "betrayal of trust" in multinational negotiations to reduce tariffs.
并指揮美國(guó)背棄在國(guó)際協(xié)商中降低關(guān)稅的主張與承諾。
But even as the Japanese were applauding Hosokawa's refusal to cave in to Clinton,
但是即令日本人為細(xì)川拒絕對(duì)美國(guó)低頭的主張喝彩不已，
his government was calculating how to avoid a fight.
細(xì)川政府卻仍在算計(jì)如何避免一場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
Early in the week Tokyo was unnerved when the yen rose about 6% against the dollar while Washington stood by with arms folded.
本周稍早日元對(duì)美元升值6%，美國(guó)卻在一旁雙的抱胸冷眼旁觀(guān)，令日本害怕不已。
The upward pressure came from speculators counting on the U.S. to encourage a stronger yen to make American products cheaper in Japan.
升值的壓力來(lái)自市場(chǎng)投機(jī)客打賭美國(guó)會(huì)縱容日元升值，好讓在日銷(xiāo)售的美國(guó)貨變便宜。
Because that would also cut into the profits of beleaguered Japanese companies that sell abroad,
因?yàn)樯禃?huì)使已煩惱不堪的面向海外的日本企業(yè)利潤(rùn)下滑，
a 5% drop in the Japanese stock market quickly followed.
所以日本股市也跌了5%。
4.Tokyo scrambled to propose conciliatory measures
東京方面趕忙提出講和的措施，
to promote imports,speed deregulation,break down monopolies and open up government purchasing to outsiders-
包括刺激進(jìn)口、加速自由化、解散壟斷企業(yè)與外國(guó)開(kāi)放政府采購(gòu)——
a standard litany that Washington wasn't buying.
華盛頓并不吃這一套陳詞濫調(diào)。
And the Japanese gave no sign of willingness to compromise
日本在這方面卻并無(wú)妥協(xié)之跡象，
on the core U.S. demand that their progress in opening markets should be measured by "objective criteria"-in effect,guaranteeing that competitive products get a share of the market.
美國(guó)要求的重點(diǎn)是，市場(chǎng)開(kāi)放的腳步應(yīng)由“客觀(guān)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)”來(lái)判定，也就是保證讓美國(guó)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性產(chǎn)品在日本市場(chǎng)取得一席之地。
5.The cellular-phone problem illustrates how even the most competitive American products-
移動(dòng)電話(huà)的問(wèn)題顯示出即使最具競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的美國(guó)產(chǎn)品
Motorola claims 40% of the global cellular market-can be tripped up in Japan.
在日本也會(huì)灰頭土臉。
In 1987,when it privatized the national phone company,
1987年，日本政府將國(guó)營(yíng)的日本電信公司民營(yíng)化，
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone,Japan's government divided the country into two cellular-phone regions,with NTT operating in both and one fully private competitor in each.