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Nowadays, the standard for measuring national power has changed. These changes foretell a new standard for measuring power. No longer will a nation’s political influence be based solely on the strength of its military forces. Of course, military effectiveness will remain a primary measure of power. But political influence is also closely tied to industry competitiveness. It’s often said that without its military strength the former Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of power and influence that is evolving now places more emphasis on the ability of a country to compete effectively in the economic markets of the world.
America must recognize this new course of events. Our success in shaping world events over the past 40 years has been the direct result of out ability to adapt technology and out people’s capability to maintain peace. Our industrial genius over most of this period was unchallenged. It is ironic that it is just this genius that has enabled other countries to prosper and in turn to threaten out industrial leadership.
The competitiveness of America’s industrial base is an issue bigger than the Department of Defence and is going to require the efforts of the major institutional forces in our society—government, industry, and education. That is not to say that the Defence Department will not be a strong force in the process. But we simply cannot be, nor should we be, looked upon by others as the savior of American industry.
【正确答案】：Now the standard for measuring national power has changed. In the past military power decided a country’s influence. But now economic competitiveness is playing an increasingly important role. America should realize this change. In the past 40 years, its success depended both on technological success and on military power. However, we must now understand that the whole society should be devoted to maintaining our industrial success, because we cannot, and should not, depend on our soldiers to safeguard our industry.