前文 He says one problem is corruption in China’s government. Major western corporations can often get around that. But smaller firms may not. “Local officials have their hands out frequently. There is a licencing process for many kinds of businesses that local government officials control. Local government officials invest frequently in local businesses. So a foreign firm might be in competition with a firm that has at least a partial owner-a government official that would be in the position to influence or harm the foreign company’s business prospects. 就would be in the position to influence 理解不了

[此贴子已经被soso于2005-11-23 16:32:33编辑过]

还有1个问题啊，political death 如何翻译。似乎知道意思但就是说不出来。

would be in the position to influence 将处在一个能够影响……的位置 （直接从字面意思看就行了） political death 政治生命的终结

[此贴子已经被作者于2005-11-19 17:46:37编辑过]

I got it . Thanks a billion.