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1、SpotDictationForcenturies,peoplehavebeenfightingoverwhethergovernmentsshouldallowtradebetweencountries.Therehavebeen,andprobablyalwayswillbetwosidestotheargument.Somepeoplearguethatjustlettingeverybodytradefreelyisbestforboththecountryandtheworld.Othersargue,thattradewithoth
2、ercountriesmakesitharderforsomepeopletomakeagoodliving.Bothsidesareatleastpartlyright.Internationaltrademattersalot.It'safactonthelifeofpeopleareenormous.Imagineaworldinwhichyourcountrydidnottradeatallwithothercountries.Imaginewhatkindofjobyouwouldbelikelytoget.Andwhatgoodsy
3、oucouldbuyornotbuyinsuchaworld.FortheUnitedStatesforexample,startbyimaginingthatitlivedwithoutits70billiondollarsayearinimportedoil,andcutbackonitsenergyusebecausetheremainingdomesticoilandotherenergysourcesweremoreexpensive.Producersandconsumersinotherpartsoftheeconomywould
4、feelthesameiftheyweresuddenlystrippedaforeign-madegoodslikeCDplayersandclothing.Ontheexportside,supposethatBoeingcouldsellairplanes,andfarmerscouldselltheircorpsonlywithintheUnitedStates,andthatUSuniversitiescouldadmitonlydomesticstudents.Ineachcase,therearepeoplewhogain,and
5、peoplewholosefromcuttingoffinternationaltrade.Inanycase,lessormoreinternationaltradewillhavestrongaffectsonyourcareer,aswellasyourlife.Foryears,AmericancompaniesareoftenfacedwiththechoiceofbuyingAmerican-madegoodswhichareexpensive,andforeignmadegoodswhicharecheap.Ifthecompan
6、ybuysAmericagoods,itmayangertaxpayersbyfeelingtokeeppriceslow.Butiftheybuyusforeigngoods,itmayendangerthejobsofAmericanworkers.Recently,congresshaspassedalawcompilingAmericancompanieswithgovernmentcontractstogivepreferencetodomesticgoodsandservices.Statements1.Areyoulookingf
7、orsomeonewhocantranslatethiscontractintoPortuguese?Whataboutournewsecretary,IhearshehadstayedinBrazilforseveralyears.2.Findingemploymentisnoteasythesedayseveninbigcities.IfIwereyou,Iwouldbedelightedwihsuchajoboffer.3.AlsopresentattheconferenceisDr.Madison,whowilljoinourdiscu
8、ssionthisafternoontogiveanexpertviewonthecurrentsituationofglobaleconomy.4.
