- counteract a man's influence削弱某人的影响
- 平衡，消除...的作用， 反作用，中和， 抵销
- The doctor gave him some medicine to counteract the effect of the poison.医生给他些药解毒。
- how do you counteract the fact that local rivals are more familiar with local customers’ taste.
- disposable income 扣完所得税的收入 可自由使用的, 用完即可丢弃的
- disposable towels and razors n一次性使用的毛巾和刮胡刀一次性的；用后即可丢弃的
- The builders promised to expedite the repairs. 建筑商答应加速修理。
- That will expedite the project.那将加速工程的进展
- The world's larger logistics providers are set on establishing networks in China before 2006 when the doors open and the competition really heats up.
- Logistics expenditure represented 20% of China's GDP in 2001, totaling US$230bn.
- In 2006, China will fully open its doors, allowing foreign logistics companies to trade under their own name and without the assistance of local companies.
- Obtaining licences can be a very bureaucratic process and customs remains a minefield<雷区 充满隐伏危险的事物> for foreigners.
- not reactive, but proactive steps to combat terrorism.在与恐怖主义的斗争中应先发制人而不能处于被动 Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory:主动的，抢先的，先发制人的提前行动以对付预期的困难的；抢先行动的：
- Some of countries in the region gave diplomatic recognition to Taiwan.
- Can we regard his trip to the region also as efforts to curb Taiwan’s independence movement or are we expecting Beijing to intensify efforts to minimize what Taibei calls its international living space<生存空间>.
- This door is narrow in proportion to its height. 这扇门就其高度的比例而言窄了些。
- in proportion to 和...比较起来
- in (direct) proportion to与...成正比例
- in inverse proportion to与...成反比例
- in proportion with按比例
- in the proportion of 按...的比例
- out of proportion to 和...不成比例; 和...不相称
- ACDSee is no longer associated with some of the file types you previously selected for association. This may be because the associations were changed by another application.
- Their $180,000 combined<组合的，复合的> annual income may lead you to assume<想当然；以为> that earnings alone put them on the path to a $1 million net worth. Marc disagrees.
- The other part is having other assets that appreciate<增值, 涨价> and building them up so that the money works for you.
- For the Greenbergs, that other part is a diverse investment portfolio consisting of cash savings, retirement and taxable accounts, as well as a newly acquired investment property.
- In the wake of <尾随, 紧跟>the World Trade Center attacks, the couple decided to leave pricey<价格高的；昂贵的> digs<寓所, 住处> in New York City in favor of a more moderately priced Washington, D.C. suburb.
- the local real estate market was undervalued<低估>.
- China's industrial firms earned total profits of 913 billion yuan, or about 110 billion US dollars, from January to October this year. That represents a year-on-year increase of 39.7%.
- The major profit-contributing industries are oil and gas exploration, petrochemicals, iron and steel, electronics and telecommunications, and oil processing.
- Also in the news, information security. This is a widespread problem in China, where many networks and servers are vulnerable to attack.
- To tackle the problem, the Chinese government has vowed<立誓, 发誓> to complete the development of a national information security system within the next five years.
- While the work is underway<进行中的>, the government is trying other ways to raise the level of information security in the country, including drafting a law that would require the use of information security systems.
- A draft<草案,草图> of this law is expected to be completed by the end of 2005.
- A survey this year of more than seven thousand important information networks in China, found that 58 perecnt of them had security problems and 10 percent had suffered "huge" financial losses as a result.
- Wal-Mart is currently in full compliance with China's Trade Union Law, which states that establishing a union is a voluntary action of the associates.
- This situation lead to a lot of negative publicity<名声; 宣传> for Wal Mart and a back down on their opposition to unions.
- There has not been much publicity about this conference at the top level. 对这次高级会议没有作什么宣传。
- In addition to Wal-Mart, a recent investigation launched by China's top legislature<立法机关, 立法机构> found that many other leading multi-national and private firms are also resisting efforts to set up unions within their operations.
- This year alone it has attracted more than 50 billion U.S. dollars as the country has become an emerging marketplace for inbound<开向本国的;入境的,入站的> and outbound<离港的, 外出的> tourism.
- Recently, China declared its first medium and long term plans for energy saving, since the country launched its reform and opening up policy.
- That represents a 3 percent annual decrease in energy consumption from 2003 to 2020.
- And finally, an energy saving framework integrating the law, policy and technical systems will be in place by 2010.
