L5-U2-3-4 Business Terms 英语流利说 懂你英语

To merge: to combine or come together.

Those two companies used to be competitors, but now they have merged into one company.

When the two companies merged, many people were laid off.

When two companies merge, there are often many problems, including layoffs.

They plan to merge with a much larger company, so they will lose her identity.

To acquire: to buy or take possession.

Some big companies grow by acquiring other companies.

One way to protect your business is to acquire your competitors.

We need to acquire new technology as soon as possible because we are out-of-date.

One way to acquire new technology is to hire innovative people from other companies.

The best way to acquire a new skill is to find a great teacher orprogram and practice every day.

An agenda: a plan or list of items to be discussed at a meeting.

The agenda for the meeting is still unclear.

What are the main points on the agenda for the meeting?

He may have a hidden agenda that hides his real plans, so let's be careful what we say at the meeting.

There are too many items on the agenda, so we need to cut it down and focus on fewer things.

A contract: a written document that defines the rules in a relationship.

A contract isn't usually useful until things begin to go badly in a relationship.

According to our contract, their first payment is due next week.

Even a good contract won't help if a business realationship isn't builit on trust.

It took a long time to agree on a contract because their lawyers kept finding issues that kept us apart.

The contract was too much in their favor, so we didn't sign it.

Assets and liabilities: assets are what you own and liabilities are what you owe.

Knowing the assets and liabilities of a company helps determine a company's value.

The company had more liabilities than assets so we decided not to invest.

They have to pay a huge tax penalty, so they have lost value due to the increase in their liabilities.

What is it when two companies combined into one? -A merger

A plan or list of items to be discussed at a meeting -An agenda

A written document that defines the rules and the relationship - A contract

What you own including money and property -Your assets.

What is needed to determine the value of a company? Its assets and liabilities

The company had more liabilities than assets so we decided not to invest.

A contract isn't usually useful until things begin to go badly in a relationship.

Some big companies grow by acquiring other companies.

We don't know what's on his agenda, so we need to be careful what he says.

If a company borrows a lot of money, it's increasing its liabilities.

A contract isn't usually useful until things begin to go badly in a relationship.

He may have a hidden agenda that hides his real plans, so let's be careful what we say at the meeting.

其他题目

Knowing the assets and liabilities of a company helps determine a company's value.

When the two companies merged, many people were laid off.

What are the main points on the agenda for the meeting?

When two companies combined into one, it's called a merger.

He may have a hidden agenda that hides his real plan, so let's be careful what we say at the meeting.

We don't know what's on his agenda, so we need to be careful what we say.

If a company borrows a lot of money, it's increasing its liabilities.

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