오늘, we’ll be discussing the trend of companies transferring their operations to nearby countries, 지정학적 이유 때문에, 또는 최근 글로벌 공급망의 중단으로 인해, 컨테이너 위기처럼, 그리고 Covid가 제기하는 문제. 예를 들어, companies are relocating to Mexico in order to be closer to the U.S. market.
Listen to this headline from the Natural Gas Intel website, 2월 출간 2, 2023: “Mexican Nearshoring Opportunities Seen Spurring Energy Needs.”
“Nearshoring” describes this trend. Production plants are moving nearer to the United States.
물론, the word “shore” refers to the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water. But here, it really has the meaning of a border. “Nearshoring” is when the operations are close to your border.
The article also mentions how energy companies in Mexico are taking advantage of new opportunities to provide electricity to these new production plants and offices. The headline uses the word “spurring,”. When used in this context, “spurring” means creating new energy needs.
드디어, there’s an English idiom that relates to nearshoring: “hedging your bets.” This means taking precautions to protect yourself from risk. 이 경우, US companies are “hedging their bets” by moving key production facilities closer to home to ensure their supply lines.
- Nearshoring
- Spurring
- Hedging a bet.
See a related lesson on Friend-shoring.
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