VOA 商务英语 lesson37

Dialog 1:
Corporate¹ culture, teamwork(集体合作)，teamplayer（合群的人）
Ｆ:Are you ready to make a decision?
M: you mean are we ready to make a decision?
F: All is “we”, I do admire the teamwork at World Grahics.
M: our team’s made us successful.
F: all your employees are teamplayers.
M: we won’t hire anyone who was a teamplayer.
F: I think this means you don’t want to oursource your work.
M: No, we won’t outsource, it doesn’t fit with our corporate culture.
Q: what kind of employees does World Graphics² hire?
A:Teamplayers
Dialog 2:
F: so we have 2 options left(remaining), expand the existing office or open a branch office.
M: There is only 1 option , a branch office to take care of our video production need.
F: Well. World Graphics has the right name for a branch office overseas.
M: our name is approriate, and we’ve thought about going global for a long time.
F: many of your employees have lived overseas,
M: both studying and working.
F: so they’re aware of the kind of challenges you may face.
M: Yes, we’re a multinational³ staff.
Q:what will World Graphics do?
A:open a branch office overseas
Dialog 3:
Minimize the risks
Ｆ：Well,With that decision behind us,we move on to our next step.(move on to =push ahead to=continue to)
M: do select the site.
F: That’s the fun part.
M:Site selection is a big decision. We can’t afford any mistakes.
F: you need to analyze⁴ all possible sites and weigh the pros⁵ and cons⁶.
M: examine the political and economic situations in each area.
F: We want to minimize risks.
M: so are there risks in the site economy(所选地点的经济)?
F: and are there risks in the government?
M: both will have an impact on our foreigh business.
Q; What do they want to minimize when they pick up a site.
A: risks
Small talks:(邀请)
－－how about the dinner today?/Can you do lunch/do you want to go to lunch)
-----Sorry I can’t, I have a meeting/sure, what’s time?

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。

3 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

4 analyze   

vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)

参考例句：

• We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
• The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。

5 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》