Davos man refers to the members of the international business elite who trek each year to the Swiss Alpine town for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
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- 中国大学MOOC: The meeting of World Economic Forum is held annually in the Swiss town of Davos.
- 中国大学MOOC: Davosman are members of World Economic Forum, mostly business elite.
- 中国大学MOOC: World Economic Forum are attended by business leaders of the world on business matters.
- Japan drops in gender equality ranking------- The report, which is also known as the Global Gender Gap Report 2020, was released by the Swiss institute which organizes the annual meeting of political and business leaders in Davos, __________ .
- Vocabulary 1. Cloze Davos is a small Alpine city in eastern Switzerland which began making itself known in the 1990s for hosting the World Economic Forum, an annual gathering of politicians, financiers and 1) ______. Each year, those taking part spend five days there 2) ______ and discussing 3) _______ issues such as the global supply of oil, world economic 4) ______ and environmental problems. Davos Men share the belief that globalization is both welcome and unstoppable. They would like to see national boundaries 5) _____ so as to 6)_____ their global operations. Some people say that this international perspective is a minority elitist position not shared by the majority of people. Others, however, argue that 7) _____ a global 8) _____ does not mean 9) ______one’s 10) _____ feelings or 11) _____ one’s national identity. The question, perhaps, is whether it is possible to 12) _____ between being global and being local.