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The government is desperate to sell the most troubled of South Korea's big companies to

foreigners. This, ministers believe, is the best way to accelerate the corporate restructuring

begun in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in 1997, and to clear the way for more

sustainable economic growth. This week, after months of on-off talks with foreign suitors, the

government's plans moved a big step forward, and then an equally big step back.

On April 30th General Motors (GM) signed a contract to buy the bankrupt Daewoo Motor. But on

the same day, the board of Hynix, a cash-strapped memory-chip giant, shocked the markets by

rejecting a proposed takeover by Micron Technology, an American competitor. Micron had offered

to pay about $3.4 billion for Hynix's core memory business, and to take a minority stake in

the non-memory arm. Analysts predict that the government will put pressure on creditors to

rescue a deal with Micron or seek a new buyer, as liquidation is too risky to contemplate in

an election year.

GM's deal with Daewoo Motor marks the end of an even longer and more painful process. Ford

almost bought the car maker two years ago, but pulled out after deciding that Daewoo would be

too hard to turn round. GM had been talking with Daewoo for over a year. It has agreed to buy

two of the company's four domestic car plants, a factory in Vietnam, a parts unit in the

Netherlands and nine overseassales arms (all in Europe except one, in Puerto Rico of all

places). Between them, the two domestic factories can churn out a combined 530,000 cars and

30,000 commercial vehicles a year.

GM has struck a good deal. Together with various undisclosed partners, it will hold a 67%

stake in a new company, tentatively named GM-Daewoo. The American car maker will pay $251m for

its own stake of 42%, but it will also assume $573m of Daewoo Motor's debts. The acquisition

is a key part of GM's global expansion. The company has been trying to strengthen its foothold

in Asia for some time. Buying a presence in South Korea was seen as particularly urgent, since

imports account for only 3% of the 1.5m cars sold in the country each year. GM hopes to use

Daewoo's production lines to make budget cars that will be sold under the Daewoo brand in most

markets.

But GM has much work to do to rebuild Daewoo's damaged brand image and domestic market share,

which hovers around 10% after reaching a high of 37% in 1998. GM has to fill holes in product

lines by introducing sport-utility and multi-purpose vehicles, says Nick Reilly, former chief

executive of Vauxhall, GM's British subsidiary, and chief-executive-designate of GM-Daewoo now

that he has sealed the deal. His management team can expect trouble from South Korea's

aggressive unions along the way. In a sign of things to come, the signing ceremony was moved

to a secret location after a group of union activists occupied the hotel where it was due to

take place.

注（1）：本文選自Economist; 5/4/2002, p61, 1/2p, 1c；

注（2）：本文習題命題模仿對象2004年真題Text 1；

1.       Why does South Korea’s government want to sell its companies to foreigners?

[A]The companies cannot survive the Asian financial crisis.

[B]The companies can never be rescued.

[C]It can do much good to the development of the economy.

[D]It is troublesome to run the big companies.

2.       Which of the following can be the main advantage of the buying of Daewoo Motor by

GM?

[A]It is a big step toward GM’s global expansion.

[B]It satisfies the need of the domestic markets.

[C]It holds the majority shares of Daewoo Motor.

[D]It can control the Asian market.

3.       What kind of action will the government possibly take for Hynix’s refusal?

[A]timely

[B]indignant

[C]indifferent

[D]positive

4.       Why did Ford give up the acquisition of Daewoo Motor?

[A]It is difficult to be handed over to Ford.

[B]It is difficult to be changed for better.

[C]It is difficult to ask for agreement.

[D]It is difficult to realize the tricky terms.

5.       Which of the following is not true according to the last paragraph?

[A]The image of Daewoo Motor has been greatly damaged.

[B]There is no progress in the domestic market share of Daewoo since 1998.

[C]The acquisition is quite popular with the Koreans.

[D]The Korean reaction is within the management team’s expectation.

