哭笑不得: 北京污染赶跑外国人_BEC初级作文

哭笑不得: 北京污染赶跑外国人

But the expat community is concentrated in high-earning professional jobs and contributes enormously to the city’s economy and the development of advanced industries.

但是，外籍人士集中于高薪的专业工作岗位，他们为北京经济和先进产业的发展作出了巨大贡献。

Christian Murck, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, said the unprecedented levels of pollution in January had been a “tipping point” for some families and he knew of “many people” who are planning to leave as a result.

中国美国商会(American Chamber of Commerce in China)会长孟克文(Christian Murck)表示，1月份史无前例的严重污染，对某些外籍家庭来说是一个“转折点”，他知道有“很多人”正因此计划离开这里。

Executives at major companies and diplomats say recruiting new people to move to Beijing is one of the biggest concerns for businesses with China operations and many prospective candidates are now declining positions because of air pollution, especially if they have young children.

外交官和大企业高管表示，对于在华开展经营的企业来说，招聘新人到北京工作是最令人头疼的事情之一，许多潜在候选人现在出于对空气污染的担忧而不愿到北京工作，尤其是在他们有年幼子女的情况下。

Michael Namatinia, the regional president of an Israeli software company, said filling a senior management role in Beijing has been extremely difficult. “We tried to recruit someone to run our north Asia operations from Beijing but after finding a suitable candidate and negotiating for a month the person’s wife vetoed the move because of air pollution,” he said.