9make damn sure = make sure 弄清楚 10 To carry the can 俗语替人受过 11 Pinnacle e.g. The civil service was the pinnacle of this employment hopes. 成为公务员是他受雇期间的最大希望 12 To dabble in sth.涉猎浅尝 e.g. The college students are encouraged to dabble in everything useful despite their respective specialties. 大学生尽管各有各的专业但仍需广泛涉猎一切有用的知识 13 To take sth. for granted想当然 e.g. He just takes me absolutely for granted. 他把我为他做的一切都视为应该的 14 To recharge one’s batteries 恢复精力重新充电 e.g. After 5 months’ strenuous work, students need to recharge their batteries for the next semester. 经过一学期的紧张学习同学们需要放松一下以便恢复精力迎接新学期 15 To bow out of 退出引退退休bow鞠躬 To bow out of stage 老演员退出演艺界 e.g. The empress Dawagers refused to bow out of power circle. 慈禧太后不肯退出权力圈 Mr. Smith held different views form his partners, finally he had to bow out of the Company management. 史密斯先生与同我人意见不一致最后不得已退出了公司管理层 3. Presentation In language, logical combinations are important – at the level of words, sentences and ideas. We call these devices ‘connectors’, and they greatly assist in the coherence and cohesion of spoken or written language. Look at the ways in which we can use connectors: 3.1 To signal time relationships For example: First of all money was prime motivating factor for me. Well, next and certainly on a par with money was recognition. 3.2 To signal logical relationships (a) Cause therefore so accordingly consequently as a consequence/result hence(formal) thus(formal) because of this that’s why(informal) For example: Therefore, if I follow your arguments, you’d put recognition as high as money? (b) Contrast yet however nevertheless still but even so all the same(informal) For example: However, needs change. (c) Condition then in that case For example: And if the answer was yes, then I took steps to get it – either by persuading my boss that I was worth more or by moving on. (d) Contradiction in fact actually as a matter of fact For example: Though, in fact I’d say that I’ve been both lucky and happy. 3.3 To signal textual relationships (a) Addition also in addition moreover furthermore besides too as well as what’s more(informal) For example: And presumably also what you get enjoyment from. (b) Summary to sum up then overall in brief/short For example: In brief, that is what I went for. (c) Equivalence in other words that means namely that is to say or rather For example: In other words, were others truly valuing me for my efforts? (d) Inclusion for example for instance say(informal) such as as follows (written) e.g.(formal and written) For example: Things I’d always dabbled with but never quite managed to master, like a four iron, for example, or a good novel. (e) Highlight in particular in detail especially notably chiefly mainly For example: Well, during my working life there are certain questions that I’ve asked myself, mainly when I’ve felt dissatisfied. (f) Generalisation usually/normally as rule in general for the most part in most cases on the whole For example: In general, others guys take it for granted that you take two weeks out to recharge your batteries. 4. Controlled practice The following advertisement is for Adventure Holidays for Managers. Complete the text with an appropriate. 5. Word study A. Prefixes such as in-, im-, and un- are used to make opposites. For example: efficient – inefficient possible – impossible happy – unhappy What are the opposites of the following? 