第46章 行業(yè)發(fā)展
David: What is China's pharmaceutical industry like?
中國的醫(yī)藥業(yè)怎么樣?
You: In the past fifty years, China's pharmaceuticalindustry has grown from nothing into a boomingindustry. When the PRC was established in 1949,China's basic pharmaceutical industries were veryweak.
在過去的50年里,中國的醫(yī)藥業(yè)實(shí)現(xiàn)了從低潮到繁榮的轉(zhuǎn)變。盡管1949年建國時(shí),中國的醫(yī)藥業(yè)還都十分薄弱。
David: The entire pharmaceutical industry?
你是在說整個(gè)醫(yī)藥行業(yè)嗎?
You: Yes, the entire pharmaceutical industry was quite weak at the 1950s.
對(duì)。50年代時(shí),醫(yī)藥業(yè)不大景氣。
David: So in the last 50 years it has developed.
所以,你認(rèn)為這些發(fā)展都要?dú)w功于近50年。
You: Yes, and now China has achieved an important position in the world market as a supplierof raw materials for pharmaceuticals.
對(duì)。中國的藥品原料出口已經(jīng)在世界上占有很重要的地位。
David: What do you mean?
怎么講?
You: I mean that many multi national companies depend on China for raw materials, and Chinahas cornered about 30% of the market share for pharmaceutical chemicals.
中國是很多跨國公司的原料供應(yīng)地,而且它的化學(xué)藥品在世界市場(chǎng)上的份額達(dá)30%之多。
David: It seems like in the past 50 years China's pharmaceutical market has opened to theworld.
好像中國的醫(yī)藥市場(chǎng)在過去的50年里一直都是開放的,是嗎?
You: Not exactly. In the first thirty years, China's economy was not open to Western countries.But since the 1980's, in the last twenty years, China's international trade has taken off.
是這樣的。最初的30年里,步伐比較緩慢;改革開放近20年以來,發(fā)展越來越快。