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lity of thinking to catch up and understand the change。 But to understand where we are today and where we're going; we have to understand this recent past。
DANIEL YERGIN:历史学家可能会说:这个新时代开始于20世纪90年代之初——冷战结束和海湾危机的时候,这是一个全球化的新时代,世界被资本流动、贸易、观念、文化和不停迁移的人们连接在一起,所有这一切都发生的极其迅速,和往常一样,人们的跟上并理解变革的思维能力跟不上变革实际发生的速度。但是,要理解我们的处境和我们的未来,我们必须理解刚刚发生的过去。
Chapter 2: The Global Idea '3:52'
第二章: 全球观念
NARRATOR: No economic idea has shaped the era of globalization more profoundly than a belief in free; open markets。 Free trade has been a fundamental tenet of capitalism for over 200 years。 But in the 1990s; the global market created a new reality that no government; no politician could afford to ignore。
旁白:自由、开放的市场观念对全球化时代的形成产生了最为深远的影响,自由贸易成为资本主义的基本信条已经长达两百年了,但是,在20世纪90年代,全球市场产生了一种没有哪个政府或政客能忽视的新现实。
Our story begins in 1992。 The global economy was changing rapidly; but America seemed adrift。 A recession had left 10 million workers unemployed。 Industries struggled against intense foreign petition。 Europe had formed a single trading bloc。 Japan looked invincible。 Japanese panies were buying up American icons; like Rockefeller Center and Universal Studios。
我们的故事开始于1992年,全球经济迅速变迁,但是美国似乎游移不定,一场衰退已经使得一千万工人失业,各个行业努力挣扎着和残酷的国外竞争进行抗衡,欧洲地区已经形成了单一的贸易集团,日本看起来十分强大,日本公司开始收购一些美国经济的标志:比如洛克非勒中心和寰宇工作室等等。
In the 1992 presidential campaign; Arkansas governor Bill Clinton claimed he could get America back on track。 He drew crucial support from America's labor unions and seemed to promise workers' protection against global petition。
在92年的总统竞选中,阿肯萨斯州长比尔克林顿宣称他能够使美国重上轨道,美国工会给予他关键的支持,他似乎也承诺保护工人群体不受全球竞争的伤害。
BILL CLINTON: Look at what our petitors do。 Look at what Japan does。 Look at what Germany does。 We have to keep investment at home so jobs don't go offs
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