Day 7
244. profile:形象,简介
raise one’s profile within the company提升在公司内部的形象
company/organization profile公司简介:
brochureproduct demonstrationleaftsales literature
It’s best tokeep a low profileuntil your MBO is pretty much signed and sealed.
最好是保持低调,直到你的管理层收购签字盖章为止。
MBO=Management Buyout管理层收购
Your Managing Director thinks the companyyou work for could raise its profile
locally by providing some form ofsponsorship to local organisations.
你的总经理认为你工作的公司可以通过为在当地组织提供某种形式的赞助来提
高知名度。
charity慈善sponsor赞助local community/organization当地社区/机构
high profile惹人注目;高姿态high-profile adj.高姿态的
a high-profile campaign广受关注的活动
low profilepersonality个性distinct personality独特的个性
245. □13 reject [rɪˈdʒekt] vt.拒绝接受;拒收
近义词:refuse; decline
派生:rejection n.拒绝接受;拒收
246. □13 remove [rɪˈmu:v] v.迁移;去除
近义词:get rid of
派生:removal n.搬迁;去除
248. □12 conflict [ˈkɒnflɪkt] n&vi.冲突;争执
派生:conflicting adj.矛盾的;冲突的
249. □12 connection [kəˈnekʃn] n.联系;连接
近义词:contact
派生:connect v.联系;连接
251. □12 distinct [dɪˈstɪŋkt] adj.明显的;截然不同的
派生:distinction n.区别;distinctive adj.独特的
252. □12 fixed [fɪkst] adj.固定的;不变的
派生:fix vt.安排;确定;修理
253. □12 franchise [ˈfræntʃaɪz] n.特许经销权
vt.授予(或出售)特许经销权(或经营权)
派生:franchiser n.授予(他人)特许权的公司(或组织);
franchisee n.获特许权的人(或公司)
255. □12 permanent [ˈpɜ:mənənt] adj.永久的;永恒的
派生:permanently adv.永久地
256. □12 proportion [prəˈpɔ:ʃn]
n.部分;比例
近义词:portion; part
258. □12 resist [rɪˈzɪst] v.反对;抵制
派生:resistant adj.抵制的;抵抗的;resistance n.抵制;抵抗
260. □12 storage [ˈstɔ:rɪdʒ] n.贮存,贮藏
派生:store v.贮存,贮藏
262. □12 supervisor [ˈsu:pəvaɪzə(r)] n.主管人;监督人
派生:supervise v.管理;监督;supervision n.管理;监督
264. □11 administration [ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn] n.管理;行政;管理部门
派生:administrate v.管理;支配;administrative adj.管理的;行政的;
administrator n.管理人员
265. □11 attach [əˈtætʃ] v.重视;(使)与……有联系
派生:attachment n.短期在……工作;附件
265. attach
attach great importance to重视
We are supposed to attach great importanceto products’ demonstration and
accessibility of the website.
我们应该重视产品演示和网站的访问上。
PTL is paying £25 a share forRoCom-approximately 40 per cent more than the
market value of the shares and its offerdocument boasted that ‘PTL attaches great
importance to key employees havingappropriate, performance-related remuneration.’
[rɪˌmju:nəˈreɪʃn]
PTL为RoCom支付了高于市值40%、每股25英镑的价格,并且在其报价文件
中夸口称PTL公司高度重视关键员工,他们会有适当的和业绩相关的薪酬。”
remuneration薪酬
approximately大约:around,roughly,justover,just
under,
elite education精英教育,public ceducation大众教育
看问题:dynamic动态的,far-sighted长远的
Competitiveness,fierce/stiff
competition激烈竞争academic学术
Compulsory redundantcy强制裁员voluntary redundantcytransfer转岗
266. □11 automate [ˈɔ:təmeɪt]
v.使自动化
派生:automated adj.自动化的;automation n.自动化
266. automate automation
自动化:
Update,freshenupgrade modernize computerized outdated
automate the production process自动化生产过程
重组:
reorganize/restructure重组simplifystreamline简化流程production line生产线
assembly line流水线,装配线
The idea of CRM in general is to enablebusinesses to use a single database to
automate customer-facing activities.
一般来说,CRM的理念是使企业能够使用单一数据库自动化面向客户的活动。
Databasedatabankcustomer baseshortlist最后入围的名单
Initially when we were a start-up we hadonly a handful of customers and it was easy
to keep track of them, so we had no need ofCRM, but eventually when we were long
past that stage we began to think aboutautomating the management of customers.
In this way they are automatically updatedevery time there are significant currency
fluctuations.
这样,每当有重大货币波动时,它们都会自动更新。
Exchange rate汇率
267. □11 boom [bu:m] n.激增;繁荣;v.繁荣;快速发展
派生:booming adj.急速发展的
267. boom
Babyboomoverpopulationbirth ratedeath rate
增长,增加:
Creep up,boomsurgesoarrocket、
增长幅度:10%30%45%60%90%
下降:
Creep downdescend slumpcollapse plunge plummet
下降幅度:缓慢下降下降幅度最大
Show/experience/witnessupward/downward/similar/opposite trend呈现。。。的趋势
fluctuation波动upside down上下颠倒
But the board wouldn't accept that thepredicted boom in these new overseas markets
was bound to be unstable because of likelyfluctuations in currency rates and share
prices.
