2008年7月自考00096外刊经贸知识选读试题及答案

外刊经贸知识选读年月真题

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1、【单选题】Economicproblemswere【exacerbated】bythreebadharvestswith

theresultthatnationalincomeandthevolumeofforeigntradecontracted

during1960—1962.

exaggerated

celebrated

A:

worsened

B:

facilitated

C:

答D:案：C

2、【单选题】Thefollowingyear,ataxlawforjointventurewas【promulgated】.

announced

prolonged

A:

transformed

B:

upgraded

C:

答D:案：A

3、【单选题】GrowingtiesbetweenChina’stradersandtheirpartnersinTaiwan

andHongKongarecreatinganunofficialbut【formidable】“greaterChina”

tradebloc.

formal

powerful

A:

fundamental

B:

rational

C:

答D:案：B

4、【单选题】Theindexofnonoilprimarycommoditypricesinnominaldollar

termsdeclinesforthethird【consecutive】year,andtheindexinrealterms

hitsanall-timelow.

communicative

intensive

A:

selective

B:

successive

C:

D:

答案：D

5、【单选题】This【push】toexpandU.S.manufacturingexportsisconsidered

essentialpoliticallytofulfillthePresident’spromise.

promotion

purpose

A:

pressure

B:

pull

C:

答D:案：A

6、【单选题】Oneofthecentraljustificationsforthesinglemarketwasits

abilitytocreategreaterprosperity,butitismakingitsdebutjustasEurope

【traverses】oneofitsroughesteconomicstormsinyears.

goesthrough

goesoff

A:

goesdown

B:

goeson

C:

答D:案：A

7、【单选题】Japan’sgovernmentisdeeplyopposedtoanewpolicy【gearedto】

“quantifiableresults”forsomeproducts.

generatedto

suitablefor

A:

followedby

B:

acquaintedwith

C:

答D:案：B

8、【单选题】TheJapanesewillnotbeabletokeepalidontheirhigh-tech

know-howforever.Soonerorlatertheywillbegintolosetheir【edge】.

hope

heart

A:

advantage

B:

disadvantage

C:

答D:案：C

9、【单选题】Themostvisibleresultofthis【buoyant】marketinbothcenters

isaplethoraofnewmulti-storeycommercialandresidentialbuildings.

positive

active

A:

passive

B:

negative

C:

答D:案：B

10、【单选题】TheU.S.OverseasPrivateInvestmentCorporation(OPIC)is

providingatleast$120millionto【spur】investmentinthreeCentralAmerican

nationsthataresignatoriestoafree-tradeagreementwiththeUnitedStates.

restrict

restrain

A:

support

B:

stimulate

C:

答D:案：D

11、【单选题】TheNorthropCorporationoftheUnitedStateslocateda

【purchaser】forSwisselevatorsinEgypt.

seller

distributor

A:

broker

B:

buyer

C:

答D:案：D

12、【单选题】Pepsiis【concentrating】ondistributingSlicethroughbottlers

whohavenoconflict.

contracting

distributing

A:

focusing

B:

promoting

C:

答D:案：C

13、【单选题】Chineseeggs【dominate】thefresheggmarketwithmorethanan

80-percentshare.

control

concentrate

A:

constrain

B:

comply

C:

D:

答案：A

14、【单选题】Formostpeopleinvolvedintheproductionandtradingof“soft”

oragricultural【commodities】,thisisprovingtobeagrimdecade.

communities

products

A:

commands

B:

districts

C:

答D:案：B

15、【单选题】Butarecoverywasmade【onthebackof】sterling’sweaker

trendagainstthedollar.

supporting

surrounding

A:

influencing

B:

following

C:

