笔译 课后短文翻译

第四单元

Tariffs may be used simply to obtain revenue. In some developing countries, revenue tariffs provide an important part of the government’s income. Often, however, tariffs are protective, and are designed to carry out a particular economic policy. They may help to reduce a balance of payments deficit or to protect an infant industry against strong international competition from older corporations. A revenue tariff will always provide some protection, and a protective tariff will produce some revenue. Therefore, it is difficult to distinguish between revenue and protective tariffs form economic evidence alone.

When a tariff is imposed on an import, the direct impact on price is to raise it by the amount of the tariff. Market factors, however, can modify this effect. Hence, the final price increase due to a tariff may be less than, equal to, or more than the amount of the tariff. In contract, the impact of a quota on price is much harder to predict. The effects are particularly uncertain with goods which are not produced at all domestically. For instance, many countries do not have their own car industry, so that an import quota can cause a considerable shift in automobile prices.

征收关税可能只是为了获得收入。有些发展中国家，财政关税在其政府收入中是很重要的一部分。然而，关税又经常具有保护性质，用来贯彻一项特定的经济政策。它有助于减少国际收支逆差，或保护新生工业在国际竞争中顶住来自老资格公司的强大挑战。财政关税总能提

供某种保护，一项保护关税会产生一定的收入。因此，单就经济实效而言，很难区分财政关税和保护关税。

对某一进口商品征收关税时，对价格的直接影响就是把它提高到加上税额的水平。然而，市场的因素可以缓和这种影响。所以，因关税而引起的最终商品提价可能低于税额，或与税额相等，或者高于税额。不过，在许多情况下，最终的提价合理地接近税额。对比之下，配额对价格的影响更加难以预测。如果产品根本不是本国制造，其影响就特别地无法确定。例如，许多国家没有汽车工业，所以一项进口配额会使汽车价格出现相当大的波动。

第五单元

One way an organization can find staff for job vacancies is to recruit outside the company. It may opt to put an advertisement in a newspaper or magazine which gives a short description of the job and invites introductory letters form applicants. Since the company would not desire applicants who do not have a good profile, it is important that an application form sent to a prospective applicant should request clear information about such things as the applicant’s age, qualification and work experience as well as references from other individuals who know the applicant well. This information assists the company’s management in making a final decision on those applicants they can short-list for an interview.

The staff conducting an interview together are called an “interview panel”, who, prior to the interview, carefully review the job descriptions, personal specifications and applications. To help the panel in their selection, an interview assessment form is often used during the interview when each applicant is checked according to a number of criteria indicated on the form.

企业组织找人补充空缺的办法之一是向公司以外招聘。它可以选择在报纸或杂志上登广告，提出简要的工作情况介绍并征集应聘者的自荐信。由于公司不会录用个人材料不佳的申请者，因此向有希望的应聘者寄发包括诸如年龄、资历、工作经验等简明信息的申请表，并向了解应聘者情况的有关人士征求参考意见是很重要的。这些信息有助于公司主管部门缩小面试人员名单以最终做出录用决定。

主持面试的工作人员称之为“面试小组”。他们在面试之前要仔细审阅工作情况介绍、人员特长要求和应聘者的情况。为了帮助面试小组做出选择，在面试中经常使用面试评定表以根据表上的若干标准对应聘者进行考评。

第六单元

Observing laws can help investors to gain the protection of the government which is the most powerful and dependable guarantee. But as no key can open every lock, codes can only deal with specific hazards. So it is necessary for personal experience and expert advice to make up for