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One promising area for Chinese brands in the global marketplace is white goods of low- to mid-technology. By some estimates, Chinese brands have roughly 90% of the domestic market for refrigerators and washing machines, 70%－80% of the market for air-conditioners and 60% for color televisions. “In many areas the quality of products has improved to the point where they are quite marketable,” says Philip Day, a vice- president at consulting firm A. T. Kearney in Hong Kong. “What we’re now seeing is Chinese companies getting their act together in terms of marketing.”

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One promising area for Chinese brands in the global marketplace is white-goods of low-to mid-technology.

有一个领域，中国的品牌现在就已经开始走向世界，那就是白色家电。

词语解释

1、white goods

all those heavy household appliances that were originally manufactured with a white enamel finish, such as refrigerators, freezers, washers and dryers, or stoves. Today the term applies to all such goods, even though they are available in a variety of decorator colors and finishes 白色家电（产品）

2、get one’s act together

to become more organized and behave in a more effective way, especially in order to achieve something按部就班地行事；组织起来，e.g.

You need to get your act together if you're going to find the right house to buy.

句子分析

What we are now seeing is Chinese companies getting their act together in terms of marketing.

1）“What we are now seeing”是主语从句。

2）“Chinese companies getting their act together in terms of marketing”是个带逻辑主语的动名词短语，“Chinese companies”是后面动名词短语“getting their act together in terms of marketing”的逻辑主语，同样，这个结构相当于一个表语从句，that Chinese companies are。

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