Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Helen.
Chen Li: And I’m Chen Li
Helen: Today let’s put on our business thinking hat and talk business.
Chen Li: ok then.在今天的Real English节目里，让我们来谈论商务，那么今天给大家准备的是什么词语呢？
Helen: Today’s business magic word is ‘globalisation’.
Chen Li: Globalisation.为什么不说说它的中文意思呢？
Helen: Well, globalisation is often used in business English. You use it to talk about businesses or companies that operate all over the world.
Chen Li: 在世界各地经营的公司？
Helen: Literally all over the world. Here’s an example. You know McDonald’s the fast food chain.
Chen Li: Of course 大家都听说过麦当劳
Helen: Yes. It is now possible – because of globalisation – to eat McDonalds in almost any country in the world. You can get a big Mac in Moscow, Rio or Sydney.
Chen Li: 我知道了. Globalisation 就是全球化，当一个企业在全球市场发展时。
Helen: It’s a noun, but you also have the verb to globalise. So you could say ‘their company has globalised’.
Chen Li: 也可以作为动词来用。这个公司已经全球化了。
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A: Why is the dollar so important?
B: Well, it’s all down to globalisation, isn’t it.
Chen Li: 你认为全球化，是一件好事情吗？
Helen: I’m not sure. It has advantages and disadvantages, I think.
Chen Li: 好处是什么呢？
Helen: Well, there are certain types of product that you can get anywhere in the world these days because of globalisation.
Chen Li: And that’s an advantage?
Helen: I guess so. There are disadvantages too.
Chen Li: Which are?
Helen: Well, some people feel that globalisation is destroying local cultures. Everything is becoming the same.
Chen Li: I agree。 I feel the same. 好了，让我们来复习一下，globalisation ，就是全球化，指在全球市场上发展和经营的公司。
Helen: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English.
Chen Li: See you next time.