答D:案：D

16、【判断题】Passage1Whatcausesapersontochooseonestoreoroneproduct

overanother?Weknowthatapersonweighsbothpositiveandnegativebenefitsof

aproductoffer,butwhatelementsarebeingevaluated?Letuslookatatypical

consumersituation.Thisstoryemphasizedthenecessityforviewingproduct

offersbroadly.Italsoservesasanintroductiontopackaging,branding,

andcustomerserviceasproductelements.ChuckPetersonwentouttohiscarone

colddayandfoundthatthebatterywasdead.Chuckwentbacktohishouseand

beganimmediatelytosearchforagoodplacetobuyanewbattery(itwasSaturday,

sohehadtime).Chuckrememberedseeingbatteryadsinthesportssectionofthe

newspaper,andsohetookouthisoldpapersandwentthroughtheads.Hefound

thatseveralstoreswerehavingsalesandwaspleased,becauseoneofhisconcerns

wasgettingagoodprice.SinceChuck’scarwasinoperative,hedidnotfeel

likegoingtoofartogetanewbattery(althoughhisneighborofferedtodrive

himwhereverhewantedtogo).Anotherconcern,therefore,wasfindinga

convenientstore.Manydifferentbatterieswereadvertisedinthepaperat

widelyrangingprices.Chuckdecidedtosticktobrandnameswithwhichhewas

familiarbecausehefelthewouldbeabletogetbetterserviceonabrandname

item.ChuckdecidedtogotothelocalSearsstoreandgetabatterythatwas

onsale.Heaskedhisneighbortohelphimgethiscarstartedwithboostercables

anddrovedowntotheSearsstorenearesthim.Onthewayhepassedseveralgas

stationsandotherstoresthatsoldbatteries.Whatcanwelearnfromthis

example?First,noticethatChuckdidnotgotothenearestconvenientplaceto

buybatteries(localgasstations).Whynot?SomehowChuckhadgottenthe

impressionthatgasstationshadhigherpricesfortheirbatteries.Healsowas

notsurewhatbrandsthelocalstationscarried.FromChuck’scase,welearnthat

peoplewilloftenpassuponestoretogetthesameorsimilaritemsatother

storesifthecloserstoresdonotadvertisewhatbrandstheycarry,donotcreate

animageofgoodvalue,ordonotseeminterestedinthebuyer’sbusiness.

42.Convenienceshopsarenotnecessaryascustomersalwaystrustbrandnames.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

17、【判断题】Passage1Whatcausesapersontochooseonestoreoroneproduct

overanother?Weknowthatapersonweighsbothpositiveandnegativebenefitsof

aproductoffer,butwhatelementsarebeingevaluated?Letuslookatatypical

consumersituation.Thisstoryemphasizedthenecessityforviewingproduct

offersbroadly.Italsoservesasanintroductiontopackaging,branding,

andcustomerserviceasproductelements.ChuckPetersonwentouttohiscarone

colddayandfoundthatthebatterywasdead.Chuckwentbacktohishouseand

beganimmediatelytosearchforagoodplacetobuyanewbattery(itwasSaturday,

sohehadtime).Chuckrememberedseeingbatteryadsinthesportssectionofthe

newspaper,andsohetookouthisoldpapersandwentthroughtheads.Hefound

thatseveralstoreswerehavingsalesandwaspleased,becauseoneofhisconcerns

wasgettingagoodprice.SinceChuck’scarwasinoperative,hedidnotfeel

likegoingtoofartogetanewbattery(althoughhisneighborofferedtodrive

himwhereverhewantedtogo).Anotherconcern,therefore,wasfindinga

convenientstore.Manydifferentbatterieswereadvertisedinthepaperat

widelyrangingprices.Chuckdecidedtosticktobrandnameswithwhichhewas

familiarbecausehefelthewouldbeabletogetbetterserviceonabrandname

item.ChuckdecidedtogotothelocalSearsstoreandgetabatterythatwas

onsale.Heaskedhisneighbortohelphimgethiscarstartedwithboostercables

anddrovedowntotheSearsstorenearesthim.Onthewayhepassedseveralgas

stationsandotherstoresthatsoldbatteries.Whatcanwelearnfromthis

example?First,noticethatChuckdidnotgotothenearestconvenientplaceto

buybatteries(localgasstations).Whynot?SomehowChuckhadgottenthe

impressionthatgasstationshadhigherpricesfortheirbatteries.Healsowas

notsurewhatbrandsthelocalstationscarried.FromChuck’scase,welearnthat

peoplewilloftenpassuponestoretogetthesameorsimilaritemsatother

storesifthecloserstoresdonotadvertisewhatbrandstheycarry,donotcreate

animageofgoodvalue,ordonotseeminterestedinthebuyer’sbusiness.43.It

isdifficulttojudgewhatelementsinfluenceabuyer’sdecision.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

