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【大綱詳解】
一、國際貿(mào)易的定義和重要性
1．課本：International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, it represents a significant share of gross domestic product （GDP）.
注釋：
International trade：國際貿(mào)易
exchange：交換
border：邊界
territory：領(lǐng)土
represent：代表
significant：顯著的，重大的
Gross Domestic Product（GDP）：國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值
譯文：國際貿(mào)易是跨越國家邊界和領(lǐng)土的資本、商品和服務(wù)的交換。在大多數(shù)國家，國際貿(mào)易額都占了國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值很大的一個部分。
2．課本：While international trade has been present throughout much of history, its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries.
注釋：on the rise：上升
譯文：國際貿(mào)易幾乎在整個歷史中都存在，但是在近幾個世紀(jì)其經(jīng)濟(jì)，社會和政治上的重要性有所上升。
3．課本：Industrialization, advanced transportation, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing are all having a major impact on the international trade system.
注釋：
Industrialization：工業(yè)化
advanced transportation：先進(jìn)的運(yùn)輸
globalization：全球化
multinational corporations：跨國公司
outsourcing：外包
have an impact on ?。簩?.....有影響
譯文：工業(yè)化、先進(jìn)的運(yùn)輸、全球化、跨國公司和出口外包都對國際貿(mào)易體系有重要影響。
4．課本：International trade is a major source of economic revenue for any nation that is considered a world power.
注釋：economic revenue：經(jīng)濟(jì)收入；world power：世界大國
譯文：對任何一個世界大國來說國際貿(mào)易都是國家經(jīng)濟(jì)收入的主要來源。
5．課本：Without international trade, nations would be limited to the goods and services produced within their own borders.
注釋：be limited to：限定在
譯文：如果沒有國際貿(mào)易，各國的經(jīng)濟(jì)活動將只能限定在在本國境內(nèi)生產(chǎn)的貨物和服務(wù)。
二、國際貿(mào)易和國內(nèi)貿(mào)易的區(qū)別
1．課本：International trade is typically more costly than domestic trade.
注釋：costly：昂貴的，成本高的；domestic：國內(nèi)的
譯文：國際貿(mào)易比國內(nèi)貿(mào)易的成本更高。
【例題1.1】International trade is different from domestic trade, please point out which of the following descriptions is not right? （ ?。2009年真題]
A．International trade is more costly
B．International trade is less costly
C．International trade is restricted to trade in goods and services
D．International trade is also a branch of economics
【答案】B
【解析】B項與國內(nèi)貿(mào)易相比，國際貿(mào)易承擔(dān)更高地成本。原因在于：相對于國內(nèi)貿(mào)易，國際貿(mào)易涉及到關(guān)稅等稅費(fèi)。另外，由于語言、文化和法律制度等差異，導(dǎo)致國際貿(mào)易成本較高。
【大綱詳解】
一、國際貿(mào)易的定義和重要性
1．課本：International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, it represents a significant share of gross domestic product （GDP）.
注釋：
International trade：國際貿(mào)易
exchange：交換
border：邊界
territory：領(lǐng)土
represent：代表
significant：顯著的，重大的
Gross Domestic Product（GDP）：國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值
譯文：國際貿(mào)易是跨越國家邊界和領(lǐng)土的資本、商品和服務(wù)的交換。在大多數(shù)國家，國際貿(mào)易額都占了國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值很大的一個部分。
2．課本：While international trade has been present throughout much of history, its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries.
注釋：on the rise：上升
譯文：國際貿(mào)易幾乎在整個歷史中都存在，但是在近幾個世紀(jì)其經(jīng)濟(jì)，社會和政治上的重要性有所上升。
3．課本：Industrialization, advanced transportation, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing are all having a major impact on the international trade system.
注釋：
Industrialization：工業(yè)化
advanced transportation：先進(jìn)的運(yùn)輸
globalization：全球化
multinational corporations：跨國公司
outsourcing：外包
have an impact on ?。簩?.....有影響
譯文：工業(yè)化、先進(jìn)的運(yùn)輸、全球化、跨國公司和出口外包都對國際貿(mào)易體系有重要影響。
4．課本：International trade is a major source of economic revenue for any nation that is considered a world power.
注釋：economic revenue：經(jīng)濟(jì)收入；world power：世界大國
譯文：對任何一個世界大國來說國際貿(mào)易都是國家經(jīng)濟(jì)收入的主要來源。
5．課本：Without international trade, nations would be limited to the goods and services produced within their own borders.
注釋：be limited to：限定在
譯文：如果沒有國際貿(mào)易，各國的經(jīng)濟(jì)活動將只能限定在在本國境內(nèi)生產(chǎn)的貨物和服務(wù)。
二、國際貿(mào)易和國內(nèi)貿(mào)易的區(qū)別
1．課本：International trade is typically more costly than domestic trade.
注釋：costly：昂貴的，成本高的；domestic：國內(nèi)的
譯文：國際貿(mào)易比國內(nèi)貿(mào)易的成本更高。
【例題1.1】International trade is different from domestic trade, please point out which of the following descriptions is not right? （ ?。2009年真題]
A．International trade is more costly
B．International trade is less costly
C．International trade is restricted to trade in goods and services
D．International trade is also a branch of economics
【答案】B
【解析】B項與國內(nèi)貿(mào)易相比，國際貿(mào)易承擔(dān)更高地成本。原因在于：相對于國內(nèi)貿(mào)易，國際貿(mào)易涉及到關(guān)稅等稅費(fèi)。另外，由于語言、文化和法律制度等差異，導(dǎo)致國際貿(mào)易成本較高。