考研英語美文賞讀（18）：美國貿易戰(zhàn)反助中國制造業(yè)升級

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　　?There is an unintended consequence of the White House’s trade battle with China： Companies in the Pearl River Delta， the center of China’s manufacturing might， are accelerating toward making higher-quality products to compete against American goods.

　　美國白宮對中國發(fā)動的貿易戰(zhàn)帶來了一個意想不到的后果：在中國制造業(yè)中心珠江三角洲，為了同美國商品一爭高下，企業(yè)正在加快升級步伐，提高產品質量。

　　In response to tariffs， which make his goods more expensive， Michael Lu of LTS Group plans to trim costs by using more robots at his plants， which make lamps， bulbs and other lighting products sold at American stores.

　　LTS Group是一家生產燈具和其他照明產品的企業(yè)，其商品在美國門店銷售。面對關稅帶來的產品價格上升，LTS Group的Michael Lu計劃在他的工廠里增添更多機器人來降低成本。

　　He is also moving low-skilled work elsewhere in Asia.

　　他還著手將技術含量較低的生產轉移到亞洲其他地方。

　　Left in Shenzhen will be his research and development operations and a team of skilled workers who make his company’s more complex products， such as smart lighting.

　　他的研發(fā)業(yè)務將留在深圳，負責生產智能照明設備等更復雜的產品的熟練工人團隊也將留在深圳。

　　“The U.S. tariffs are pushing China toward making the higher-end stuff，” Mr. Lu said as he walked past red-uniformed workers assembling table lamps in his Shenzhen factory. “It’s helping China be more competitive down the road.”

　　在他的深圳工廠里，身穿紅色制服的工人正在組裝臺燈，Lu說：“美國的關稅行動正在促使中國轉向更高端產品的生產，未來將幫助中國提升競爭力。”

　　After building its economy on a mountain of inexpensive exports， from socks to toys to steel， China has been on a mission to upgrade its output.

　　從襪子到玩具再到鋼鐵，中國靠著大量出口廉價商品構筑起了經濟大廈，現在開始致力于制造業(yè)升級。

　　Over the past few years， Beijing has embarked on a campaign to ship low-skill factory work out of the country and build an economy that uses advanced manufacturing techniques to produce high-value products.

　　過去幾年，中國政府開始將低技術生產轉至其他國家，著力打造使用先進技術生產高價值產品的經濟模式。

　　U.S. tariffs promise to make selling low-cost goods to American consumers less profitable. Companies as a result are rethinking their operations and products， while the government is offering more incentives to help the transition along.

　　美國加征關稅將打擊海外企業(yè)向美國消費者銷售廉價產品的利潤，迫使企業(yè)反思自己的業(yè)務模式和產品，與此同時，中國政府也在提供更多激勵措施，幫助企業(yè)實現轉型。

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