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經濟排名：美國第二; 臺灣第四

Everybody | 2004-12-09 21:19

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041014/news_1b14economy.html

Economies ranked; U.S. is No. 2 經濟排名：美國第二
N. Europe, some Asian countries top annual survey
年度調查: 北歐、一些亞洲國家名列前茅
ASSOCIATED PRESS 美聯社
October 14, 2004
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Northern Europe and key Asian countries remained home to the most competitive economies worldwide, cementing their ranks among the top 10 in an annual survey conducted by the World Economic Forum.
斯德哥爾摩，瑞典--
世界經濟討論會(WEF)實施的年度調查中，北歐及一些亞洲重要國家，名列世界經濟最競爭的國家中－穩登前十名寶座。
In the annual poll of 104 countries competitiveness by the World Economic Forum, Finland retained the top spot for the third time in the past four years, followed by the United States.
由WEF舉辦 104個國家競爭力年度投票排行榜。芬蘭持續在四年中，三次榮登首席。美國排名第二。
Rounding out the top 10 in "The Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005," issued yesterday by the Geneva, Switzerland-based WEF, were Sweden, Taiwan, Denmark, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Japan and Iceland.
前十名排行出爐。(接續美國後面有)，瑞典，臺灣，丹麥，挪威，新加坡，瑞士，日本及冰島。此「2004-2005全球競爭力報告」，由駐瑞士日內瓦的世界經濟討論會發佈。
The bottom of the list was rounded out by countries in South and Central America, Asia and Africa, including Nicaragua, Madagascar, Honduras, Bolivia, Zimbabwe, Paraguay, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Angola and Chad, which was last.
名單中，敬排末座的有－－南美、中美洲、亞洲及非洲，包括尼加拉瓜、馬達加斯加、宏都拉斯、玻利維亞、辛巴威、巴拉圭、衣索比亞、孟加拉共合國、安哥拉和居末位的查德。
The Nordics fared well because of their long-held ideals of keeping corruption clamped down and respect for contracts, rule of law and dedication to one-on-one business relationships.
北歐國民生計進展佳，其來有自。長久謹守著取締貪污，重視契約、法條，和致力於一對一的商業人際關係。
In Sweden, for example, its custom that a handshake on a business deal, be it the sale of fighter jets or providing stereo components, is just as binding as pages of contracts.
例如瑞典人的慣例－－握手在商場交易中，像是銷售的戰鬥機噴射器，或像提供立體音響裝置般，結合在契約書內。
Japan, which was No. 9, rose from 21 in 2001, boosted in part by the nations economic recovery. China, however, fell from No. 44 to 46, despite its roaring economic success of late. The decline was noted because of the countrys extensive administrative control, red tape and poor accounting standards.
日本，由於其經濟復甦，從2001年的21名，躍升第9。
然而，中國，僅管最近呼喊經濟起飛，仍由44名下滑至46，明顯衰退，歸因於它大規模的行政控制，官僚體制和貧乏的會計水準。
Taiwan (4) and Singapore (7) are the highest Asian countries because of the Taiwans strong grasp of technology production and research and Singapores solid economic environment.
臺灣(第四)、新加坡(第七) : 在亞洲國家中，兩者最為看好。
臺灣強而有力支配著工業技術產品和研究。新加坡則有其穩固的經濟環境。
Finland, home of mobile phone giant Nokia Corp., retained the top spot because of its alacrity in adapting to new technology, proactive business practices and "nurturing a culture of innovation," the WEF report said.
WEF報告指出，芬蘭(Nokia的家鄉)敏捷適應於－－新工業技術、積極商業慣例，及培育創新的文化，所以保持第一。
The United States, which retained No. 2, was cited for its technical innovation but was offset by the instability of its economy.
美國保持第2，有工業技術革新為佐，但也因經濟不穩定而抵銷。
The results of the annual survey were drawn from a survey by the WEF of more than 8,700 business leaders in 104 countries.
此年度調查，由世界經濟討論會－104個國家，超過8,700位商業領袖，調查報告所得到的結果。

(Chinese translation: by Sara)

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