西班牙制造
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="Made">Made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> 西班牙制造 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> 迫在眉睫 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="frets">frets</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="thenation">thenation</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="olive">olive</span>-<span word="presses">presses</span> 外国人插手本国橄榄油产业让政府很不安 <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> 这些是产自西班牙的橄榄，不是产自意大利的 <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="scuttled">scuttled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Danone">Danone</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="onthe">onthe</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="jewel">jewel</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span>, <span word="oliveoil">oliveoil</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="exalted">exalted</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="inSpain">inSpain</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="combined">combined</span>31% <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Deoleo">Deoleo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="producer">producer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="stockmarket">stockmarket</span> <span word="rulesanyone">rulesanyone</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="whenit">whenit</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bidders">bidders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>, <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remainedin">remainedin</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. 达能集团是法国一家大型乳制品公司。法国政府曾以它是法国工业的瑰宝为理由，否决一项可能达成的国外买家对它的收购案。如果把酸奶产业看作是法国的战略产业，那么橄榄油产业在西班牙拥有同样高的地位。<span word="Deoleo">Deoleo</span>是西班牙最大的橄榄油生产商，四家储蓄银行想抛售他们所持有共计31%的<span word="Deoleo">Deoleo</span>股份，而根据西班牙股市交易规则，不论是谁购入如此大额的股份，他都必须向整个公司股东发出收购要约。本月初，当发现所有的竞购者都来自国外，部长们表示他们更希望<span word="Deoleo">Deoleo</span>公司的所有权留在西班牙手中，随即提出了国家参股的可能性。 <span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="private">private</span>-<span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="CVC">CVC</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span>, <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deoleo">Deoleo</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="boardafter">boardafter</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>, <span word="valuing">valuing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> 439<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="toforeigners">toforeigners</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="would">would</span>-<span word="be">be</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stakes">stakes</span>. <span word="CVC">CVC</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="endup">endup</span> <span word="owning">owning</span> 30% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deoleo">Deoleo</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>. 4月10日英国一家私募股权公司<span word="CVC">CVC</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span>以4.93亿欧元的最高价竞投，赢得了<span word="Deoleo">Deoleo</span>董事会的支持。但考虑到买家是外国人而引发的争议，现在四家储蓄银行中的两家看来要拒绝出售他们所持有的股份。<span word="CVC">CVC</span>公司最终将拥有<span word="Deoleo">Deoleo</span> 公司30%的股份，但之后将寻求购买其余股份的机会。 <span word="Olive">Olive</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> 0.8% <span word="ofSpain">ofSpain</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span>-<span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="Thecountry">Thecountry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bulktoItalywhere">bulktoItalywhere</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sold">sold</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="markup">markup</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="labels">labels</span>. <span word="Someof">Someof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bertolli">Bertolli</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ofItaly">ofItaly</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="andAmerica">andAmerica</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="favourites">favourites</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="pressedby">pressedby</span> <span word="Deoleo">Deoleo</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="olive">olive</span> <span word="groves">groves</span>. 橄榄油出口额仅占西班牙出口额的0.8%。然而它却是一个特别敏感的问题。西班牙是世界上最大的橄榄油生产国，但是其出口的橄榄油有三分之一是批量发送到意大利的，在那里橄榄油以装瓶出售，通常带着明显的意大利标签，以意大利自有品牌进行销售。<span word="Bertolli">Bertolli</span>是意大利人和美国人最青睐品牌之一，然而，有些冠以<span word="Bertolli">Bertolli</span>的品牌出售的橄榄油，实际上是使用产自西班牙橄榄园的橄榄，由<span word="Deoleo">Deoleo</span>公司压榨的。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>.