商务英语BEC高级阅读辅导1

　　BEC商务英语阅读，商务英语考试中的No.1，含金量已经无需多言。但是，无论是还在犹豫是否要参加BEC考试的，还是已经通过BEC考试的，都在疑惑到底学了BEC有什么用呢?让我们通过下面的学习来看看BEC到底都能让我们获得什么。

　　学习重点

　　1. Text: No longer poles apart

　　2. Arranging a course

　　3. Vocabulary consolidation

　　4. Memo writing

　　5. Oral Practice --- Training Opportunities

　　6. Homework

　　I. Reading.

　　No longer Poles apart

　　Polish adj. 波兰的;

　　subsidiary n.子公司

　　be poles apart = be widely separated相距甚远

　　e.g. 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。(如有关工资问题)

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　　President(AmE)/ Chairman(BrE) 总裁，董事长

　　Board of Directors

　　CEO (Chief Executive Officer)/ MD (Managing Director) 总经理

　　acquire v. 收购(n. acquisition)

　　merge v. (merger n. ) with

　　investment n.投资(v. invest)

　　major /massive/sizeable investment

　　take something ↔ over接受，接管to take control of something

　　His only reason for investing in the company was to take it over.

　　Ruth moved into our apartment and promptly took over.

　　--- takeover n.

　　Warsaw-based 总部位于华沙

　　-based: 总部位于：headquarters, head office

　　branch, office

　　toiletries noun [plural] things such as soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself日化用品

　　turnover noun

　　1 [singular, uncountable] British English the amount of business done during a particularperiod营业额

　　2 [singular, uncountable] the rate at which people leave an organization and are replaced byothers 员工流动的比率

　　turnover of

　　Low pay accounts for the high turnover.

　　staff/labour turnover

　　a high degree of labour turnover among women

　　Wroclaw 弗罗茨瓦夫(波兰西南部城市)

　　￡11m:读做11 million pounds

　　brand 牌子=make

　　export v.& n. 出口

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　　in spite of 不管

　　approach verb

　　▶MOVE TOWARDS◀ 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。

　　▶ASK◀ 询问，接洽

　　[transitive] to ask someone for something, or ask them to do something, especially when youare 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。

　　I have already been approached by several other companies (=offered a job, work etc). 已经有几家公司与我接洽。

　　▶DEAL WITH◀

　　[transitive] to begin to deal with a situation or problem in a particular way or with a particularattitude

　　approach a problem/task/matter etc 解决，处理(问题)

　　It might be possible to approach the problem in a different way. 处理相同问题可以采用不同的解决办法。

　　approach noun

　　▶METHOD◀

　　[countable] a method of doing something or dealing with a problem 方法

　　approach to

　　a new approach to teaching languages 一种新的语言教学方法

　　He decided to adopt a different approach and teach the Bible through story-telling. 他决定采用一种不同方法，即通过讲故事的方法来教授圣经。

　　regulation and control 规范与控制

　　take somebody/something ↔ on phrasal verb

　　1 take somebody ↔ on

　　to start to employ someone 招募，雇用

　　We're taking on 50 new staff this year. 我们今年招募了50名新员工。

　　2 take something ↔ on

　　to agree to do some work or be responsible for something 承担工作或职责

　　Don't take on too much work - the extra cash isn't worth it. 不要给自己太多的工作量了，多挣的那些钱一点也不值。

　　3 take something ↔ on

　　to begin to have a particular quality or appearance

　　Her face took on a fierce expression. His life had taken on a new dimension.

　　responsibility n. 责任 (adj. responsible 后跟介词for)

　　accountable 对…负责的(后跟介词for)

　　department, division, section

　　Research and Development Department---Purchasing Department---Production Department(Manufacturing Department) (Maintenance Division)--- Warehousing---Distribution Department(Despatch Department) --Marketing Department---Advertising Department---Sales Department----Customer Service Department

　　Personnel Department

　　Human Resources Department

　　Finance Department

　　Accounts Department

　　Administration Department

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　　bring somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb

　　1 to introduce a new law 颁布一项新法律

　　Harsh anti-Trade Union laws were brought in in the early 1980s. 严厉的反工会法于80年代早期颁布。

　　2 to ask someone to become involved in a discussion or situation 聘请

　　I'd like to bring in Doctor Hall here and ask him his views. 我想聘请…博士来这里并询问他的意见。

　　The police were brought in to investigate the matter. 他们把警方请来，调查此事。

　　3 to earn a particular amount or produce a particular amount of profit 产生收益

　　The sale of the house only brought in about £45,000. 这栋房子只卖了4万5千英镑。

　　4 to attract customers to a shop or business 吸引

　　We've got to bring in more business if we want the restaurant to survive. 我们如果想要让这家饭馆继续生存下去，我们就必须吸引更多人。