【答案解析】在整个人类历史上，成功的源泉在于对土地、黄金和石油等自然资源的控制。突然之间，成功的钥匙变成了知识。知识经济之王比尔·盖茨没有土地、黄金或石油。人们是怎样用知识来创造财富的?以知识为基础的经济正在提出一些新问题，提供新答案，为成功制定新的游戏规则。信息技术使人们有机会采用更高的生产力水平，开发新产品。//
成功的知识经济要求政府在教育、研究与开发领域投入巨资。有时候，成功的企业只有在成功时甘愿自我毁灭，方能建立起更加成功的新企业。在20世纪初曾名列美国最大的12家公司中，有11家没有看到21世纪的曙光。技术突破不断出现，经济环境不断变化，而这些公司未能适应新的形势。 [解析]
For all of human history the source of success has been controlling natural resources- land, gold and oil. Suddenly the answer is knowledge. The king of knowledge economy, Bill Gates, owns no land, no gold or oil. How does one use knowledge to build wealth? The knowledge-based economy is asking new questions, giving new answers and developing new rules for the success game. Information technology has opened up opportunities for new products with much higher levels of productivity. //
A successful knowledge-based economy requires large public investments in education, research and development. Sometimes successful businesses must be willing to destroy the old while it is still successful if they wish to build the new that will become successful. Of what were the twelve American companies at the beginning of the 20th century, eleven were not around to see the beginning of the 21st century. Technological breakthroughs occur, the economic environment changes, and they could not adjust.

【答案解析】现在，让我们来讨论一下腐败问题。我认为，所有国家必须采取坚定的立场反对腐败，奉行明智的宏观经济政策，并致力消除贫困。从亚洲危机得出的一个结论是：如果腐败广泛存在，发展就不可能持续。适当的调控和透明的经济管理越来越成为国内外投资者投资的必要条件。//
当然，不是只在发展中国家才存在腐败。非同寻常的是，经济合作和发展组织现在才刚刚建议，所有国家都应该认定在海外向官员行贿属刑事犯罪行为。我们必须加大力度，坚决果断地采取一切措施，打击政府官员的腐败行为。 [解析]
Now, let"s turn to the problem of corruption. I think all countries should take a firm stance on corruption, pursue a sensible macro economic policy, and are committed to poverty elimination. One of the conclusions to be drawn from the Asian crisis is that development is unsustainable where there is widespread corruption. Proper regulation and transparent economic management will increasingly be a pre-requisite for investment—and not just for foreign investors, but for domestic investment too. //
Of course, the causes of corruption do not only lie in developing countries. It is extraordinary that only now the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is recommending that all countries make it a criminal offence to offer a bribe to a public official overseas. We must intensify our efforts, and firmly and resolutely take any necessary measures in our combat against corrupt government officials.