2015考研英语阅读美国公司
<p> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="business">business</span></p><p> 美国公司</p><p> <span word="Hard">Hard</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="firms">firms</span></p><p> 艰难时局磨练高效能企业</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span>?</p><p> 美国的生产率增长还能持续多久?</p><p> <span word="EVERYONE">EVERYONE</span> <span word="complains">complains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p><p> 企业不愿再增加雇佣量在美国引起民怨沸腾。</p><p> <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jobless">jobless</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarkableimprovement">remarkableimprovement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span>.</p><p> 但很少有人关注减少失业率的有效途径：显著提升美国的劳动生产率水平。</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="limit">limit</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Hickey">Hickey</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sealed">Sealed</span> <span word="Air">Air</span>, <span word="apackaging">apackaging</span>-<span word="maker">maker</span>.</p><p> 这种提升能持续多久?包装材料制造商宝廷的老总<span word="William">William</span> <span word="Hickey">Hickey</span> 说： 依我看来可无限期提升。</p><p> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>?</p><p> 他的这种乐观估计是对还是错?</p><p> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="react">react</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downturn">downturn</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paidthe">paidthe</span> <span word="price">price</span>.</p><p> 新世纪之初，美国企业在应对经济衰退时反应迟钝，并为此付出了代价。</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="slumped">slumped</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="quicker">quicker</span> <span word="toadjust">toadjust</span>.</p>
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