通过文章阅读学习英语六级词汇(二十八)
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Transnational">Transnational</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span></p><p> <span word="Borders">Borders</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Sanyo">Sanyo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Philips">Philips</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="commuting">commuting</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indonesian">Indonesian</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Batam">Batam</span>, 45 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="denizens">denizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="borderless">borderless</span> <span word="region">region</span><span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="embracing">embracing</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span><span word="that">that</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transnational">transnational</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="layman">layman</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="triangle">triangle</span>. <span word="Overlapping">Overlapping</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="sophistication">sophistication</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="export">export</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Goh">Goh</span> <span word="Chok">Chok</span> <span word="Tong">Tong</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1989, <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="triangles">triangles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="Prosperity">Prosperity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> , <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Tun">Tun</span> <span word="Daim">Daim</span> <span word="Zainuddin">Zainuddin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="overseeing">overseeing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schemes">schemes</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="triangulate">triangulate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protectionism">protectionism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="blocs">blocs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="backdrop">backdrop</span>, <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="export">export</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="West">West</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sobriquets">sobriquets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dragons">dragons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tigers">tigers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="gearing">gearing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span><span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="exemplified">exemplified</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Ambitious">Ambitious</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span>-<span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p>
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