BEC考试一天天临近,筒子们有没有做好十足的战斗准备呢!词汇可是考试的一大难题呢,今天就和小编一起恶补一下吧,让它们成为我们忠实的俘虏指日可待!

business企业

Efficient management of these resources is essential to the success even to the survival of every business.
这些财物资源的有效管理是企业生存和发展的基础。



Tips:
business“商业”正式的说法,范围涵盖了生产、采购、产品销售和服务。同时也可以指强调冒险的企业,例如,如自由企业和民营企业的组合,但并不用于正式公司名称之中。
company 是指group of people united for business or commercial purposes,公司、商行的意思,而company主要是指称专业行业/领域和非跨国或跨领域公司。
corporation 主要指称跨国公司或跨行业/领域公司。
另外补充一下:在英联邦,凡是company均是业经登记、注册、具有独立法人资格的公司。在美国的法人公司,一般都采用corporation或company incorporated命名,仅使用company命名的公司,则表明不具备或至少让人不清楚其是否具备法人资格。

Homework: Reading Comprehension

I think there are at least two differences in the way of business between Chinese and American businessmen.
First, Chinese tend to have business negotiation in a rather indirect manner, as opposed to a direct manner of American businessmen. Chinese take time to see whether their prospective business contacts are really reliable as human beings, for example, by inviting them to a party and socializing with them. In contrast, Americans act with "get-down-to-business-first" mentality.
Second, the decision-making process of Chinese companies is considered to be very slow and time-consuming. This is because most Chinese companies have the bottom-up decision-making system which involves many people in the decision-making, as opposed to the American companies which usually operate with quick decisions made by the top management.
I hope American businessmen will understand these differences in business practices and adjust to the Chinese way of business.

Question:
According to the article, which description of differences business way between Chinese and American businessmen is NOT correct?

A. American businessmen often use a direct way.
B. Chinese tend to have business negotiation in a rather roundabout manner.
C. American companies usually operate with risk decisions by the top management.
D. Chinese companies make decisions very slow and time-consuming.