18、【判断题】Passage1Whatcausesapersontochooseonestoreoroneproduct

overanother?Weknowthatapersonweighsbothpositiveandnegativebenefitsof

aproductoffer,butwhatelementsarebeingevaluated?Letuslookatatypical

consumersituation.Thisstoryemphasizedthenecessityforviewingproduct

offersbroadly.Italsoservesasanintroductiontopackaging,branding,

andcustomerserviceasproductelements.ChuckPetersonwentouttohiscarone

colddayandfoundthatthebatterywasdead.Chuckwentbacktohishouseand

beganimmediatelytosearchforagoodplacetobuyanewbattery(itwasSaturday,

sohehadtime).Chuckrememberedseeingbatteryadsinthesportssectionofthe

newspaper,andsohetookouthisoldpapersandwentthroughtheads.Hefound

thatseveralstoreswerehavingsalesandwaspleased,becauseoneofhisconcerns

wasgettingagoodprice.SinceChuck’scarwasinoperative,hedidnotfeel

likegoingtoofartogetanewbattery(althoughhisneighborofferedtodrive

himwhereverhewantedtogo).Anotherconcern,therefore,wasfindinga

convenientstore.Manydifferentbatterieswereadvertisedinthepaperat

widelyrangingprices.Chuckdecidedtosticktobrandnameswithwhichhewas

familiarbecausehefelthewouldbeabletogetbetterserviceonabrandname

item.ChuckdecidedtogotothelocalSearsstoreandgetabatterythatwas

onsale.Heaskedhisneighbortohelphimgethiscarstartedwithboostercables

anddrovedowntotheSearsstorenearesthim.Onthewayhepassedseveralgas

stationsandotherstoresthatsoldbatteries.Whatcanwelearnfromthis

example?First,noticethatChuckdidnotgotothenearestconvenientplaceto

buybatteries(localgasstations).Whynot?SomehowChuckhadgottenthe

impressionthatgasstationshadhigherpricesfortheirbatteries.Healsowas

notsurewhatbrandsthelocalstationscarried.FromChuck’scase,welearnthat

peoplewilloftenpassuponestoretogetthesameorsimilaritemsatother

storesifthecloserstoresdonotadvertisewhatbrandstheycarry,donotcreate

animageofgoodvalue,ordonotseeminterestedinthebuyer’sbusiness.44.As

thebatteriesadvertisedinthenewspapershadsimilarprices,Chuckthoughtit

wisetobuybrandnamebattery.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

19、【判断题】Passage1Whatcausesapersontochooseonestoreoroneproduct

overanother?Weknowthatapersonweighsbothpositiveandnegativebenefitsof

aproductoffer,butwhatelementsarebeingevaluated?Letuslookatatypical

consumersituation.Thisstoryemphasizedthenecessityforviewingproduct

offersbroadly.Italsoservesasanintroductiontopackaging,branding,

andcustomerserviceasproductelements.ChuckPetersonwentouttohiscarone

colddayandfoundthatthebatterywasdead.Chuckwentbacktohishouseand

beganimmediatelytosearchforagoodplacetobuyanewbattery(itwasSaturday,

sohehadtime).Chuckrememberedseeingbatteryadsinthesportssectionofthe

newspaper,andsohetookouthisoldpapersandwentthroughtheads.Hefound

thatseveralstoreswerehavingsalesandwaspleased,becauseoneofhisconcerns

wasgettingagoodprice.SinceChuck’scarwasinoperative,hedidnotfeel

likegoingtoofartogetanewbattery(althoughhisneighborofferedtodrive

himwhereverhewantedtogo).Anotherconcern,therefore,wasfindinga

convenientstore.Manydifferentbatterieswereadvertisedinthepaperat

widelyrangingprices.Chuckdecidedtosticktobrandnameswithwhichhewas

familiarbecausehefelthewouldbeabletogetbetterserviceonabrandname

item.ChuckdecidedtogotothelocalSearsstoreandgetabatterythatwas