1. practical _____________________ 2. imaginative ___________________ 3. legal _________________________ 4. patient _______________________ 5. satisfied ______________________ 6. regular _______________________ 7. human _______________________ 8. responsible ___________________ 9. personal _____________________ 10. effective ___________________ 11. logical _____________________ 12. rational ____________________ B. Now complete the following text with an appropriate adjective from the above list. The psychoanalyst Carl Jung identified four functions that we all perform: thinking, intuiting, feeling and sensing. He went on to state that in each of us there is a dominant function. The thinker: enjoys tacking problems by using ____________ analysis. dislikes projects which are not backed up by _________ arguments. The intuitor: is creative and has a strong ___________ sense. quickly becomes ___________ with routine work. The feeler: enjoys ______ contact. Assesses people on their ___________ values, not their technical skills. The sensor: is good at getting things done and often gets ________ with the planning stage. feels at home with routine jobs and is good at __________ tasks. Key to 4 1. then 2. but yet 3. In other words 4. as well as 5. Of course/Naturally/Obviously 6. So/Therefore 7. First/first of all/to start with 8. Then/After that 9. After that/Then 10. However/But 11. In other words/that is to say 12. Of course/Naturally/Obviously 13. also 14. However/But [b]Key to 5[/b] A. 1. impractical 2. unimaginative 3. illegal 4. impatient 5. unsatisfied/dissatisfied 6. irregular 7. inhuman 8. irresponsible 9. impersonal 10. ineffective 11. illogical 12. irrational B. The thinker: enjoys tacking problems by using [color=blue][i]logical[/i][/color] analysis. dislikes projects which are not backed up by [color=blue][i]rational[/i][/color] arguments. The intuitor: is creative and has a strong [color=blue][i]imaginative[/i][/color] sense. quickly becomes [color=blue][i]dissatisfied[/i][/color] with routine work. The feeler: enjoys [color=blue][i]human[/i][/color] contact. Assesses people on their [color=blue][i]personal[/i][/color] values, not their technical skills. The sensor: is good at getting things done and often gets [color=blue][i]impatient[/i][/color] with the planning stage. feels at home with routine jobs and is good at [color=blue][i]practical[/i][/color] tasks. 6. 补充练习 61翻译练习 611 中译英 (1) 很显然卓别林的母亲生来并没有唱歌的天才穷困使她做出了当歌手的错误决定在生活的重压下就唱下去了她从来没得到过好评没有得到承认她对自己的嗓子不满意对那些音乐也不满可她没有别的办法常常挖人受过她知道自己不善于唱歌一天她被喝倒彩声轰下了舞台她失去了体面地引退的机会为了母亲12岁的卓别林立刻跳上舞台边唱边舞征服了全场卓别林逐渐得到了应得的尊敬其实对母亲的爱才是他上台演出的动机后来他发现登台表演使他感到很开心 (2) 总裁好象越多干越高兴大家也珍视他所做出的努力无庸质疑他不是为迎接挑战而接受挑战他把得到承认与工作满足感等同起来他的自我认识来自经验不过我们都认为他生来就有管理天才从小就很认真地选择适合自己的生活之路生活与工作关系摆得不正的时候他就将二者重新调整一下即使很忙他也要留出时间进行反思他很少责怪大家倒是常常挖人受过都是我的错他总是这样讲不管在工作中还是在工作之外我们都达成共识一种奇妙的默契 612 回译练习 M照你这么一说你是把得到承认和金钱放在同样的位置了 J是这样接下来的便是责任我需要接受更多的挑战不仅是为了挑战本身而是因为担负责任越大干劲就越高力求事事顺利出了差错便勇担其责事业就更兴旺当然责任大了必然需要得到更多的支持不言而喻当今成功的群体全都是由各种专业的人才组成的简单地说责任加支持就是我想要的 P毫无疑问你在鲁毕康组建了这样一个成功的团队 J确实如此他们无疑是与我共过事的同事中最有才华的无论是工作上还是其它方面我们观点一致相互配合达成默契 M詹姆斯我看你在鲁毕康达到了成功的顶峰 J我同意这点事实上在鲁毕康的最后期间我已经实现了自己大部分的目标我需要更多的时间来发展业余爱好顺便提一下我的妻子一直忠实地支持我是我坚强的后盾她认为我应该在工作会议之外多花些时间于是我开始培养广泛的业余爱好一些我以前总是浅尝辄止但从未真正精通的事情比如打高尔夫球或看优秀小说 P退出权力核心对你来说困难吗 J一点儿也不更多的时间用于业余爱好这正是我所想要做的一般说来别人认为老板应抽出两周来恢复精力 Key to 611 1 Obviously, Chaplin’s mother wasn’t born with a natural aptitude for singing. She was led by poverty into making an ill-advised decision of being a singer. Under the high pressures of life, she carried on her profession. She had never been well valued, neither had she won any recognition. She was satisfied neither with her voice nor with the music. But she could do nothing. She often carried the can for others. She knew she wasn’t good at singing. She was booed out of the stage one day. She lost the chance to bow gracefully out of her career. The 12-year-old Chaplin jumped onto the stage for his mother. He started singing and dancing which overwhelmed the audience. Gradually Chaplin got the esteems that he deserved. In fact, the motivating factor of his performance was the love for his mother. Later he discovered that he enjoyed performing on the stage. 