1．上海成了跨国公司投资的热点。

Shanghai has become a heated destination of investment for transnational corporations.

2．根据上海统计局提供的情况，已有190家主要跨国公司在上海这个直辖市进行了投资，总额急剧上升至19.8亿美元。

According to Shanghai Statistical Bureau, 190 major transnational corporations have invested in Shanghai, a city which is directly under the central government, with total investment soaring to US$1.98 billion.

3．这些名列世界前500家的跨国公司以强大的技术力量和充足的财源为企业提供服务和资金。

These transnational corporations, which rank among the world’s top 500, provide service and financial assistance for the enterprises with their strong technological force and abundant funding.

4．究其数量而言，跨国公司在上海的外资企业中只占1.8%，但它们的投资额却占了外资总额的9.9%.

While transnational corporations account for only 1.8% of the total number of foreign-funded enterprises in Shanghai, their investment accounts for 9.9% of the total foreign investment.

5．跨国公司在单个项目上的投资达2,000万美元之多，投资方向主要微电子、电信设备、机械制造以及化工等部门。

Their investments in individual projects amount to US$20 million, with the major portion of investment going to the electronics, telecommunications equipment, machine-building and chemical sectors.

6． 跨国大公司大量涌入上海，同时也加快了这座城市的支柱产业的形成，例如汽车制造业的发展，便是其中一例。

The influx of transnational also accelerated the formation of Shanghai’s pillar industries, such as the automobile manufacturing industry.

7．上海大众汽车公司和上海易初摩托车有限公司从德国和日本引进了先进技术。

Advanced technology from Germany and Japan has been introduced to the Shanghai Volkswagen Automobile Co. and the Shanghai Ekchor Motorcycle Co. Ltd.

8．与此同时，作为一项加速发展上海电信设备产业的配套工程，几家中外合资企业已在上海宣告成立，其中包括上海贝尔电话设备制造有限公司和上海西门子移动电信设备公司。

At the same time, as part of an effort to accelerate development of its telecommunications equipment sector Shanghai has established several Sino-foreign joint ventures, including the Shanghai Bell Telephone Equipment Manufacturing Co, Ltd., and the Shanghai Siemens Mobile Telecommunications Equipment Co.