物流专业英语544412484.ppt

UNIT 1 Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise UNIT 2 Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise * * Case Study 1: 中国物流业发展状况 Tom: 你能简单的给我介绍一下中国目前物流的发展状况吗？ Could you give me a brief analysis of the present situation in relation to logistics in China? Bill：早在1995年，一家厦门的运输公司通过三年的搜索找到了自身的发展方向就是物流。到目前为止，中国已经有20多个城市步入到了物流领域或已经在建立大的物流中心方面投入巨资。 As early as 1995, a deputy of a forwarding company in Xiamen told me that they found the direction for development was logistics after three years of study. And now more than 20 cities in China have declared either to go in for logistics or to invest big in constructing huge logistics centers. Tom：我在报纸上了解到，自从2001年中国加入到WTO之后，中国有些重要的物流企业，像中国铁路和上海联华在这个领域成为龙头企业。你认为中国加入到WTO后，有什么明显的变化吗？ I learn from the newspapers that some major enterprises in logistics, such as China Rail Co. and Shanghai Lianhua, are the leading members in the field since China entered the WTO in 2001. Do you think China’s inclusion in WTO made any difference? Bill：它为物流在中国的发展起到了很大的促进作用。最近几年，对外经济贸易部门明确规定了江苏、浙江、广东、北京、上海、天津和深圳是物流的实验发展基地。 It gave great impetus to the development of logistics in China. In the recent years, the ministry of Foreign Economy and Trade Relations issued a notice which explicitly stipulated Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Shenzhen are the places for experiences in logistics. Tom：怪不得我发现一些大的第三方物流公司都在深圳建立起了分公司。 No wonder I found such big third party logistics companies have set up their sub-companies in Shenzhen. Case Study 2：物流在中国的发展空间很大 Mike：Lily, 目前，物流吸引了社会各界越来越多的关注。 Lily, logistics has received more and more attention from different sectors of the society at present. Lily：一个不争的事实就是在工业国家，物流成为最后一个能够提高利润的环节了。因为，在商品的本身上已经没有太多降低成本的空间了。 It is recognized fact in industrialized countries that logistics is now the last link for increasing benefits in industrial production, since there is not much to do to lower the cost. Mike：那在发展中国家呢？比如中国？是否也存在物流呢？ What about those de