2 It seems that the president thrives on the job. Others value him for his efforts, too. Certainly, he does not take the challenge just for the sake of a challenge. He takes recognition on a par with his contentment with his job. His self-knowledge comes from his experience. We all think he was born with a natural aptitude for management. He was very serious on choosing a right life-path while he was young. When life does not get on well with work, he redresses the balance. Although he is very busy, he still tries to find time for self-examination. He seldom blames others, but often carries the can for them. “It’s all my fault” is what he always says. We share the same philosophy both on the job and off it. And it works like magic.[/color] 听力译文 (J=詹姆斯P=帕玛拉M=麦尔文) P詹姆斯在你辉煌的事业中你比别人更成功是走运吗 J这一点我不争辩事实上我是既是幸运又幸福 M那么说确切一些你把成功归结于什么呢 J我的哲学一直是找出自己从中能得到满足的工作 P大概也是能使你从中得到乐趣的荼 J绝对正确 M那跟我们说说你的秘密 J嗯在我工作的日子里我总问自己某些问题主要是在我感到不满意的时候 P对自己不满 J这么说吧对自己的生活感到不满职业方面的和个人生活方面的每次做出的回答都能给我指出新的方向或新的奋斗目标 M你问了哪些问题 J显然事业早期主要的问题都是关于钱的例如想挣的更多吗如果回答是肯定的那我就在采取步骤去实现或者使老板相信我值更多的薪水或者另谋职务首先钱对我是主要动力 P那么在你需求的阶梯上下一项是什么 J嗯下一项跟钱同样重要的是得到人们的承认别人真正懂得珍视我的努力吗如果回答是否定的那就到了应该打破原先平衡的时候这样方能谋求我理应得到的那份尊重 M照你这么一说你是把得到承认和金钱放在同样的位置了 J当然这样了接下来的便是责任我需要接受更多的挑战不仅是为了挑战本身而且我也从担负较多的责任中获益匪浅走向成功确保事事都顺利一旦有点差错就勇担其责当然责任大了必然需要更多的支持不言而喻当今成功的群体全都是由各种职业的人才组成的简单地说责任加支持就是我想要的 P毫无疑问你在鲁毕康组建了这样一个成功的团队 J确实如此他们无疑是与我共过事的同事中最有才华的无论是工作上还是其它方面我们观点一致相互配合达成默契 M詹姆斯我看你在鲁毕康达到了成功的顶峰 J我同意这点事实上在鲁毕康的最后期间我已经实现了自己大部分的目标我需要更多的时间来发展业余爱好顺便提一下我的妻子一直忠实地支持我是我坚强的后盾她认为我应该在工作会议之外多花些时间于是我开始培养一系列的业余爱好一些我以前总是浅尝辄止但从未真正精通的事情比如打高尔夫球或看优秀小说 P退出权力核心对你来说困难吗 J一点儿也不更多的时间用于业余爱好这正是我所想要的我还希望假期更长些一般说来别人认为你应抽出两周来恢复精力我想我的精力一直在很好地恢复不过需求总是在变化的我需要休息时间和假若来好好考虑下一步 P那么我们要看到詹姆斯里布鲁德卡潇洒退出公众生活了 J不是这样正如我刚才说的需求总是在变化的我的巾是总要把握住平衡我现在所处的位置使有足够的空间去做自己想做的事情总的来说我到目前为止对自己的生活十分满意 M剩下还有什么 J找到更多自己想做的事这是个挑战是寻求生活中更丰富内容的挑战 Unit 7 Actions speak Louder than Words Phrasal Verbs Focus:Management philosophies and the work plan 1. Management themes Sahito is a world leader in consumer electronics. The following extract is from a newspaper interview about the company and its remarkable Chief Executive Officer, Akito Tanaya. Business World: Sahito has been built up into the most powerful electronics giant in the world. You’ve been at the helm now for 25 years, moulding its growth and now presiding over the company’s vast empire. What are the secrets of its success? Akito Tanya: I believe that we derive our strength from the unique relationship that we have been able to develop with our workers. BW: So, what is the basis of the philosophy that has built up this remarkable empire? AT: When I was a college student learning business administration, I took a course in psychology. And one of the components of the course was theories of motivation. That’s where I drew my inspiration from. BW: So, is there a specific theory on which you base your philosophy? AT: Yes, it’s called MacGregor’s Theories. He proposed that there are two different sets of assumptions about what motivates people, which he called theory X and Theory Y. Theory X is a pretty gloomy view of human nature, while Theory Y is a more optimistic view. In brief, Theory X states that the average human has an inherent dislike of work, will avoid it if he can and will avoid responsibility at all costs. Because of their dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed and threatened with punishment to get them to make any effort at work. BW: So, from our earlier conversation, I suppose you subscribe to the other theory? AT: Exactly. Theory Y is the sunny, optimistic view of people and the one which, in my opinion, best characterises human nature. At least for a substantial majority of the population. In short, Theory Y states that most people will devote their energies to work, just as they do to play, as long as certain conditions are met. Firstly, they need set objectives and rewards for achieving the,; secondly, they need responsibility; and thirdly, they need oppportunities to apply their imagination, creativity and ingenuity to solve organisational problems. So, under the right circumstances, people want to work, are eager to work, derive satisfaction from work, and are good at work. 1.1 Discussion The text presents two theories of human nature: Theory X, which states that most people are work-shy and Theory Y, which states that most people are motivated to work given the right conditions. Firstly, which theory do you subscribe to? Secondly, which theory reflects the views of the management in your organisation? 