basic terms for business English---unit1-6-1311

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3. How large is the company? 1,000 employees, covers 75,000 square meters
Listening 1-Task 1
What’s your job? (not appropriate) Are you working at the moment? 4. Language Summary What line of work/ business are you in? Read aloud the following questions concerning company description. Which company are you working with?
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transportation and health care. Its major competition comes from GE, Philips Electronics, etc.

• B: I agree. • • Dialogue 3 • A: Carla, what’s the status of our advertising campaign?
UNIT 13 Advertising Strategy
• B: As I mentioned before, it’ll be a national campaign starting next month. We’ve decided to use a variety of media for full coverage. First, we’ll have 30-second spots on television once a day for 4 weeks. At the same time, we’ll do 15second radio commercials 4 times a day in selected cities with large populations. Finally, we’ll have some outdoor ads using billboards near main entrances to bigNIT 13 Advertising Strategy
• Dialogue 4 • A: As far as I know, your products are being
advertised only in the print media. That’s far from enough. • B: What’s your idea? • A: I think the products should be advertised on television and radio as well.
• 2. What media will your company choose in order to advertise the product?

商务英语Unit1部分答案1. Why is business believed to be exciting, important and necessary?Because it combines the science and the art of business with many other subjects, such as economics, geography, history, language, culture, laws, and so on.2. What does business mean traditionally and nowadays?Traditionally, business simply meant exchange or trade for things people wanted or needed. Today, In general, business refers to all such efforts within a society or within an industry.3. How many most common types of business are there? And what are they?Individuals or companies provide the organized efforts, for a profit, goods or services that satisfy the society’s needs.4. What is the difference between business and a business?The three most common are manufacturing firms, merchandisers, and service enterprises.5. In what way does a corporation raise money for its expansion?In general, business refers to all such efforts within a society or within an industry. However, a business is particular organization engaged in the above-mentioned activities.6. What is a joint venture? Find some examples in china.By offering stock publicly, it enables anyone with some money to buy the stock and become a part-owner of the company.1. Different states or groups can combine to enlarge their markets.2. Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances.3. We had to hire maids through an agency .4. He does wholesale business, while his brother is engaged in retail business.5. Chinese grammar is a thing different in nature from English grammar.6. The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.7. Establish your policies, constantly monitor prices and operating costs to insure profit.8. I never remember having come across a man like that.9. We just can't find enough good second-hand cars to satisfy demand.1. That factory has the capacity to manufacture ten tons of wool into cloth every day.2. Prices of the ice-boxes in that supermarket ranged from 100 dollars to 1,000 dollars each.3. When you are playing a game, you must try to find an advantage over your opponent.4. I’m sorry, that style of coat is completely out of stock in your size.5. Workers are not allowed to speed up their production at the expense of the quality.6. Many people are fond of combining a holiday with learning a new skill.7. Awards provide an incentive for young people to improve their skills.8. When I was in Paris on business last week, I came across an old friend of mine.1. Business is exciting because it combines the science and the art of business with many other subjects, such as economics, geography, history, language, culture, laws, and so on.商务令⼈兴奋是因为它把科学和商业艺术与许多其他学科结合在⼀起，像经济学、地理、历史、语⾔、⽂化、法律等等。

quasi-pubic 半公有公司
quasi a combining form meaning ―resembling,‖ ―having some, but not all of the features of,‖ used in the formation of compound words: quasi-definition; quasi-monopoly; quasi-official; quasi-scientific. 1. He was a quasi actor. 他有点象演员。 2. In some people's view, TV series is a kind of quasiart. 在某些人看来，电视连续剧是一种准艺术。

1. proprietorship — 所有权 2. stockholder — 股东，持股人 3. partnership — 合伙企业 4. entity — 实体 5. bankruptcy — 破产 6. joint-stock company — 合股公司 7. dividend —红利，股息 8. bylaw — 附则，细则 9. treasurer — 司库，财务长 10. comptroller —主计长，总会计师
tort: n. 侵权行为 a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.