剑桥商务英语中级课文讲解Unit1.docVIP

Unit 1a Teamwork Assessing teams Reading 2 (P8) 1. polish adjective 波兰的subsidiary noun 子公司 be poles apart be poles apart = be widely separated相距甚远The employers and the trade union leaders are still poles apart. 雇主们与工会领袖们的意见仍然相差太远。 President noun President (AmE) / Chairman (BrE) 总裁，董事长CEO (Chief Executive Officer) / MD (Managing Director) 总经理 系法语Societe Anonym、意大利语Societa Anonima和西班牙语Sociedad Anonima的简称，均译为“股份公司”acquire verb acquire 原意为获得占有，在商务语篇中指并购收购吞并 acquisition n. 通过收购吞并而获得 merge v. (merger n.) 兼并并购investment noun 投资 major/massive/sizeable investment nvest verb 8. take something ? over phrasal verb 接受，接管 to take control of somethingHis only reason for investing in the company was to take it over. 9. Warsaw-based 总部位于华沙 toiletries noun [plural] 日化用品things such as soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself ，本文中指生产这类产品的工厂或公司。 11. turnover noun (1) [singular, uncountable] [British English] the amount of business done during a particular period营业额turnover of (2) [singular, uncountable] the rate at which people leave an organization and are replaced by others 员工流动的比率 staff /labor turnover a high degree of labor turnover among women 12. business noun 做可数名词指“工商企业、公司”意同 company, firm 。 e.g. The majority of small businesses go broke within the first 24 months. 最初的两年里大部分的小公司都破产了。 做不可数名词指“生意、商业” 13. brand noun 牌子，型号brand = make e.g. What make is your car? 14. in spite of 不管approach verb (1) 接近 [intransitive and transitive] to move towards or nearer to someone or something She heard footsteps approaching. 她听见脚步声越来越近。 询问，接洽 [transitive] to ask someone for something, or ask them to do something, especially when you are asking them for the first time or when you are not sure if they will do it approach somebody for something Students should be able to approach teachers for advice. 学生可以找到老师询问建议。 approach somebody/something about (doing) something The charity approached several stores about giving food aid. 这家慈善机构与多家商店接洽，希望他们给与食物援助。 e.I have already been appr