答案：CADBC

篇章剖析

本文介紹了韓國政府因為想加快經(jīng)濟復蘇，而極力向外國人推銷南韓最混亂不堪、千瘡百孔的大公司。在這

個過程中，通用公司終于盤到了大宇汽車公司，但Hynix卻避開了被收購的命運。文章詳細介紹了通用公司

的收購情況。第一段指出韓國政府因為想加快經(jīng)濟復蘇，而極力向外國人推銷南韓最混亂不堪、千瘡百孔的

大公司；第二段指出韓國政府的計劃向前進了一大步，隨之又后退了相同的一大步；第三段指出通用公司對

大宇公司的收購情況；第四段指出這一收購對通用公司的意義；第五段指出通用公司在收購之后所面臨的工

作和任務。

詞匯注釋

bag vt. 裝入袋中；獵獲，捕獲，奪取；占(位置)

in the wake of  adv.尾隨, 緊跟, 仿效

stake [steik] n. (下在投機生意上的)股本[份]

churn out (以自動方式)大量產(chǎn)出

designate adj. (官職)已任命但還未就職的

presence 可見物體，有形物體，此處指現(xiàn)有的公司或設施

難句突破

1．This, ministers believe, is the best way to accelerate the corporate restructuring begun in

the wake of the Asian financial crisis in 1997, and to clear the way for more sustainable

economic growth.

主體句式：this is the best way to accelerate … and to clear the way …

結構分析：本句是一個簡單句�！癿inisters believe”是插入語；“begin”在句中的詞性是及物動詞，用

做被動語態(tài)；詞組“in the wake of”的意思是“尾隨, 緊跟”；“to accelerate”和“to clear the

way”都是不定式短語做定語。

句子譯文：政府部長們相信，這是加快始于1997亞洲金融危機之后的公司結構調整、為經(jīng)濟更有效地可持續(xù)

增長掃清道路的最好方式。

2．GM has to fill holes in product lines by introducing sport-utility and multi-purpose

vehicles, says Nick Reilly, former chief executive of Vauxhall, GM's British subsidiary, and

chief-executive-designate of GM-Daewoo now that he has sealed the deal.

主體句式：Nick Reilly says …

結構分析：本句并不難，關鍵是理解Nick Reilly的頭銜�！癴ormer chief executive of Vauxhall, GM's

British subsidiary, and chief-executive-designate of GM-Daewoo”是“Nick Reilly”的同位語，意

思是“通用汽車公司英國子公司Vauxhall跑車部前任首席執(zhí)行官、目前已被任命但尚未上任的通用-大宇公

司首席執(zhí)行官”；“now that”的意思是“既然, 由于”。

句子譯文：通用汽車公司英國子公司Vauxhall跑車部前任首席執(zhí)行官、目前已被任命但尚未上任的通用-大

宇公司首席執(zhí)行官尼克•賴利認為，因為已最終敲定這筆交易，所以通用公司須通過引進運動賽車或多功能

汽車來填補生產(chǎn)線方面的空缺。

題目分析

1．答案為C，屬事實細節(jié)題。原文對應信息是：“This, ministers believe, is the best way to

accelerate the corporate restructuring begun in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in

1997, and to clear the way for more sustainable economic growth.�！�

2．答案為A，屬事實細節(jié)題。原文對應信息是：“The acquisition is a key part of GM's global

expansion.”

3．答案為D ，屬推理判斷題。原文對應信息是：“the government will put pressure on creditors to

rescue a deal with Micron or seek a new buyer, as liquidation is too risky to contemplate in

an election year.” 因為大選年進行清算風險太大，后果難以預料，所以政府將對債權人施加壓力以拯救

與美光公司的這筆交易，或者另辟蹊徑，尋找別的買主。從這里我們可看出政府將會采取積極措施。

4．答案為B，屬事實細節(jié)題。原文對應信息是：“Ford almost bought the car maker two years ago,

but pulled out after deciding that Daewoo would be too hard to turn round.”理解這句話的關鍵在

