2014年七大不靠谱的商业预测

I'm pleased to see manufacturing jobs returning to the U.S., but I don't expect the manufacturing industry to have the galvanic effect on the economy that many hope for. Why? Because automation will sharply erode the number of jobs any factory requires. The disappearance of blue-collar and entry-level jobs is already a problem, and that problem will grow.
我很高兴看到制造业的工作机会又重回美国市场，但我不认为它会像很多人期望的那样，产生原电池效应拯救经济。为什么？因为制造业中的很多工作机会都被机械化的自动生产取代了。蓝领阶层和基础职位的消失已经成了一个问题，而这个问题还将继续扩大。

5. Women keep rising.
女性地位继续上升。

The appointment of Inga Beale to run Lloyds of London and of Mary Barra to run General Motors marked an encouraging end to 2013. Progress for women in the coming year will continue to be too little and too slow, but you should expect to see women in positions of power and influence everywhere. Even Japan is starting to try to get women into work.
Inga Beale出任伦敦劳埃德保险公司CEO，Mary Barra 出任通用汽车高级副总裁，这些都为2013年的女性地位写下了浓墨重彩的一笔。接下来的一年，女性地位还将继续发展，但进展会缓慢而微小，但你一定能随处看到女性的权力和影响力。再怎么说，就连日本都开始鼓励女性工作了呢。

6. Gene therapy comes good.
基因疗法发展良好。

After decades of promise, new gene therapies are starting to deliver real results. Like all new therapies, communicating accurately how and where it works will prove as challenging as the treatment itself.
在经历了长达几十年的许诺后，新的基因疗法终于开始有了一些真实的好成果。不过就像所有的新型疗法一样，基因疗法需要向公众准确地传递如何治疗以及治疗背后的原理，这和疗法本身一样具有挑战性。

7. Trust will remain the single most critical business issue.
信任感依然会是商业领域中唯一且最关键的问题。

Do your customers trust you? Do they know what you do with their data and are they happy with it? This will be a major issue not just for the N.S.A., Microsoft and Google. Nor will Google Glass be the only product to provoke debate. Trust reduces the cost of doing business and those who don't build relationships of trust with their partners, suppliers and customers will feel the pinch.
你的消费者信任你吗？他们知道你都拿他们的个人信息干嘛去了吗？你这么做他们高兴吗？这不仅仅是美国国家安全局、微软和谷歌的问题。谷歌眼镜也不会是唯一一个引发争论的产品。如果你和你的顾客之间有足够的信任，这会降低你做生意的成本；反之，那些不重视与合伙人、供应商和消费者建立信任关系的企业则会为之所累。