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7:
takeupandpracticeasone'
sown
8:
takepossessionofwithoutpermissionortakewithforce,asafteraconquestorinvasion
9:
takeup,asofdebtsorpayments
10:
takebyconquest;
asofterritory
Takeover:
n.Theactoraninstanceofassumingcontrolormanagementoforresponsibilityforsomething,especiallytheseizureofpower,asinanation,politicalorganization,orcorporation.
Overtake:
tr.v.
1a.Tocatchupwith;
drawevenorlevelwith.
b.Topassaftercatchingupwith.
2Tocomeuponunexpectedly;
takebysurprise:
geopoliticalstrategistswhowereovertakenbyeventsinsoutheastAsia.
•Turnover:
–sales;
numberoftimesaparticularstockofgoodsissoldandrestockedduringagivenperiodoftime.
–Thenumberofworkershiredbyanestablishmenttoreplacethosewhohaveleftinagivenperiodoftime.
•Expatriate:
1、Onewhohastakenupresidenceinaforeigncountry.
2、Onewhohasrenouncedone'
snativeland.
adj.(-ĭt,-āt'
)
Residinginaforeigncountry;
expatriated:
"
Shedelightedinthebohemianfreedomenjoyedbytheexpatriateartists,writers,andperformerslivinginRome"
(JanetH.Murray).
•Return:
1、Theprofitmadeonanexchangeofgoods.
2、Aprofitoryield,asfromlabororinvestments.Oftenusedintheplural.
3、Outputoryieldperunitratherthancostperunit,asinthemanufacturingofaparticularproduct.
•Seminarn.
1.
a.Asmallgroupofadvancedstudentsinacollegeorgraduateschoolengagedinoriginalresearchorintensivestudyundertheguidanceofaprofessorwhomeetsregularlywiththemtodiscusstheirreportsandfindings.
b.Acourseofstudysopursued.
c.Ascheduledmeetingofsuchagroup.
2.Ameetingforanexchangeofideas;
aconference
Unit1bCommunication
Bilingual:
Usingorabletousetwolanguages,especiallywithequalornearlyequalfluency
Dominance/dominate:
Tocontrol,govern,orrulebysuperiorauthorityorpower:
Understate:
Tostatewithlesscompletenessortruththanseemswarrantedbythefacts
Culture-specific:
AnythingthatisspecifictoacertainculturalsystemSubsidiary(>
50%voting
stock)vs.parentcompany
Cross-culturalissuesthingsthatcomparingordealingwithtwoormoredifferentcultures
Awareness:
thestateorabilitytoperceive,tofeel,ortobecousciousofevents,objectsorsensorypatterns
Cancel:
v.eraseorcutoffsth,thatwasscheduled
Confirm:
v.tomakesth.validorsupportsthbyaformalact
Unit2aEntertainingaclient
Enhance:
Tomakegreater,asinvalue,beauty,oreffectiveness;
Facility:
Easeinmoving,acting,ordoing;
somethingcreatedtoserveaparticularfunction:
hospitalsandotherhealthcarefacilities.
Flexibility:
Capableofbeingbentorflexed;
Susceptibletoinfluenceorpersuasion;
•Caterto:
satisfyaneedordemand(connectswithdeference顺从)
Corporateevents:
Oforrelatingtoacorporationsocialgatheringoractivities
Unit2bCorporatehospitality
Hospitali:
Cordialandgenerousreceptionofordispositiontowardguests.
•Fact-finding:
thejobofapersonorgroupofpersonsinajudicialoradministrativeproceedingthathasorhavetheresponsibilityofdeterminingthefactsrelevanttodecideacontroversy.Thetermtrieroffactgenerallydenotesthesamefunction.Theprocessisanextremelyimportantpartofthecommunicationprocess
•Placeanorderwith:
toorder
•Finalise:
adj.
1.Formingoroccurringattheend;
last:
thefinalsceneofafilm.
2.Oforconstitutingtheendresultofasuccessionorprocess;
ultimate:
anactwithbothanimmediateandafinalpurpose.
3.Nottobechangedorreconsidered;
unalterable:
Thejudge'
sdecisionisfinal.Seesynonymsatlast1.
n.
Somethingthatcomesatorformstheend,especially:
a.Thelastoroneofthelastofaseriesofcontests:
thefinalsofastatespellingbee.
b.Thelastexaminationofanacademiccourse.
•Stopover:
1,aninterruptioninthecourseofajourneyforstoppingorvisitingatacertainplace.
2,aplacevisitedbrieflyinthecourseofajourney.
•Sportevent
1,anactivediversionrequiringphysicalexertionandcompetition
2,theoccupationofathleteswhocompeteforpay
v.
1,wearordisplayinanostentatiousorproudmanner
2,playboisterously
•Corporateevent:
achancetopromoteyourcompanyandproduct/serviceinalowkey,professionalandpressurefreeenvironment.
•Recipe
1.Asetofdirectionswithalistofingredientsformakingorpreparingsomething,especiallyfood.
