The world is changing every day. The Internet has made communication simpler. Transportation all around the world has never been more convenient. The world is getting smaller every day.
As jobs and businesses change, American states are trying to figure out how to adapt.
American governors held their yearly meeting recently and agreed that they have to do more to help people cope with globalization.
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"The plain fact of the matter is the world has changed," said Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, who sought to tell her fellow state leaders that globalization is their problem. She said what governors are doing now isn't enough.
The governors agreed to change school books so that students are learning the important skills. They also agreed to retrain current workers.
They also decided to help businesses in different states cooperate more instead of competing too much. (Jason Cox, Staff Writer with AP)
世界瞬息萬變,網路讓溝通更方便。世界各地的交通從未如此便捷過。世界逐日變小。
職業與產業演變,美國政府亟欲找出因應之道。
美國州長最近舉辦年度會議,決議彼此該更加努力,協助人民因應全球化。
希望說服其他州長「全球化是他們的問題」的亞利桑那州長珍娜.拿波利塔諾說︰「簡單的道理就是世界變了。」她也說州長們做得還不夠。
各州長同意編改教科書,讓學生學習重要技巧,也要讓上班族再教育。
他們也決定協助各州企業更密切合作,而非過度競爭。 (翻譯︰賴美君)
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