Business Terms

業(yè)務(wù)術(shù)語(yǔ)

To?merge, to combine or come together.?合并，合并或合并

Those two companies used to be competitors, but now they have merged into one company.?那兩家公司過(guò)去是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手，但現(xiàn)在合并成了一家公司。

When the two companies merged, many people were laid off.?這兩家公司合并后，許多人被解雇了。

填空：When the two companies merged, ?some of their best people left and started another company.?當(dāng)這兩家公司合并時(shí)，一些最優(yōu)秀的員工離開(kāi)了，創(chuàng)辦了另一家公司。

when two companies combine into one，it's called a merger.當(dāng)兩個(gè)公司合并成一個(gè)時(shí)，這也就是所謂的合并

To acquire, to buy or take position.獲得，購(gòu)買(mǎi)或占有。

Some big companies grow by acquiring other companies.一些大公司通過(guò)收購(gòu)其他公司來(lái)發(fā)展。

One way to protect your business is to acquire your competitors.保護(hù)你的生意的一個(gè)方法就是收購(gòu)你的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。

填空：One?way?to?acquire?new technology?is?to?hire?innovative?people?from?other?companies.

The best way to acquire a new skill is to find a great teacher or program and practice every day.獲得一項(xiàng)新技能的最好方法是找一個(gè)好老師或者每天練習(xí)。

An?agenda, a plan or a list of items to be discussed at a meeting.?會(huì)議議程要在會(huì)議上討論的議程、計(jì)劃或項(xiàng)目清單

The agenda for the meeting is still unclear.?會(huì)議議程仍不清楚。

What are the main points on the agenda for the meeting.?會(huì)議議程上的要點(diǎn)是什么?

填空：He may have a hidden agenda that hides his real plans, so let's be careful what we say at the meeting.?他可能有一個(gè)隱藏的議程，隱藏了他的真實(shí)計(jì)劃，所以讓我們小心我們?cè)跁?huì)上說(shuō)的話。

there are too many items on the agenda，so we need to cut it down and focus on fewer things. 有太多的議程項(xiàng)目，所以我們需要切割（分解項(xiàng)目）并且聚焦（專注）較少的事情上

A?contract, a written document that defines the rules in a relationship.?合同，定義關(guān)系中規(guī)則的書(shū)面文件。

A contract isn't usually useful until things begin to go badly in a relationship.?在一段關(guān)系開(kāi)始變得糟糕之前，合同通常是沒(méi)用的。

According to our contract, their first payment is due next week.?根據(jù)我們的合同，他們的第一筆付款將于下周到期。

It took a long time to agree on a contract because their lawyers kept finding issues that kept us apart.?他們花了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才就一份合同達(dá)成一致，因?yàn)樗麄兊穆蓭熞恢痹趯ふ野盐覀兎珠_(kāi)的問(wèn)題。

The contract was too much in their favor, so we didn’t sign it.合同對(duì)他們太有利了，所以我們沒(méi)有簽。

Assets and?liabilities, assets are what you own and liabilities are what you owe.?資產(chǎn)和負(fù)債，資產(chǎn)是你所擁有的，負(fù)債是你所欠的。

Knowing the assets and liabilities of a company helps?determine?a company's value.?了解公司的資產(chǎn)和負(fù)債有助于確定公司的價(jià)值。

The company had more liabilities than assets so we decided not to invest.?公司負(fù)債比資產(chǎn)多，所以我們決定不投資。

填空：Our assets?include?some?great?technology,so we need to keep investing in research.我們的資產(chǎn)包括一些偉大的技術(shù)，所以我們需要繼續(xù)在研究上投資。

Knowing?the?assets?and?liabilities?of?a?company?helps determine?a?company's value.

They have to pay a huge tax penalty, so they have lost value due to the increase in their liabilities.?他們必須繳納巨額稅款，所以他們的價(jià)值由于負(fù)債的增加而損失。

One way to protect your business is to?acquire your competitors.?保護(hù)你的生意的一個(gè)方法就是收購(gòu)你的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。

Those two companies used to be competitors ,but now they have merged into?one company.?那兩家公司過(guò)去是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手，但現(xiàn)在合并成了一家公司。

跟讀：

Some big companies grow by acquiring other companies.

We?don't?know?what's on his agenda,so?we?need to be?careful?what?we?say.

when two companies combine into one，it's called a merger.

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A contract isn't usually useful until things begin to go badly in a relationship.

One?way?to?acquire?new technology?is?to?hire?innovative?people?from?other?companies.