地震和海啸会不会影响日本的经济.docVIP

听力课堂,开放式外语学习平台！TingC 声明：本资料由 HYPERLINK "/" 听力课堂网站收集整理，仅供英语爱好者学习使用，资料版权属于原作者。 - PAGE 1 - 地震和海啸会不会影响日本的经济？ What does this toy monkey have to do with the crisis of the Fukushima nuclear plant? Nothing. But Sven Kilian is still scanning with a Geiger counter. It's 0.13 microsievert. All of his toys and gadgets at Japan trend . There's a notice on his company's home page to his international customers stating the nuclear crisis has no connection to his exports. People just scared. I understand this. So we just want to prove to everybody and show you don't need to be scared. But many are afraid. As news reports show countries like Thailand testing Japanese food exports. Hong Kong, screening passengers from Japan for radiation. In the United States, inspectors have picked up traces of radiation from the Fukushima plant on both coasts, including milk in Washington state. None have found dangerous levels of radiation but the headlines add up to a fear of products dubbed made in Japan. Public sentiment does have a real impact on the economy. Japan watchers say in this case, it's an impact that will be felt for some time to come. This is going to be a measurable impact. And some industries and some companies will not survive. William Saito is an advisor to Japan's government on the economic fallout of the Fukushima and tsunami crises. Saito believes high-tech, nameless parts to go into vehicles and popular electronics, won't be impacted due to radiation fears. But given a choice between a brand dubbed made in Japan versus another country, consumers will not choose Japan. I think that consumer sentiment and going forward, things like this, once they make the decision. It's hard to change, at least for a generation. And this will affect buying habits. Sven Kilian has this plea to global consumers. Continue buying stuff. This is what helps us in Japan. It doesn't help us if everyone stops buying and panicking now, for no reason. Just makes the economy worse and doesn't help