onsale.Heaskedhisneighbortohelphimgethiscarstartedwithboostercables

anddrovedowntotheSearsstorenearesthim.Onthewayhepassedseveralgas

stationsandotherstoresthatsoldbatteries.Whatcanwelearnfromthis

example?First,noticethatChuckdidnotgotothenearestconvenientplaceto

buybatteries(localgasstations).Whynot?SomehowChuckhadgottenthe

impressionthatgasstationshadhigherpricesfortheirbatteries.Healsowas

notsurewhatbrandsthelocalstationscarried.FromChuck’scase,welearnthat

peoplewilloftenpassuponestoretogetthesameorsimilaritemsatother

storesifthecloserstoresdonotadvertisewhatbrandstheycarry,donotcreate

animageofgoodvalue,ordonotseeminterestedinthebuyer’sbusiness.

45.SinceChuck’scarwasn’tworking,hisneighborvoluntarilyofferedto

drivehimtotheSearsstorenearesthishouse.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

20、【判断题】Passage1Whatcausesapersontochooseonestoreoroneproduct

overanother?Weknowthatapersonweighsbothpositiveandnegativebenefitsof

aproductoffer,butwhatelementsarebeingevaluated?Letuslookatatypical

consumersituation.Thisstoryemphasizedthenecessityforviewingproduct

offersbroadly.Italsoservesasanintroductiontopackaging,branding,

andcustomerserviceasproductelements.ChuckPetersonwentouttohiscarone

colddayandfoundthatthebatterywasdead.Chuckwentbacktohishouseand

beganimmediatelytosearchforagoodplacetobuyanewbattery(itwasSaturday,

sohehadtime).Chuckrememberedseeingbatteryadsinthesportssectionofthe

newspaper,andsohetookouthisoldpapersandwentthroughtheads.Hefound

thatseveralstoreswerehavingsalesandwaspleased,becauseoneofhisconcerns

wasgettingagoodprice.SinceChuck’scarwasinoperative,hedidnotfeel

likegoingtoofartogetanewbattery(althoughhisneighborofferedtodrive

himwhereverhewantedtogo).Anotherconcern,therefore,wasfindinga

convenientstore.Manydifferentbatterieswereadvertisedinthepaperat

widelyrangingprices.Chuckdecidedtosticktobrandnameswithwhichhewas

familiarbecausehefelthewouldbeabletogetbetterserviceonabrandname

item.ChuckdecidedtogotothelocalSearsstoreandgetabatterythatwas

onsale.Heaskedhisneighbortohelphimgethiscarstartedwithboostercables

anddrovedowntotheSearsstorenearesthim.Onthewayhepassedseveralgas

stationsandotherstoresthatsoldbatteries.Whatcanwelearnfromthis

example?First,noticethatChuckdidnotgotothenearestconvenientplaceto

buybatteries(localgasstations).Whynot?SomehowChuckhadgottenthe

impressionthatgasstationshadhigherpricesfortheirbatteries.Healsowas

notsurewhatbrandsthelocalstationscarried.FromChuck’scase,welearnthat

peoplewilloftenpassuponestoretogetthesameorsimilaritemsatother

storesifthecloserstoresdonotadvertisewhatbrandstheycarry,donotcreate

animageofgoodvalue,ordonotseeminterestedinthebuyer’sbusiness.

46.Chuckmighthavegonetothenearestgasstationifhehadseenitadvertising

brandnamesonsale.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

21、【判断题】Passage2Doingbusinessinanothercountrymaybeextremely

tricky.Forexample,merelyaskingtherightquestionissometimescrucial.Inone

reportedcase,apaper-manufacturingfirmneglectedtoinspectsomewoodedland

forsaleinSicilypriortoitspurchase.Onlyafterthecompanyhadboughtthe

land,builtaplant,andhiredalaborforcediditrealizethatthetreeswere

onlyknee-highandnotsuitableformakingpaper.Theplanthadtoimportlogs.

