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zzplovezzpLessonOneChinaOpensDoorsofState-runCompaniestoWorld’sTopTalentByVivekWadhwa四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzpLead-inQuestion:Whatelementisthemostimportantforacompany’slastingsuccess?Why? 1.Capital 2.EnterpriseSpirit 3.Talentreserves 4.MarketoperationandManagement 5.Innovation 6.EnterpriseNetwork四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp TheWashingtonPost isanAmerican dailynewspaper.Itisthemostwidelycirculated newspaperpublishedin Washington,D.C.,andwasfoundedin1877,makingitthearea'soldestextantnewspaper.LocatedinthecapitalcityoftheUnitedStates,thenewspaperhasaparticularemphasisonnationalpolitics.Dailyeditionsareprintedforthe DistrictofColumbia, Maryland and Virginia.Thenewspaperispublishedasa broadsheet,withphotographsprintedbothincolorandinblackandwhite.In2008, MarcusBrauchli replacedlong-timeexecutiveeditor LeonardDownie,Jr.,servingpublisher KatharineWeymouth. InNovember2012,Weymouthannouncedthat BostonGlobe editorMartinBaronwouldtakeoverBrauchli'spositiononJanuary2,2013.报刊知识四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzpScanningandsummarizing 1.1.NewsLead:newjobopportunity(paragraph1-2) 1.2.Problemsposed,measurestakenandgoalssetfromChinesegovernment(paragraph3) 1.3.SpecificEffortsmadebyChinesegovernment(paragraph4-9) 1.4.Challengestofulfillitsgoals(paragraph10-14) 1.5.Prospect(solution)(paragraph15)四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp1.populationdividend2.innovation3.talentstrategy4.shortage5.recruiting6.transition7.orientation8.capability9.globalrace10.investment11.competent12.high-priority Theproblems,asevere＿ofskilledtalent,difficulty＿qualifiedworkers,thecorporatestrugglestofind＿＿managers,etc,forinstance,confrontingChinesegovernmentarechallengeableinthecourseof＿from‘madeinChina’＿toa‘createdinChina’＿. Tobuildan＿economy,Chinesegovernmentlaunched＿programsandmadegreateffortstorecruitmoretoptalentssoastowinthenext＿＿.China’sfuturegrowth,asexpectedwillcountmoreonnew＿＿,ratherthanonits＿＿and＿＿.451167821293110四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp1.1.NewsLead/Introductionpara.1-2 What’stheincidentreportedinthearticle? Chinesegovernmentdecidedtoopenitsdoorstotalentfromaroundtheworldtosolveitssevereshortageofskilledtalentinthepolicyreversal. suitor:(metaphor)employer NASA(abbrev):NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(seeNotes4,page6-7)四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp1.2.Problemsposed,measurestaken,andgoalssetfromChinesegovernment(paragraph3) Problems: 1)researchlabshavelonghaddifficultyrecruitingqualifiedworkerstoperformnecessaryR＆D 2)itscorporationsstruggletofindcompetentmanagers Measures: ToincreaseitsnationalR＆Dspendingfrom1.62%ofGDPto2.5%ofthatby2020 Goals: Togiveanationalprioritytotalentdevelopmentandincreasetheeducationlevelofitsworkforcetobuildaninnovationeconomy Newsterminology: R＆D(abbrev)=researchanddevelopment GDP(abbrev)=GrossDomesticProduct; GNP(abbrev)=GrossNationalProduct; CPI(abbrev)=ConsumerPriceIndex四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp1.3.SpecificEffortsmadebyChinesegovernment(paragraph4-9) WhateffortsaremadetoattractskilledtalentstoserveChina? 1)tolaunchseveralhigh-priorityprograms,the‘ThousandForeignTalentsProgram’ 2)tocultivate100“strategicentrepreneurs” 3)torecruitmorethan1,500“highqualitytalents”toreceivemanagementtrainingcourses 4)toopendoorstoskilledforeigners(toallowthemtotakeseniorrolesinscienceandtechnologysectorsandstate-ownedenterprises,topaythemequalsalaries,andtoofferthempermanentresident-typevisas.) 5)tostarttoseetalentsasthekeyforwinningthenextglobalraceanddeterminetotransformitseconomicgrowthmode(hingeonthenewtalentstrategyVSonpopulationdividendandinvestment)四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzpWhatistheThousandForeignTalentsProgram? TheRecruitmentProgramofGlobalExpertswhichisalsocalledtheThousandTalentsProgramisorganizedbytheCentralCoordinationCommitteeontheRecruitmentofTalents.Theprogramwilllastforfivetotenyearsandhasbeencarriedoutsincetheyearof2008.ItaimstorecruitoverseastopscientistsandtalentsbacktoChina. Itishopedthattherecruitedtalentswillleadtheinnovativeindustries,improvekeytechnologiesanddevelopthehigh-techindustriesinStateKeyLabs,NationalKeyInnovativePrograms,StateKeySubjects,NationalEnterprises,State-OwnedCommercialandFinancialInstitutesandHigh-techDevelopmentZones.