More than any other country, America defines itself by a collective dream: the dream of economic opportunity and upward mobility. Its proudest boast is that it offers a chance of the good life to everybody who is willing to work hard and play by the rules. This ideal has made the United States the world’s strongest magnet for immigrants; it has also reconciled ordinary Americans to the rough side of a dynamic economy, with all its inequalities and insecurities. Who cares if the boss earns 300 times more than the average working staff, if the staff knows be can become the boss
Look around the world and the supremacy of "the American model" might seem assured. No other rich country has so successfully harnessed the modern juggernauts of technology and globalization The hallmarks of American capitalism—a willingness to take risks, a light regulatory touch and sharp competition—have spawned enormous wealth. "This economy is powerful, productiv
A. they resign themselves to their fate.
B. they have a strong sense of security.
C. they are tolerant as well as generous.
D. they have a fair chance to rise in rank.
More than any other industry, the
luxury-goods business needs people to feel good about spending money. So at a
recent conference in Moscow, Bernard Arnault, the head of Moet Hennessy Louis
Vuitton (LVMH), the world’s biggest luxury-goods group, went to great lengths to
dismiss investors’ fears about the impact on the industry of America’s credit
crisis, a possible recession and the weak dollar. Indeed, Mr. Arnault said he
expects the industry’s sales almost to double in the next five years, thanks to
strong demand from emerging markets and the creation of new wealth across the
globe. After a depressing period at the beginning of the decade when the terrorist attacks in America, the outbreak of SARS and the war in Iraq reduced international travel and people’s appetite for frivolous things, the industry has had three excellent years A. The subprime mortgage and subsequent credit crisis in US. B. Possible recession of the world economy. C. Dollar will very probably be weak in the coming months. D. Luxury goods lack innovation and creativity than before. 我来回答: 提交
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