Numerousproblemsresultfromthefailuretoadaptpackagingfor

differentcultures.Sometimesonlythecolorofthepackageneedstobealtered

toenhanceaproduct’ssales.White,forinstance,symbolizesdeathinmuch

ofAsia;greenrepresentsdangerordiseaseinMalaysia.Obviously,useof

thesecolorsinthesecountriesmightproducenegativereactionstoproducts.

Someproductnamestravelpoorly.AmericanMotor’sMatadorcarmightconjureup

imagesofstrengthandpowerinAmerica,butinPuertoRicoitsname

means“Killer”,anunfavorableconnotationinaplacewithahightraffic

fatalityrate.WhenthegasolinecompanyEssorealizedthatitsnamemeans

“stalledcar”inJapan,itunderstoodwhyithadhaddifficultiesinthatmarket.

However,somecompanynameshavetravelledwell.Kodakmaybeoneofthe

mostfamousexamples.Aresearchteamdeliberatelydevelopedthisname

aftersearchingforawordthatwaspronounceableeverywherebuthadno

specificmeaninganywhere.Manyinternationaladvertisingerrorsaredueto

faultytranslations.Thebesttranslationsembodythegeneralthemeandconceptof

theoriginaladcampaignbutdonotattempttobepreciseduplicatesofthe

originalslogan.PepsiCo.learnedthislessonwhenitreportedlydiscoveredthat

itsslogan“ComealivewithPepsi”wasliterallytranslatedintoGermanas

“ComealiveoutofthegravewithPepsi”.AndinAsia,itwastranslatedas

“Bringyourancestorsbackfromthedead.”GeneralMotorsencounteredproblems

inBelgium,where“BodybyFisher”wastranslatedas“CorpsebyFisher”.

Propermarketresearchmayreduceoreliminatemostinternational

businessmistakes.Marketresearcherscanuncoverneedsforproduct

adaptation,potentialnameproblems,promotionalrequirements,andproper

marketstrategies.Goodresearchtechniquesmayevenuncoverpotential

translationproblems.47.Internationalcompaniesruntheriskoffailureifthey

overlookdifferencesbetweencountries.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

22、【判断题】Passage2Doingbusinessinanothercountrymaybeextremely

tricky.Forexample,merelyaskingtherightquestionissometimescrucial.Inone

reportedcase,apaper-manufacturingfirmneglectedtoinspectsomewoodedland

forsaleinSicilypriortoitspurchase.Onlyafterthecompanyhadboughtthe

land,builtaplant,andhiredalaborforcediditrealizethatthetreeswere

onlyknee-highandnotsuitableformakingpaper.Theplanthadtoimportlogs.

Numerousproblemsresultfromthefailuretoadaptpackagingfor

differentcultures.Sometimesonlythecolorofthepackageneedstobealtered

toenhanceaproduct’ssales.White,forinstance,symbolizesdeathinmuch

ofAsia;greenrepresentsdangerordiseaseinMalaysia.Obviously,useof

thesecolorsinthesecountriesmightproducenegativereactionstoproducts.

Someproductnamestravelpoorly.AmericanMotor’sMatadorcarmightconjureup

imagesofstrengthandpowerinAmerica,butinPuertoRicoitsname

means“Killer”,anunfavorableconnotationinaplacewithahightraffic

fatalityrate.WhenthegasolinecompanyEssorealizedthatitsnamemeans

“stalledcar”inJapan,itunderstoodwhyithadhaddifficultiesinthatmarket.

However,somecompanynameshavetravelledwell.Kodakmaybeoneofthe

mostfamousexamples.Aresearchteamdeliberatelydevelopedthisname

aftersearchingforawordthatwaspronounceableeverywherebuthadno

specificmeaninganywhere.Manyinternationaladvertisingerrorsaredueto

faultytranslations.Thebesttranslationsembodythegeneralthemeandconceptof

theoriginaladcampaignbutdonotattempttobepreciseduplicatesofthe

originalslogan.PepsiCo.learnedthislessonwhenitreportedlydiscoveredthat

itsslogan“ComealivewithPepsi”wasliterallytranslatedintoGermanas

“ComealiveoutofthegravewithPepsi”.AndinAsia,itwastranslatedas

“Bringyourancestorsbackfromthedead.”GeneralMotorsencounteredproblems

inBelgium,where“BodybyFisher”wastranslatedas“CorpsebyFisher”.