與詞組“pull out”（其含義是“退縮；從某種境況或承諾中撤出”）和“turn round”（其含義是“轉身

,轉變”）。

5．答案為C，屬事實細節(jié)題。選項A、B、D在文章中都可找到對應信息。文章最后提到“His management

team can expect trouble from South Korea's aggressive unions along the way. In a sign of

things to come, the signing ceremony was moved to a secret location after a group of union

activists occupied the hotel where it was due to take place.”，我們可看出并不是所有人都贊同通

用公司對大宇公司的收購的，因此選項C是錯誤的。

參考譯文

韓國政府想極力向外國人推銷南韓最混亂不堪、千瘡百孔的大公司。政府部長們相信，這是加快始于1997亞

洲金融危機之后的公司結構調整、為經(jīng)濟更有效地可持續(xù)增長掃清道路的最好方式。本周，經(jīng)過數(shù)月與外商

斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的討論，政府的計劃向前進了一大步，隨之又后退了相同的一大步。

4月30日，通用汽車公司簽署了一項購買已破產(chǎn)大宇汽車公司的合同。但是，就在同一天，急需現(xiàn)金的存儲

類芯片巨人Hynix公司的董事會斷然拒絕了美國的一家競爭對手——美國美光科技公司——的收購建議，此

舉令市場大為震驚。美光科技公司曾出價約34億美元來購買Hynix公司的核心芯片業(yè)務，并在非存儲類芯片

業(yè)務內占少數(shù)股份。分析人士預測，政府將對債權人施加壓力以拯救與美光公司的這筆交易，或者另辟蹊徑

，尋找別的買主，因為大選年進行清算風險太大，后果難以預料。

通用汽車公司與大宇汽車公司的交易標志著一個甚至更長和更痛苦的過程的結束。兩年前，福特公司幾乎購

買了這家汽車制造廠，但發(fā)現(xiàn)很難使大宇汽車公司起死回生后知難而退。通用公司與大宇汽車公司談判了近

一年。最后決定由通用公司購買大宇公司的四個國內汽車制造廠，位于越南的一家工廠、荷蘭的一家零配件

制造廠和九家海外分廠(除波多黎各一家制造廠外，其余的都在歐洲)。在它們之間，這兩家制造廠每年可生

產(chǎn)53萬輛組合汽車和3萬輛商用汽車。

通用汽車公司做成了一筆極好的買賣。它將與各種不愿透露身份的合作伙伴一起擁有新公司(暫時命名為通

用­-大宇公司)的67%的股份。這家美國汽車制造商將為其擁有的42%的股份支付2.51億美元，但它也將承擔

大宇汽車公司5.73億美元的債務。此項收購是通用汽車公司全球擴張戰(zhàn)略的關鍵部分。在相當一段時期內，

通用公司一直試圖鞏固它在亞洲的地位。人們普遍認為，購買南韓現(xiàn)有的一家公司是通用公司的當務之急，

因為每年的汽車進口量只占國內銷售總量150萬的3%。通用公司希望利用大宇公司的生產(chǎn)線生產(chǎn)出能以大宇

商標在大部分市場銷售的廉價汽車。

但是通用汽車公司還要做很多工作來重塑大宇已毀的形象，并且重新建立國內市場份額。大宇原先的市份額

在1998年達到37%的高峰后，一直停留在10%左右。通用汽車公司英國子公司Vauxhall跑車部前任首席執(zhí)行官

、目前已被任命但尚未上任的通用-大宇公司首席執(zhí)行官尼克•賴利認為，因為已最終敲定這筆交易，所以通

用公司須通過引進運動賽車或多功能汽車來填補生產(chǎn)線方面的空缺。在這一過程中，賴利的管理班子預料到

會遭遇來自韓國工會的攻擊。在簽署相關事宜的時候，由于簽署儀式所用賓館被一群工會激進分子所控制而

不得不轉到一個秘密地點。

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