【极速解题】
I believe that the most important forces behind the massive M&A wave are the same that underlie the globalization process: 【1】falling transportation and communication costs, 【2】 lower trade and investment barriers and 【3】enlarged markets that require enlarged operations (【3】的动因) capable of meeting customer’s demands（【3】的动因的动因）. 其余信息与问题无关：All these are beneficial, not detrimental, to consumers. As productivity grows, the world’s wealth increases.
64. According to the author, one of the driving forces behind M&A wave is ________.
做这道题之前，先回顾阅读基础班讲过的逻辑公式
Y require X
Y meet the demands of X
[A] the greater customer demands
M&A的动因包括【1】【2】【3】；该选项是【3】的动因的动因，也是推动M&A的动因之一。
[B] a surplus supply for the market
【偷梁换柱】原文中“市场的扩大”不等于选项中“市场供给过剩”
[C] a growing productivity
【答非所问】来自段末，与问题无关
[D] the increase of the world’s wealth
【答非所问】来自段末，与问题无关
【逐句解析】
词汇扫盲
1. massive |ˈmæsɪv| adj. 大规模的
2. underlie |ˌʌndəˈlaɪ| vt. 位于…之下；构成…的基础
3. globalization |ˌgləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃn| n. 全球化
4. barrier |ˈbæriə(r)| n. 屏障；壁垒
5. detrimental |ˌdetrɪˈmentl| adj. 有害的；不利的
第一句
第一步：断句子
[1] I believe [2] that the most important forces behind the massive M&A wave are the same [3] that underlie the globalization process: falling transportation and communication costs, lower trade and investment barriers and enlarged markets [4] that require enlarged operations capable of meeting customer’s demands.
第二步：串成分
[1] 主句：I believe
本句译文：我认为
[2] believe的宾语从句：that the most important forces behind the massive M&A wave（主）are（系）the same（表）
主语：(the most important)（定）forces (behind the massive M&A wave)（定）；最主要的／力量／在大规模并购浪潮的背后，译为“这股巨大的并购浪潮背后最主要的推动力”
表语：the same，the + adj. 表示“具备…特征的某一类事物”，本句中指the same forces，“同样的力量”
本句译文：这股巨大的并购浪潮背后最主要的推动力，正是…的力量
[3] 修饰the same (forces) 的定语从句：that（主，指the same forces）underlie（谓）the globalization process（宾）: falling transportation and communication costs, lower trade and investment barriers and enlarged markets（同）
主语：这些力量
谓语：字面含义“在…之下（起作用），支撑起…”，参照上文，意译为“推动着，促进着”
宾语：全球化的进程
同位语：不断下降的运输与通信成本，不断减少的贸易与投资壁垒，以及不断拓展的市场
本句译文：促进全球化进程（的力量）：不断下降的运输与通信成本，不断减少的贸易与投资壁垒，以及不断拓展的市场
[1][2][3]合译为：
我认为，这股巨大的并购浪潮背后最主要的推动力，正是促进全球化进程的力量：不断下降的运输与通信成本，不断减少的贸易与投资壁垒，以及不断拓展的市场
[4] 修饰enlarged markets的定语从句：that（主）require（谓）enlarged operations（宾）（capable of meeting customer’s demands）（定）.
字面含义：市场的扩展／要求／扩大业务／能够满足／消费者的需求
本句译文：为满足消费者的需求而不断扩大业务从而不断扩展的市场。
全句译文：我认为，推动这股巨大的并购浪潮的最主要的力量，也是推动全球化进程的力量：运输与通信成本的逐渐下降，贸易与投资壁垒的减少，以及为满足消费者的需求而不断扩大业务从而不断扩展的市场。
第二句
All these（主）are（系）beneficial, not detrimental, to consumers（表）.
本句译文：所有这些对消费者来说都是有益而无害的。
第三句
[1] As productivity grows, [2] the world’s wealth increases.
本句译文：随着生产力的提高，全世界的财富也在增长。
【明日预告】
需要“织锦绣花”一般细心对待的“微观推理题”
Examples of benefits or costs of the current concentration wave are scanty. Yet it is hard to imagine that the merger of a few oil firms today could recreate the same threats to competition that were feared nearly a century ago in the U.S., when the Standard Oil trust was broken up. The mergers of telecom companies, such as WorldCom, hardly seem to bring higher prices for consumers or a reduction in the pace of technical progress. On the contrary, the price of communications is coming down fast. In cars, too, concentration is increasing -- witness Daimler and Chrysler, Renault and Nissan -- but it does not appear that consumers are being hurt.
65. From paragraph 4 we can infer that ________.
[A] the increasing concentration is certain to hurt consumers
[B] WorldCom serves as a good example of both benefits and costs
[C] the costs of the globalization process are enormous
[D] the Standard Oil trust might have threatened competition
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