Propermarketresearchmayreduceoreliminatemostinternational

businessmistakes.Marketresearcherscanuncoverneedsforproduct

adaptation,potentialnameproblems,promotionalrequirements,andproper

marketstrategies.Goodresearchtechniquesmayevenuncoverpotential

translationproblems.48.Thepaper—manufacturingfirmmetwithenormous

difficultyinSicilybecauseithiredaninefficientlaborforce.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

23、【判断题】Passage2Doingbusinessinanothercountrymaybeextremely

tricky.Forexample,merelyaskingtherightquestionissometimescrucial.Inone

reportedcase,apaper-manufacturingfirmneglectedtoinspectsomewoodedland

forsaleinSicilypriortoitspurchase.Onlyafterthecompanyhadboughtthe

land,builtaplant,andhiredalaborforcediditrealizethatthetreeswere

onlyknee-highandnotsuitableformakingpaper.Theplanthadtoimportlogs.

Numerousproblemsresultfromthefailuretoadaptpackagingfor

differentcultures.Sometimesonlythecolorofthepackageneedstobealtered

toenhanceaproduct’ssales.White,forinstance,symbolizesdeathinmuch

ofAsia;greenrepresentsdangerordiseaseinMalaysia.Obviously,useof

thesecolorsinthesecountriesmightproducenegativereactionstoproducts.

Someproductnamestravelpoorly.AmericanMotor’sMatadorcarmightconjureup

imagesofstrengthandpowerinAmerica,butinPuertoRicoitsname

means“Killer”,anunfavorableconnotationinaplacewithahightraffic

fatalityrate.WhenthegasolinecompanyEssorealizedthatitsnamemeans

“stalledcar”inJapan,itunderstoodwhyithadhaddifficultiesinthatmarket.

However,somecompanynameshavetravelledwell.Kodakmaybeoneofthe

mostfamousexamples.Aresearchteamdeliberatelydevelopedthisname

aftersearchingforawordthatwaspronounceableeverywherebuthadno

specificmeaninganywhere.Manyinternationaladvertisingerrorsaredueto

faultytranslations.Thebesttranslationsembodythegeneralthemeandconceptof

theoriginaladcampaignbutdonotattempttobepreciseduplicatesofthe

originalslogan.PepsiCo.learnedthislessonwhenitreportedlydiscoveredthat

itsslogan“ComealivewithPepsi”wasliterallytranslatedintoGermanas

“ComealiveoutofthegravewithPepsi”.AndinAsia,itwastranslatedas

“Bringyourancestorsbackfromthedead.”GeneralMotorsencounteredproblems

inBelgium,where“BodybyFisher”wastranslatedas“CorpsebyFisher”.

Propermarketresearchmayreduceoreliminatemostinternational

businessmistakes.Marketresearcherscanuncoverneedsforproduct

adaptation,potentialnameproblems,promotionalrequirements,andproper

marketstrategies.Goodresearchtechniquesmayevenuncoverpotential

translationproblems.49.Matadorisapoornamebecauseithasanunfavorable

connotationinPuertoRico,whileKodakisagoodnamebecauseithasafavorable

connotationinanylanguage.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

24、【判断题】Passage2Doingbusinessinanothercountrymaybeextremely

tricky.Forexample,merelyaskingtherightquestionissometimescrucial.Inone

reportedcase,apaper-manufacturingfirmneglectedtoinspectsomewoodedland

forsaleinSicilypriortoitspurchase.Onlyafterthecompanyhadboughtthe

land,builtaplant,andhiredalaborforcediditrealizethatthetreeswere

onlyknee-highandnotsuitableformakingpaper.Theplanthadtoimportlogs.

Numerousproblemsresultfromthefailuretoadaptpackagingfor

differentcultures.Sometimesonlythecolorofthepackageneedstobealtered

toenhanceaproduct’ssales.White,forinstance,symbolizesdeathinmuch

ofAsia;greenrepresentsdangerordiseaseinMalaysia.Obviously,useof

thesecolorsinthesecountriesmightproducenegativereactionstoproducts.