2. Listening Peter Harrington has been voted the Young Entrepreneur of the Year. His company, PH Industries, produces a new generation of voice-activated computers (VACs). In this interview he talks about his work with Samantha Evans, a reporter from Business World. As you listen fill in the activities in Peter’s planner. Listening Task S: Peter, you’ve been voted Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Now, what does this mean to you? P: Well, obviously I’m very pleased that the work we’re doing here at PH Industries is getting recognition. And I’m pleased not only for myself, but also for everyone here who’s mode it possible. But I don't want this award to distract me from my purpose here, which is to make PH a major player in the VACs market. S: PH has taken off in a big way. Where is it leading to? P: Well, if I look into my diary for the next week, we can get on idea of where the interest in VACs lies. On Monday morning, I’ll be looking over our new production site at Hinton. In fact, we needed to move in earlier than planned because demand has been higher than expected. So, we’ve had to speed up every aspect of the operation. One thing I’ve learned over the last three years is that you never make up lost time. S: So, have you closed down the old plant totally now? P: Yes, every thing is up and running at Hinton. So, after Hinton I’ve got a meeting in Paris with our French team. We need to tie up a deal for the distribution of the VAC2000, which is becoming a business-standard model for many big names. S: So the VAC2000 is making its mark in France? P: Oh, yes, and faster than I expected. Of course, that’s part of the reason for the pressure to get Hinton up and running. So, once I’ve found out the scale of the immediate French needs, I’m moving on to Zurich for and afternoon meeting with a major software manufacturer. A: Ah, would that be Visitech? P: You’ll find that out very soon! Maybe even next week. But there are still some points to iron out. Um, so, that takes care of Monday. S: A full day? P: Well, let’s say a typical day. From Zurich I’m going on to Budapest on Tuesday. There are some very exciting opportunities in Eastem Europe at the moment. S: Our information is that the market situation is quite stagnant at present. P: Well, Rome wasn’t built in a day. We have to take a medium-term view and look at where they are going to be five years from now. the potential is enormous. My job is to make sure that we’re there when the barriers are truly broken down. At the moment, I am talking them round to our way of thinking and way of working. The rest will happen when the time is right. S: So, is Hungary your only are of interest in East Europe? P: No, not at all. In fact, after Tuesday morning in Budapest, I’m going to Prague, where we already have the seeds of a very successful joint venture. We’re planning to open up a major production centre in the north of the Czech republic. It’ll be funded partly by us and partly by a new East Europe Technology Development Fund. S: That sounds very exciting. P: Yes. On Monday and Tuesday I’ll be sowing the seeds for the European operations of PH Industries. S: And Wednesday? P: Wednesday, I’m back in Hinton for a series of internal meetings. I’ve brought forward our monthly marketing meeting, because