但董事会不会接受在新的海外市场的预期增长注定是不稳定的,因为存在可能的
货币汇率和股票价格的波动。
268. □11 capable [ˈkeɪpəbl]
adj.有能力的;足以胜任的
近义词:competent; skilled
派生:incapable adj.没有能力的;capacity n.生产能力;能力
269. □11 competent [ˈkɒmpɪtənt] adj.有能力的;足以胜任的
近义词:capable; skilled
派生:incompetent adj.没有能力的;不称职的;competence/competency
n.能力
269. competentincompetent没能力的
强调能力:IncompetentCompetence=competency n有能力的 (修饰人)
竞争力(产品,品牌价值,价格):Competitiveness;core Competitiveness核心竞争力
competent supplier
It is concluded that, though not withoutits problems, ABC Company is a competent
supplier.
结论是,虽然有自己的问题,ABC公司还是一个合格的供应商。
Since our company engages in health fooddevelopment and production, we need
highly competent pharmaceutical talents tostaff the R&D Department in order to
develop the most effective and hencepopular health food.
因为我们公司从事保健食品的开发和生产,我们需要高素质的制药人才任职于研
发部门来研制最有效和受欢迎的保健食品。
270. □11 collection [kəˈlekʃn] n.一批物品;(常为季节性推出的)系列时装(或家用品);收藏品
派生:collect vt.收集;收藏;collective adj.集体的;共同的
271. domestic
市场:
home/domestic market国内的市场abroad/overseas/offshore海外的
Pacific rim环太平洋地区occupy/dominate占领,主导
Market share市场份额market leaderleading company
Favorable pricecompetitiveprice有竞争力的价格solid quality质量过硬
Lay a solid foundation打下坚实的基础
Currency货币:
exchange rate汇率significant change in currency fluctuation大幅的外汇波动
attract other domestic market segments吸引国内其他细分市场
extend the market拓展市场strong pound强势英镑
I worked for a tool manufacturer, which hadalways targeted the domestic market, but
then the Managing Director realised ourproduct lines would do well abroad, too, and
he asked me to look into how best toachieve this.
我曾为一家工具制造商工作,该公司一直瞄准国内市场,但总经理意识到我们的
产品线在国外也很畅销,他要求我研究如何最好地实现这一目标。
Export tax relief出口免税
鼓励的方式:finalcial incentive经济刺激specific trainingknowledge base
skill base技能基础allowancecompulsory
cutting-edge knowledge前沿知识
While the growth of domestic car sales in2010 slumped to the level of 2008 and
regained in 2011 the same level as that of2009, the growth of export car sales
remained the same as that of 2009 in 2010and 2011.
虽然在2010年国内汽车销售增速下滑至2008的水平, 在2011恢复至2009年
相同的水平,出口汽车销售增长在2010和2011年保持了与2009相同的水平。
272. □11 downturn [ˈdaʊntɜ:n]
n.(商业经济的)衰退,下降,衰退期
近义词:recession; depression
272. downturn
Financial crisis金融危机economic recession经济衰退cycle
As for the market, I don’t need to tell youthat telecoms is a world of often dramatic
ups and downturns, but there are some clearopportunities that emerge within the
industry.
至于市场,我不需要告诉你,电信业是一个经常出现戏剧性的上升和衰退的世界,
但在行业内部会出现一些明显的机会。
Dramatic ups and downturns大起大落unstable不稳定be rich overnight一夜暴富
273. □11 exploit [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] vt.利用;开发
派生:exploitation n.开发;利用;exploitable adj.可开发的;可利用的
273. exploit overexploit过度开采利用
natural resources自然资源raw material原材料fossil fuel化石燃料
sustainable development可持续发展alternativesreplace/remove
There is plenty of new blood with all thenew people we’ve taken on, many of them
fresh out of business school, but nobody’spotential is really being fully exploited in
any of the various departments.
在我们招聘的所有人员中有很多新鲜血液,他们中的许多人刚从商学院毕业,但
没有人的潜力在各部门得到充分发挥和利用。
Engage参与雇佣:hireemploynew recruits新员工onboarding入职培训
274. □11 fluctuation [ˌflʌktʃʊ'eɪʃn] n.波动;起伏
派生:fluctuate v.波动;起伏
276. joint
a risk venture风险投资venturecapitalism风险资本主义venture capitalist风险资本家
joint venture合资企业joint effort共同努力
For a start, in this age of joint venturesand outsourcing to specialist suppliers, two
companies may find themselves competingfiercely one day and bidding for contracts
together the next as part of the sameconsortium .
起初,在这个合资企业和外包给专业供应商的时代,两家公司可能会发现自己前
一天还在竞争激烈,第二天就成为同一财团的一部分来一起竞标合同。
激烈的:fierce/stiff/tough/cut-throat/severe
277. □11 manual [ˈmænjuəl] n.使用手册,说明书
adj.手工的;体力的
派生:manually adv.手工地
280. □11 postpone [pəˈspəʊn] v.延迟,延期
近义词:delay; put off
280.延期,延迟delay/postpone/putoff
提前:in advance/put porward
makeAppointment预约/meeting/invitation:, confirm/finalise确认
Date情侣约会blind date相亲
Buthoweverunfortunately
change先道歉 推迟(postpone)/delay/put
off取消(cancel)
细节变动
confirm先道谢
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