时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:求职英语


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   Language Barriers Blamed for Miscues


  跨国公司高管认为语言障碍导致重大损失
  Nearly half the executives at global companies believe language barriers have spoiled cross-border deals and caused financial losses for companies, says a report from the Economist 1 Intelligence Unit, a business research unit of Economist Group, the Economist magazine's parent.
  The report, sponsored by language-training company EF Education First, was based on a poll of 572 senior executives world-wide.
  Executives at companies based in Brazil and China said they were most affected 2 by misunderstandings, with 74% and 61%, respectively, reporting financial losses as a result of failed international deals.
  Nearly two-thirds of respondents said that misfires in their internal cross-border communications resulted in lost productivity. Among Brazilian managers, the figure jumped to 77%.
  To improve communications, many global companies are trying to adopt English as an official language. A multilingual approach 'is inefficient 3 and can prevent important interactions from taking place and get in the way of achieving key goals,' Harvard Business School professor Tsedal Neeley wrote in this month's Harvard Business Review
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  经济学人信息部(Economist Intelligence Unit)的一篇报告说,近半数跨国公司的高管相信,语言障碍曾让跨境交易流产,给公司带来经济损失。经济学人信息部是《经济学人》(Economist)杂志母公司经济学人集团(Economist Group)旗下的商业研究机构。
  该报告的委托方是语言培训公司英孚教育(EF Education First),以对全世界572名高管的调查为基础撰写而成。
  驻巴西和中国公司的高管受误会的影响最大,这些人中分别有74%的人和61%的人表示曾因跨境交易不成功而蒙受财务损失。
  接近三分之二的受访者表示内部跨境沟通不畅造成效率低下。在巴西的经理人当中,这个数字上升到了77%。
  为改善交流,很多跨国公司都在努力采用英语作为工作语言。哈佛大学商学院(Harvard Business School)教授尼利(Tsedal Neeley)在本期《哈佛商业评论》(Harvard Business Review)上撰文说,采用多种语言会降低效率,可能使重要的互动无法进行,并阻碍关键目标的实现。

n.经济学家,经济专家,节俭的人
  • He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
  • He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家,自以为什么都懂。
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
adj.效率低的,无效的
  • The inefficient operation cost the firm a lot of money.低效率的运作使该公司损失了许多钱。
  • Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.他们的通讯系统效率非常差。
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