【答案解析】由于各公司都意识到要想在今天的国际市场上保持竞争力就必须创新，所以创新正在推动整个工商业的发展。
上世纪，公司试图通过提高生产力来加强自己的竞争能力。今天，公司旨在通过在创新上投资来发展高端产品。
尽管国际市场发生了金融混乱，美国今天仍享有经济的繁荣，这表明我们正在收获创新产生的效益。
我认为，制药业是研究创新的重要性及其价值的最佳案例。 [解析]
Innovation is now driving the growth of the whole business and manufacturing industry as companies realize they must innovate to remain competitive in today"s global market.
In the last century companies sought to strengthen their competitiveness by increasing productivity. Today, companies are aiming to grow the top line through investment in innovation.
The economic prosperity the United States enjoys today, despite the financial turmoil in the global market, shows that we are reaping the benefits of innovation.
And I believe there is no better case study of the importance and value of innovation than the pharmaceutical industry.