- Targets are easy to set yet hard to achieve, not only in terms of the country's energy saving efforts but also its environmental protection work.
- While we're talking about environmental protection, keep in mind the Chinese government only began to implement many environmental laws in the 1980s.
- It was not until the late 1990s that it publicly embraced environmentalism and raised the issue of sustainable development.
- There is no doubt that a good environment will always be beneficial in attracting more investment.
- McDonald's promises to bring to justice hackers behind a Christmas blackout<中断> of its Chinese-language website but for itself is more than a technical trouble to shoot.
- For multinational companies or overseas entrepreneurs, whether already well-established, struggling to gain a foothold, or prepared to delve into, the lucrative market on the Chinese mainland, a compulsory lesson is to read all clauses<条款> of laws, rules and provisions<规定, 条款> pertaining to<与...有关系的> their respective business.
- evidence that pertains to the accident. 与此次意外事件有关的证据
- His remark did not pertain to the question.他的话同这个问题不相干。
- But most legal consultants would skip the very first lines, taking for granted that no clients with a practical attitude would risk offending the authorities by questioning the nation's sovereignty over Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
- American fast-food giant McDonald's increased its marketing magnitude <量, 长(度); 尺寸, 幅[长]度> in China the last few weeks, portraying<描绘> itself as the most familiar link between local consumers and Western festivities<节日,庆典>.
- However, when loyal fans log on to McDonald's Chinese language website, it wasn't what it had been before the holiday.
- A destructive attack by hostile hackers paralyzed<使瘫痪,使停止活动> the site, posting scary<吓人的，使人惊恐的> images and slogans, protesting the listing of Taiwan as a country in McDonald's global chart.
- No substantive<真实的, 有实质的> evidence was immediately available to identify the alien<与...不同的; 不相容的> attackers as from the Chinese mainland, but the incident could still be disturbing enough for McDonald's to do some soul searching even after it restored<恢复, 使回复> the website with boosted firewall protection and corrected the seemingly attack-inviting part of the content.
- How much attention has McDonald's management been giving to the hacking incident? What has been done to deal with it?
- Besides taking more security measures or even resorting to<求助, 诉诸> legal means against the action, is McDonald's also exploring deeper into the incident, the motive<动机,目的> behind the attack, or through this you are more prepared to learn more about the Chinese mainland market with regards to dealing with government policies, public attitudes toward sensitive issues.
- Less than two weeks before the attack, McDonald's was announcing that it would move the headquarters of China operations from Hong Kong to Shanghai in order to become much closer to the consumers, fully understand the market and take quicker reactions.
- "Asia Pacific excluding Japan". That's a concept many multinational companies use in their market demarcation<区分, 划分>.
- Presumably most foreign companies, once determined to develop into the Chinese mainland, are practical and flexible, cautious when dealing with sensitive issues and resolute<坚决的; 断然的; 果敢的> when it comes to abiding by local laws.
- But McDonald's story tells me--not necessarily. Similar mistakes or lapses<失误; 差错> are found everywhere, everyday, uttered during conferences, written in press releases<发布的消息>, and even printed on promotional kits<成套材料>.
- Of course, I'd start with a question regarding the legal procedure McDonald's will have to go through before bringing the hackers to justice.
- McDonald's is now considering taking legal actions against the party or individuals behind the attack.
- What procedure, or how much time do you think it will take before the mainland court hears<审理; 听(证人)陈述> the case?
- Whatever motives was really behind this incident, similar vulnerabilities<弱点> are simply everywhere among foreign or multinational companies presenses in the Chinese mainland.
- The word "regions" very often follow "countries" to avoid incurring<招致；惹起> conceptual conflicts, but for side of many multinational business presence in China, whether it's on corporate websites, on retail store's plastic bags, or even on press releases distributed among local media, you very often see the names of China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan lined up together on equal basis.
- In other words, what courses should be added on the curriculum<课程> when legal, PR, or corporate and government relations agencies or consultants educate foreign firms who are preparing to embark on the Chinese mainland market or expand here?
- Besides observing indigenous<本土的> regulations, you don't have to do much special to please the trade administrators, but you can’t afford ignoring the mindset of your partners or customers.
- If it realistically still needs an indefinite time to replace Greater China with China, you may consider changing Your China into the Chinese Mainland.
- Hate formality<讲究礼节；拘泥形式>? It's pretty much worth it, if you want to make money here.