Someproductnamestravelpoorly.AmericanMotor’sMatadorcarmightconjureup

imagesofstrengthandpowerinAmerica,butinPuertoRicoitsname

means“Killer”,anunfavorableconnotationinaplacewithahightraffic

fatalityrate.WhenthegasolinecompanyEssorealizedthatitsnamemeans

“stalledcar”inJapan,itunderstoodwhyithadhaddifficultiesinthatmarket.

However,somecompanynameshavetravelledwell.Kodakmaybeoneofthe

mostfamousexamples.Aresearchteamdeliberatelydevelopedthisname

aftersearchingforawordthatwaspronounceableeverywherebuthadno

specificmeaninganywhere.Manyinternationaladvertisingerrorsaredueto

faultytranslations.Thebesttranslationsembodythegeneralthemeandconceptof

theoriginaladcampaignbutdonotattempttobepreciseduplicatesofthe

originalslogan.PepsiCo.learnedthislessonwhenitreportedlydiscoveredthat

itsslogan“ComealivewithPepsi”wasliterallytranslatedintoGermanas

“ComealiveoutofthegravewithPepsi”.AndinAsia,itwastranslatedas

“Bringyourancestorsbackfromthedead.”GeneralMotorsencounteredproblems

inBelgium,where“BodybyFisher”wastranslatedas“CorpsebyFisher”.

Propermarketresearchmayreduceoreliminatemostinternational

businessmistakes.Marketresearcherscanuncoverneedsforproduct

adaptation,potentialnameproblems,promotionalrequirements,andproper

marketstrategies.Goodresearchtechniquesmayevenuncoverpotential

translationproblems.50.“ComealiveoutofthegravewithPepsi”isaproper

translationof“ComealivewithPepsi”.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

25、【判断题】Passage2Doingbusinessinanothercountrymaybeextremely

tricky.Forexample,merelyaskingtherightquestionissometimescrucial.Inone

reportedcase,apaper-manufacturingfirmneglectedtoinspectsomewoodedland

forsaleinSicilypriortoitspurchase.Onlyafterthecompanyhadboughtthe

land,builtaplant,andhiredalaborforcediditrealizethatthetreeswere

onlyknee-highandnotsuitableformakingpaper.Theplanthadtoimportlogs.

Numerousproblemsresultfromthefailuretoadaptpackagingfor

differentcultures.Sometimesonlythecolorofthepackageneedstobealtered

toenhanceaproduct’ssales.White,forinstance,symbolizesdeathinmuch

ofAsia;greenrepresentsdangerordiseaseinMalaysia.Obviously,useof

thesecolorsinthesecountriesmightproducenegativereactionstoproducts.

Someproductnamestravelpoorly.AmericanMotor’sMatadorcarmightconjureup

imagesofstrengthandpowerinAmerica,butinPuertoRicoitsname

means“Killer”,anunfavorableconnotationinaplacewithahightraffic

fatalityrate.WhenthegasolinecompanyEssorealizedthatitsnamemeans

“stalledcar”inJapan,itunderstoodwhyithadhaddifficultiesinthatmarket.

However,somecompanynameshavetravelledwell.Kodakmaybeoneofthe

mostfamousexamples.Aresearchteamdeliberatelydevelopedthisname

aftersearchingforawordthatwaspronounceableeverywherebuthadno

specificmeaninganywhere.Manyinternationaladvertisingerrorsaredueto

faultytranslations.Thebesttranslationsembodythegeneralthemeandconceptof

theoriginaladcampaignbutdonotattempttobepreciseduplicatesofthe

originalslogan.PepsiCo.learnedthislessonwhenitreportedlydiscoveredthat

itsslogan“ComealivewithPepsi”wasliterallytranslatedintoGermanas

“ComealiveoutofthegravewithPepsi”.AndinAsia,itwastranslatedas

“Bringyourancestorsbackfromthedead.”GeneralMotorsencounteredproblems

inBelgium,where“BodybyFisher”wastranslatedas“CorpsebyFisher”.

Propermarketresearchmayreduceoreliminatemostinternational

businessmistakes.Marketresearcherscanuncovernee