2.Aformulaforormeanstoadesiredend:
arecipeforsuccess.
3.Amedicalprescription
•(putsth.atsb’s)disposal
n.
1.Aparticularorder,distribution,orplacement:
apleasingdisposalofplantsandlawn.
2.Aparticularmethodofattendingtoorsettlingmatters.
3.Transferencebygiftorsale.
4.Theactorprocessofgettingridofsomething.
5.Anelectricdeviceinstalledbelowasinkthatgrindsgarbagesoitcanbeflushedaway.
6.Thelibertyorpowertodisposeof:
fundsatourdisposal.
•Alternative
1.
a.Thechoicebetweentwomutuallyexclusivepossibilities.
b.Asituationpresentingsuchachoice.
c.Eitherofthesepossibilities.Seesynonymsatchoice.
2.UsageProblem.Oneofanumberofthingsfromwhichonemustbechosen.
adj.
1.Allowingornecessitatingachoicebetweentwoormorethings.
2.
a.Existingoutsidetraditionalorestablishedinstitutionsorsystems:
analternativelifestyle.
b.Espousingorreflectingvaluesthataredifferentfromthoseoftheestablishmentormainstream:
analternativenewspaper;
alternativegreetingcards.
3.UsageProblem.Substituteordifferent;
other.
Unit3aOrderinggoods
•Catalogue/catalog
a.Alistoritemizeddisplay,asoftitles,courseofferings,orarticlesforexhibitionorsale,usuallyincludingdescriptiveinformationorillustrations.
b.Apublication,suchasabookorpamphlet,containingsuchalistordisplay:
acatalogoffallfashions;
aseedcatalog.
2.Alistorenumeration:
thelongcatalogueofhisconcerns:
unemployment,housing,race,drugs,thedecayoftheinnercity,theenvironmentandfamilylife"
(AnthonyHolden).
3.Acardcatalog.
•Article
1.Anindividualthingorelementofaclass;
aparticularobjectoritem:
anarticleofclothing;
articlesoffood.
2.Aparticularsectionoritemofaseriesinawrittendocument,asinacontract,constitution,ortreaty.
3.Anonfictionalliterarycompositionthatformsanindependentpartofapublication,asofanewspaperormagazine.
4.Grammar.
a.Thepartofspeechusedtoindicatenounsandtospecifytheirapplication.
b.Anyofthewordsbelongingtothispartofspeech.InEnglish,theindefinitearticlesareaandanandthedefinitearticleisthe.
5.Aparticularpartorsubject;
aspecificmatterorpoint.
•Concerning/regarding
referringordirectingattentionto
•Deadline
1.Atimelimit,asforpaymentofadebtorcompletionofanassignment.
2.Aboundarylineinaprisonthatprisonerscancrossonlyattheriskofbeingshot.
•Delivery(date)
1.Thefinaldatebywhichtheunderlyingcommodityforafuturescontractmustbedeliveredinorderforthetermsofthecontracttobefulfilled.
2.Thematuritydateofacurrencyforwardcontract.
Unit3bCashflow
•Inflows/outflows
1.Theactorprocessofflowinginorinto:
aninflowofwater;
aninflowofinformation.
2.Somethingthatflowsinorinto:
alakefedbyafreshwaterinflow.
1.Theactorprocessofflowingout:
watchedtheoutflowofthetide.
2.
a.Somethingthatflowsout:
anoutflowofwaterfromapowerplant.
b.Theamountflowingout:
aheavyoutflowofcashfromthecountry.
intr.v.,-flowed,-flow·
ing,-flows.
Toissueorstreamout,inorasifinaflow:
Toomuchmoneyisoutflowingfromourhousehold.
•Downpayment
n.Apartialpaymentmadeatthetimeofpurchase,withthebalancetobepaidlater.
•Discount
1.Areductionfromthefullorstandardamountofapriceordebt.
2.Theinterestdeductedpriortopurchasing,selling,orlendingacommercialpaper;
thediscountrate.
3.Theactoraninstanceofdiscountingabillofexchange,note,orothercommercialpaper.
•Earlysettlementdiscount提前付款折扣
•Labourcost
1.Paymentforlabororservicestoaworker,especiallyremunerationonanhourly,daily,orweeklybasisorbythepiece.
2.wagesEconomics.Theportionofthenationalproductthatrepresentstheaggregatepaidforallcontributinglaborandservicesasdistinguishedfromtheportionretainedbymanagementorreinvestedincapitalgoods.
3.Afittingreturn;
arecompense.Oftenusedinthepluralwithasingularorpluralverb:
thewagesofsin.
•Outstanding(balance)
–notsettledorresolved:
~debt
–Publiclyissuedandsold:
~stock
Whitmanborrowed$10,000.Shethenpaid$1,200ofinterestand$500towardPrincipal.Heroutstandingbalanceis$9,500($10,000minus$500).
•Finance:
toborrow/raisemoneyforacertainpurpose
tr.v.,-nanced,-nanc·
ing,-n