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新编剑桥商务英语初级Ｕnit 2.2 Starting a business
(2007-09-05 21:46:58)
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Instant
office at the ready
For the first six weeks Joan Slater
sat alone in an empty office."I
thought I had a good idea, but then I wasn't so sure", she
remembers.
Her business plan
was to meet the temporary office needs of busy
business people. In those first six weeks she was
general manager and the only employee of the company! However
things go better when an overseas
lawyer became her first client.
Servcorp's secretaries, receptionists
and other employees have been busy ever since.
last June where she
studied Japanese and
established Servcorp offices in Tokyo and Osaka.
She said the secret was to set up the business to an international standard."Our
client can expect the same quality of service as they move from
country to country."
2.Servcorp was a success from the
start.
3.The first client was a local
lawyer.
4. Servcorp provides offices,but not staff for
new businesses.
5.Servcorp perates in Australia,Southeast
Asia,Japan and the USA.
6. The company's turnover was AUD$28m last
year.
B
Match a word or phrase in the text with these
definitions.
b. a report saying what your company aims to
do
c. somthings that lasts for a short
time
d. equipment or services for a particular
purpose
e. to get bigger
C Study the past simple tense.
Statements:
She called the company
Servcorp
She leased a building in Sydney
Qusetions:
What did she call her company?
Where did she go last
yesr?
These verbs are
irregular. Find them in the article and write the past simple next
to the base form.
be--was
,were.
have--had make--made
become--became.
get--got
say--said
do--did
go--went
think--thought
When Where
Who
What
Why
1.In 1978.(When
did Joan Slater set up her business?)
2.In the centre of
Sydney.----where are your company?
3.An overseas
lawyer.---
4. US$28 million.---
5. To set up an
office.---
6. June, last year---
D Work with a
partner. One learner takes the role of Joan Slater and the other
the interviewer. Add three more questions of your own and interview
your partner.
1. instant adj. 立即的, 紧迫的,迫在眉睫的, (食品)速食的;速溶的,n. 顷刻,一刹那
eg:(1).The telegram asked for an instant reply.
这封电报要求立即回复。
这封电报要求立即回复。
(2). instant
noodles/fast noodles
方便面。
(3).An instant later the explosion
occurred.一会儿之后,爆炸就发生了。
2. the first +time ,最初的...
3. sit alone + SP
独自坐在...
4.lease n.租约 租赁期限, vt. 出租,租得
vi.出租
eg:He leased his apartment to his
friend.
动变: leased; leased;
leasing.
5. temporary
n. 临时工 ,adj.临时的;暂时的,
eg:I work in the office as a
temporary.我在办公室做临时雇员。
6.client n.委托人,顾客,客户.
eg: she has been a valued client of our company
for many years.她多年来一直是我们公司的重要客户。
7.secretary n.秘书
eg: she is private secretary to the company
chairman.
8.receptionist n.接待员;传达员 (reception n.接待,接待处,欢迎会)
eg:Our school gave a
reception to our new principal.
我们学校为新校长举行了欢迎会。
我们学校为新校长举行了欢迎会。
9.run
vt.经营,开办,管理.(set up
/open/establish)
eg:They have the right to run
their own affairs.
他们有权管理自己的事务。
他们有权管理自己的事务。
10. total n. 总计,总数 vt.合计为 vi.总计,合计
eg:(1).Their expenses reached
a total of 1,000 pounds.
他们的花费总计一千英镑。
他们的花费总计一千英镑。
(2).The bill totals to
$50.
账单总计为五十美元。
账单总计为五十美元。
11.offer n.提供,提议,出价;报价,v.给予,提供,愿意,.
出(价);开(价)
eg:(1).Thank you for your
kind offer of help.感谢你想给予帮助的好意.
这计算器我们向他开价五十美元。
12.facility n.设备,设施;工具,熟练,灵巧;流畅
eg: She had no cooking faclilities in the
room.
她房间里没有烧煮设备。
He writes with
facility.
他写作流利。
他写作流利。
13.takes its firsty steps
走出第一步.
14. annual
adj. 一年的;每年的;全年的.n. 年刊,年鉴.
沃森先生全年的收入为两万美元。
15. make a profit 获利
16. expanding adj.扩展中的;扩大中的
16. international standard
国际标准
17.home and abroad 国内国外
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