新编剑桥商务英语高级第三版第二章
 
 
P19
1. I am deeply saddened by this outcome.
We have come so far under such trying circumstances over the past 18 months.
(被收购企业代表的发言)这个结果令我非常痛心。在过去18个月中,尽管情形十分不利,我们也都坚持了下来。
Trying-If you describe something or someone as trying, you mean that they are difficult to deal with and make you feel impatient or annoyed. 难对付的; 令人厌烦的
 
2. gain significant momentum发展加快
3. put out a press release发布新闻稿
4. Rationalise staffing
Rationalise-to make a business more effective by removing unnecessary workers, equipment etc对〔企业〕进行合理化改革〔指裁减冗员、处理闲置设备等〕
Eg. Our systems will be rationalized over the coming months.在未来的几个月里,我们的体制将进行合理化改革。
 
5. major job cuts裁员
wielding the axe 大刀阔斧改革,裁员
 
6. stock brokers证券经纪人
7. work at a high tempo (快节奏地)
8. organise in a project-based way
 
9. devolve responsibility=delegate power
Devolve-If you devolve responsibility, power etc to a person or group at a lower level, or if it devolves on them, it is given to them(将)〔责任、权力等〕下放[转交,委派]
Eg. The federal government has devolved responsibility for welfare to the states. 联邦政府已将福利方面的职责下放给各州政府。
 
10. plodding and bureaucratic沉闷且官僚
11. consensus 共识

12. empowerment授权
The empowerment of a person or group of people is the process of giving them power and status in a particular situation. 权利赋予
Eg. I empower my agent to make the deal for me.我授权我的代理人处理此项交易。
Eg. This government believes very strongly in the empowerment of women.这届政府坚信赋权于妇女。
 
Listen 2.1 P135
13. throw sb in at the deep end 让某人身处困难
14. paternalistic approach 家长作风
Paternalistic-Someone who is paternalistic makes all the decisions for the people they govern, employ, or are responsible for. 家长式的; 专断的
15. in retrospect回顾
16. get a lot of flak=be strongly criticized
17. it’s survival of the fittest
18. make decisions in a matter of weeks数周内作出决定
19. I’ll make this brief, but what I have to say is no less important for being short.
20. as things stand=in view of the current situation
21. we are going to be quite a bit short of that=fall short of/lack …达不到
22. markets get a bit twitchy=anxious
23. trade our way out of this=get out of difficulty by trading/..
24. market is going to remain flat(萧条)
=Stagnant/depressed/sluggish
 
25. be discreet about谨慎小心
=be wary of/cautious/careful
 
2.2
26. stock a bigger range of toys(存货)
27. prompt speculation(激起投机)
28. Business magnate工业巨头 大亨
Mogul新闻影视界大亨 有权势显要的人
A mogul is an important, rich, and powerful businessman, especially one in the news, film, or television industry. (尤指新闻、影视界的)大人物; 大亨
Tycoon企业大亨
A tycoon is a person who is successful in business and so has become rich and powerful. (工商界的) 大亨
 
29. logistics物流
30. inbound入境outbound出境
31. Outsourcing外包
If a company outsources work or things, it pays workers from outside the company and often outside the country to do the work or supply the things. 外包
Eg. companies that outsource IT functions.将信息技术方面的工作外包的公司
Subcontracting转包if a company subcontracts work, they pay other people to do part of their work for them将〔已签合约的工作〕分包[转包]给他人
Eg. Some of the work will be subcontracted to another company. 其中一部分工作将分包给另一家公司。
Outside supplier 外部供应商another company that supplies goods or performs services, also known as a vendor.(参见这里)
 
32. Just-in-time 准时生产方法的
denoting or relating to an industrial method in which waste of resources is eliminated or reduced by producing production-line components, etc, as they are required, rather than holding large stocks 准时生产方法的; 没有大量库存,按照生产需求进货进行生产,从而消除或减少资源浪费 ( abbr: JIT)
 
33. Lean production 精益生产 杜绝浪费=lean manufacturing
Lean manufacturing is a manufacturing method which aims to reduce wastage, for example, by keeping stocks low and by working more flexibly.
 
34. play the white knight 成为救星(from merger or takeover)
White knight- a person or company that puts money into a business in order to save it from being controlled by another company
〔为某公司提供资金使其免受另一公司控制的〕救星,救急的人[公司]
 
35. sell-off 清仓甩卖 股票出售
36. consistent decision-making procedure一致的决策制定程序
37. core business核心业务
 
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