【BEC實(shí)戰(zhàn)沖刺】詞匯閱讀篇 第三期
BEC考試一天天臨近,筒子們有沒(méi)有做好十足的戰(zhàn)斗準(zhǔn)備呢!詞匯可是考試的一大難題呢,今天就和小編一起惡補(bǔ)一下吧,讓它們成為我們忠實(shí)的俘虜指日可待!
business企業(yè)
Efficient management of these resources is essential to the success even to the survival of every business.
這些財(cái)物資源的有效管理是企業(yè)生存和發(fā)展的基礎(chǔ)。
Tips:
business“商業(yè)”正式的說(shuō)法,范圍涵蓋了生產(chǎn)、采購(gòu)、產(chǎn)品銷售和服務(wù)。同時(shí)也可以指強(qiáng)調(diào)冒險(xiǎn)的企業(yè),例如,如自由企業(yè)和民營(yíng)企業(yè)的組合,但并不用于正式公司名稱之中。
company 是指group of people united for business or commercial purposes,公司、商行的意思,而company主要是指稱專業(yè)行業(yè)/領(lǐng)域和非跨國(guó)或跨領(lǐng)域公司。
corporation 主要指稱跨國(guó)公司或跨行業(yè)/領(lǐng)域公司。
另外補(bǔ)充一下:在英聯(lián)邦,凡是company均是業(yè)經(jīng)登記、注冊(cè)、具有獨(dú)立法人資格的公司。在美國(guó)的法人公司,一般都采用corporation或company incorporated命名,僅使用company命名的公司,則表明不具備或至少讓人不清楚其是否具備法人資格。
Homework: Reading Comprehension
I think there are at least two differences in the way of business between Chinese and American businessmen.
First, Chinese tend to have business negotiation in a rather indirect manner, as opposed to a direct manner of American businessmen. Chinese take time to see whether their prospective business contacts are really reliable as human beings, for example, by inviting them to a party and socializing with them. In contrast, Americans act with "get-down-to-business-first" mentality.
Second, the decision-making process of Chinese companies is considered to be very slow and time-consuming. This is because most Chinese companies have the bottom-up decision-making system which involves many people in the decision-making, as opposed to the American companies which usually operate with quick decisions made by the top management.
I hope American businessmen will understand these differences in business practices and adjust to the Chinese way of business.
Question:
According to the article, which description of differences business way between Chinese and American businessmen is NOT correct?
A. American businessmen often use a direct way.
B. Chinese tend to have business negotiation in a rather roundabout manner.
C. American companies usually operate with risk decisions by the top management.
D. Chinese companies make decisions very slow and time-consuming.
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