<span word="Spainhas">Spainhas</span> <span word="overtakenFranceandItalyto">overtakenFranceandItalyto</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="largestproducer">largestproducer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="likeFrance">likeFrance</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="isretailed">isretailed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="labels">labels</span>. <span word="French">French</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span>-<span word="labelled">labelled</span> <span word="wines">wines</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="fetch">fetch</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="pricesthan">pricesthan</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>-<span word="labelled">labelled</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="narrowing">narrowing</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="ofSpanish">ofSpanish</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Inditex">Inditex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mango">Mango</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="handbags">handbags</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="byartisans">byartisans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="Andalusian">Andalusian</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="ofUbriqueare">ofUbriqueare</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="labels">labels</span>.<span word="Stuart">Stuart</span> <span word="Weitzman">Weitzman</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="inSpain">inSpain</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="thecountry">thecountry</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="footwear">footwear</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="labels">labels</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="afootprint">afootprint</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>. 对于葡萄酒，情况也类似。西班牙已经超过法国和意大利，成为世界上最大的葡萄酒生产国，但其出口的葡萄酒有几乎一半都批量送往国外零售市场，如法国零售市场，其中一些葡萄酒被冠以法国品牌出售。被冠以法国和意大利品牌标签的葡萄酒通常比西班牙品牌的葡萄酒售价更高，但这一差距正在缩小。尽管西班牙快时尚零售商在全球取得了成功，例如<span word="Inditex">Inditex</span>集团和芒果服饰，但是由乌夫克里的安达卢西亚小镇中的工匠所制作的高档手袋，却被冠以法国和意大利的品牌销售。美国的鞋设计师斯图尔特.威兹曼在西班牙生产他的产品，他说：西班牙出产全世界最好的鞋，但其本土品牌却鲜有在世界舞台上留下足迹。 <span word="Spainhas">Spainhas</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="joiningthe">joiningthe</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1986. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="ofa">ofa</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2013. <span word="Exportsare">Exportsare</span> <span word="now">now</span> 34% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 24% <span word="in">in</span> 2009. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="olive">olive</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="inplaces">inplaces</span> <span word="likeChinaandMexico">likeChinaandMexico</span>. <span word="Prominent">Prominent</span> <span word="chefs">chefs</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Ferran">Ferran</span> <span word="Adria">Adria</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="ofSpanish">ofSpanish</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="foodie">foodie</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="inraising">inraising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prestige">prestige</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Made">Made</span> <span word="inSpain">inSpain</span> <span word="label">label</span>. 1986年加入欧盟前，西班牙还是个相对封闭的经济体，到如今，它已取得很大进展。最近，出口的增长已帮助西班牙走出了深度的经济衰退。随着2013年第三季度经济回暖，日益增长的出口逐步拉动西班牙走出大萧条的泥沼。2009年，西班牙的出口额仅占国内生产总值的24%，如今已增长到34%。其橄榄油产品正在赢得中国和墨西哥等国顾客的青睐。像<span word="Ferran">Ferran</span> <span word="Adria">Adria</span>这样的著名厨师提高了西班牙美食的知名度，也吸引了美食游客的到来。但显然，对于提高西班牙制造的声望，西班牙还有一段路要走。 词语解释 1.<span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> 出价 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="forbae">forbae</span>. 一家大型的美国国防承包商可以竞购<span word="bae">bae</span>。 <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sixmonths">sixmonths</span>. 根据法律规定，6个月内它不能再次投标。 2.<span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> 看起来像 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cowardly">cowardly</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terminator">terminator</span>. 我使软弱的狮子看起来像是终结者。 <span word="You">You</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="son">son</span>! 你看着像我死去的儿子! 3.<span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> 设法;企图，试图 <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>. 可是，部分人士期望他设法废除任期限制。 <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="china">china</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="it">it</span>? 还是说中国会试图改变它? 4.<span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> 导致，引起 <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>? 如今女性在婚外情中所占比例是不是更大? <span word="Philosophers">Philosophers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="essences">essences</span>. 长期以来，哲学家们困惑于如何说明这些本质。</p>
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