Processing no longer an easy trade-英语点津
<p><span word="Processing">Processing</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> [ 2007-08-13 15:18 ] <span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> 150-<span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="storey">storey</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Fenggang">Fenggang</span> <span word="Town">Town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dongguan">Dongguan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fold">fold</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="operational">operational</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p><p><span word="Vincent">Vincent</span> <span word="Ho">Ho</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="processing">processing</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="July">July</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>-<span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="processing">processing</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Delta">Delta</span> (<span word="PRD">PRD</span>) <span word="region">region</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="fate">fate</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="Ho">Ho</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reins">reins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="TEUs">TEUs</span> (<span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="units">units</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2002: <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span>, <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importing">importing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span>."</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>, <span word="labor">labor</span>-<span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="further">further</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exporters">exporters</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deposit">deposit</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="importing">importing</span> 1,853 <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>, <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="textile">textile</span> <span word="products">products</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4-<span word="million">million</span>-<span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($529,000), <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alloy">alloy</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deposit">deposit</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="ours">ours</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Ho">Ho</span>.</p>
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