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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Edward Niedermeyer, Good for GM, Good for China; How did General Motors, a
company not known for nimble adaption, find success in the Chinese market?
Wall Street Journal, Aug 16, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053
111904006104576501302843644740.html
(book review on Michael J Dunn, American Wheels , Chinese Roads; The story
of General Motors in China. Wiley, 2011)
Note:
(a) Buick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick
(the oldest still-active automotive make in US and the world; originated as
the Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company in 1899, by Scottish born David Dunbar
Buick in Detroit)
* The surname Buick comes from name of places in Northern England, Bewick--
from Old English beo ‘bee’ + wic ‘outlying farm’, hence an outlying
station for the production of honey.
(b) For "head-spinning sales numbers," see
spin (vi): "to have a sensation of whirling; reel: My head began to spin and
I fainted."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/spin
(c) chestnut (n):
"6a : an old joke or story
b : something (as a musical piece or a saying) repeated to the point of
staleness"
www.m-w.com
(d) The review remarks "the last Chinese emperor had a fondness for Buicks."
News release: GM Prepares to Export Buick Enclaves to China. GM, July 25,
2008
http://archives.media.gm.com/archive
/documents/domain_2/docId_47512_pr.html
("Buick is one of the most well-known automobile brands in China, with more
than 1.7 million Buick owners. Last year, Buick sold more than 300,000 units
there and more than 567,000 worldwide, a 17,000-unit increase over 2006.
Buick has a strong history in China, where Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese
revolutionary hero, and Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, both owned Buicks")
(e) S-10 truck 雪佛兰S-10
(f) eat out of one's hand: "to accept the domination of another"
(g) call option
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_option
, which is opposite to "put option." |
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