G9-U5 Section A 3a
The Difficult Search for American Products in the US
If you go to another country, what kinds of things would you buy? Would you buy a camera in Japan, some beautiful clothes in France, or a watch in Switzerland? No matter what you may buy, you might think those products were made in those countries. However, you could be wrong. Kang Jian is a 17-year-old student from Shanghai. Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He found it interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China. “I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin, but even though most of the toys were American brands, they were made in China.”
Toys are not the only things made in China. “I wanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes,” he explains. “But I had to visit five or six stores before finding a pair made in America!” He realized that Americans can hardly avoid buying products made in China. “In fact,” he continues, “there were many other things there made in China — footballs, handbags, pet food, mobile phones. Even American flags are made in China!” Kang Jian thinks it’s great that China is so good at making these everyday things. More importantly, China is also making more high-technology products that people can buy and use in all parts of the world.
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在美国很难找到美国生产的产品
如果你去另一个国家,你会买些什么样的东西呢?你会在日本买相机,在法国买漂亮的衣服,或者在瑞士买手表吗?无论你买什么,你可能会认为那些产品是在那些国家生产的。然而,你可能错了。康健是一名来自上海的 17 岁学生。去年,他去旧金山看望他的叔叔和婶婶。他发现当地商店里这么多产品都是中国制造的,这很有意思。“我想给我的表弟买一辆玩具汽车,但尽管大多数玩具都是美国品牌,它们却是中国制造的。”
玩具并非唯一中国制造的东西。“我想买一双篮球鞋,” 他解释道。“但我得逛五六家商店才能找到一双美国制造的!”他意识到,美国人几乎无法避免购买中国制造的产品。“事实上,” 他继续说道,“那里还有很多其他中国制造的东西 —— 足球、手提包、宠物食品、手机。甚至美国国旗都是中国制造的!” 康健认为,中国如此擅长制造这些日常用品,这很棒。更重要的是,中国也在制造更多高科技产品,人们可以在世界各个地方购买和使用这些产品。