四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzpYouhavetoknow… 1.innovationeconomy(seenotes6,page7) 2.Knowledgeeconomy isthe useofknowledgetogeneratetangible(有形的)andintangible（无形的）values.Technologyandinparticularknowledgetechnology(ArtificialIntelligence)helptotransformapartofhumanknowledgetomachines.Thisknowledgecanbeusedbydecisionsupportsystemsinvariousfieldsandgenerateeconomicvalues.Knowledgeeconomyisalsopossiblewithouttechnology. 3.strategicentrepreneurs(seenotes8,page7) 4.CCG(abbrev)=CenterforChinaandGlobalization(seenotes10,page7)四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp 5.thinktank: →brainwash →braindrain →braingain 6.InformationTechnology(IT) 7.artificialintelligence(AI) 8.e-commerce 9.telecommunicationtechnologies 智库，智囊团洗脑人才外流,人才流失人才流入信息技术人工智能电子商务电信技术四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzpNewsVocabulary 1.…inwaysthatwillenhancethecountry’scompetitiveedgeacrossarangeofkey,strategicindustries. 2.WangalsoexplainedthattheChineseseethisnewtalentpoolasthekeytomoving…edge=advantagepool=sharedresource(aquantityornumberofmoney,goodsorworkers)availableforanorganizationorgrouptouse四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp 3.populationdividend:人口红利,是指一个国家的劳动年龄人口占总人口比重较大，抚养率比较低，为经济发展创造了有利的人口条件，整个国家的经济成高储蓄、高投资和高增长的局面。 Population dividendhascontributedalottothe‘growthmiracle’ofChina’seconomyinthepast20years.It,inChinacharacterizeshighlaborpopulationproportionandlaborforceallocationefficiency.However,thereisnoconsistentpopulationdividend.WiththedeclineinChina’sbirthrate,laborparticipationwillcometoalowerlevel.Atpresent,thebarriersaffectinglaborflowbetweentheurbanandruralareasstillstand,whichisunfavorabletofurtherimprovementforlaborforceallocation.四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzpLongandcomplicatedsentences 1.Theseindividuals,(whilere-learninghowtooperatesuccessfullywithintheChinesesystem),areexpectedtoserveasacriticalcatalystintransformingChina’sinnovationenvironmentinwaysthat｛willenhancethecountry’scompetitiveedgeacrossarangeofkey,strategicindustries｝. Translation:这些归国高端人才，如今正重新学习如何在中国体制内（如鱼得水）左右逢源，有望成为中国创新环境转变的重要催化剂，而这一转变有助于中国提升一系列关键战略产业的竞争优势。subjectadverbial compositionattributiveclause四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp 2.China’sfuturegrowth,continuedWang,willrelymoreonthenewtalentstrategy,(evenasitspastsuccesseswerebuiltmainlyonitspopulationdividendandinvestment). evenas:usedtoemphasizethatsomethinghappensatthesamemomentassomethingelse恰好在…时候adverbialclause四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp1.4.Challengestofulfillitsgoals(paragraph10-14) A.Whatchallenges(barriers)areblockingreturneestocomebacktoChina? 1)tobecomepossiblevictimsofdiscriminationandpettyjealousy 2)tore-adapttoChina’srelationship-orientedculture 3)toconfrontnon-transparentrulesanddecision-makingprocesses,andpersonalizedcorruptedresearchenvironment(plagiarism,fraud,scandals) 4)torefusetomakefull-timecommitmentstotheiremployers 5)toprefertheirchildrentocompletecollegeeducationabroad B.ChallengesforChinesegovernmentitself 1)howtoupgradeitsworkforce 2)howtocreateamoreconduciveenvironmentforentrepreneurship 3)howtodefineandimplementInnovation四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzpWhatYouhavetoknow… relationship-orientedcultureV.Sperformance-orientedculture:-oriented(seenotes13,page8) Forexample,export(import)-oriented(led)economy examination-orientedlearning market-orientedeconomy四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp1.5.Prospect(solution)(paragraph15) Outofthebox:exceptionalorunusual别具一格，特立独行的 Translation:只有允许和鼓励更多“特立独行”的思想行为，中国才可能实现创新，其研究实验室和核心企业也才能创造出北京高层所乐见(渴盼)的突破性新产品。四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzpReviewandAssignment 1)review(wordsandexpressions):innovationeconomy,NASA,GDP(GNP),competitiveedge,talentpool,populationdividend,catalyst,fraud,plagiarism,R＆D,InformationTechnology(IT) Questionsforgroupdiscussion 2)Whatisthebasicstructureofanewsreport? 3)HowdoyouseethefutureofChina’sinnovationeconomy? 4)WhatshouldChinesegovernmentdotoattractmoreoverseastalentstoreturntoChina?四川外国语大学成都学院zzplovezzp四川外国语大学成都学院四川外国语大学成都学院四川外国语大学成都学院四川外国语大学成都学院