of the unexpected sales increases. So, I’ll be looking over the figures with the marketing team during the morning. And in the afternoon, there is a series of technical meetings to look into the successor to the VAC2500. in fact I only put in a taken appearance at technical meetings because that’s not my forte. Oh yes, in between I have a lunch invitation in London to address the Anglo-Danish Chamber of Commerce on European Technical Integration. S: Is that as a result of the new political Europe? P: No, not really, it’s just a coincidence. Thursday I’m spending here. From my diary I see that my secretary has set up two meetings for me with visitors from European technologists: one from Germany and the other from Japan. I’m looking froward to that; that should be quite interesting. And between the meetings I have to catch up on matters here in Hinton. S: And Friday? P: As a rule I keep Friday free to deal with matters that need attention here. With the business moving so quickly, I don’t like to take myself away from base more than necessary. And I like to give everyone here an opportunity to talk to me about developments on a regular basis. You se, I’m convinced that we’ve got the winning team here and I want to make sure that it stays that way. 1 本课主题 Sohito是世界上最大的一家电子产品制造公司以下这段对话摘自某报对该公司出色的行政主管Akito Tanaya的采访 BW=商业世界AT=Akito Tanaya BWSohito已发展成为世界上最具实力的电子产品大公司你已在最高管理层任职达25年造就了公司的发展现在又掌管着这庞大的公司帝国什么是贵公司成功的秘诀 AT我相信本公司从我们同工人之间培养起来的独特关系中获得力量 BW那么建立此辉煌帝国的哲学基础是什么样 AT我在大学学习商业管理期间选过一门心理学学课程这门课的一个主要内容便是动力理论我从中获取灵感 BW那么你的哲学是否基于其中某个专门理论呢 AT是的那就是麦格雷戈的理论他提出了激励人的两套不同的假说称之为X理论和Y理论X理论对人的本性持悲观态度而Y理论则持较为乐观的态度简而言之X理论认为一般人天性懒惰尽量逃避工作并且不顾一切推卸责任正由于大多数人不喜欢工作必须用高压强制严格控制及行政命令等到手段加上以惩罚进行威胁才能迫使他们干点儿活儿 BW从我们的谈话来看我想你赞同另一个理论 AT对极了Y理论对人性持较明朗乐观的观点我认为它最能表达人的本性至少对人口中的绝大多数人来说是如此简言之Y理论认为只要满足一定的条件大多数人愿意把精力花在工作上就如同他们愿意花精力去娱乐一样这些条件便函是第一需要给出明确目标和规定完成任务的奖励第二要明确职责第三要求有机会发挥想像力创造力和聪明才智并用来解决公司实际问题因此只要环境适宜人们愿意工作渴望工作能从工作中获得满足感而且他们善于工作 生词与词组 at the helm 主管负责掌舵 mould v. 塑造性格形成 preside over the empire 主管这家电子帝国 derive…from sth. 从吸取力量/获得 unique a. 独一无二的 component n.组成部分 draw inspiration from sth. 从获取灵感 assumption n. 假定臆断 motivate v. 激励 gloomy a. 阴暗的情绪低落的扫兴的 inherent a. 天生的与生俱来的 dislike v.&n.不喜欢讨厌 at all cost 千方百计 coerce v. 强迫 threaten sb. with punishment 以惩罚威胁某人 subscribe to sth. 提倡某种理论 sunny a. 充满阳光的乐观的 characterizes v. 成为特征 set objectives n. 固定目标既定目标 look over 察看检查过一遍 11讨论问题 课文提出了关于人性的两面三刀个理论X理论认为大多数人逃避工作Y理论认为只要具备一定条件人们很愿意工作一你同意哪个理论二哪个理论反映了你们公司管理层的观点 注解及样例 1 at the helm e.g. A new dean is at the helm of the management school this year. 今年一位新校长上任领导这个管理学院 2 to mould e.g. Her character has been moulded more by her experiences in life than by the education she received at school. 生活经历较之学校教育对她的性格塑造影响更大 3 preside over负责业务等主持 e.g. The manager presides over the business of the store. 经理负责商店业务 4 To derive…from e.g. I derive a lot of pleasure form stamp collecting. 我从集邮中获得许多乐趣 5 to motivate e.g. He just sat there doing nothing. He needs to be motivated. 他坐在那儿什么也不干他需要一点动力去激发他 6 to coerce e.g. They didn’t come to negotiate, they have been coercing. 他们不是来谈判磋商而是在施高压威胁 7 to subscribe to e.g. You seem to subscribe to the manager’s proposal that the meeting be delayed until next Wednesday. 你好像同意经理的提议将会议延迟至下周三开 8 to characterize e.g. Can you tell me what characterizes human nature? 你能告诉我人性特征是什么吗 9 to look over e.g. It took her a whole day to look over all these examination papers. 批阅这些试卷花了她一整天时间 10sunny e.g. Do you always hold such a sunny, optimistic view towards life? 你总是对生活抱如此明朗乐观的态度吗 听力译文 P=彼得S=萨曼莎 S彼得你已当选为本年度年轻企业家这对你意味着什么 P当然我们在PH工业所做的工作正在得到认可这使我很高兴我不公为自己高兴而且为所有使这一切成就成为可能的人高兴但希望这种荣誉不要使我偏离目标那就是使PH成为声控计算机市场的主要经营者 SPH一开始就进步快今后会朝什么方向发展 P查看我下周的工作日记就能看出哪些地方对声控计算机感兴趣星期一早晨我要视察我们在辛顿的新生产基地实际上由于市场需求比预期的要大我们需要早于原计划打入市场所以我们不得不加快各方面的生产速度在过去3年我得到了一条经验教训你无法弥补失去的时间 S那么目前你已经关掉了所有的旧工厂 P是的辛顿的行情见涨辛顿之后我得去巴黎和我们的法国朋友开会我们需要就VAC2000型声控计算机的分销达成交易目前VAC2000正成为许多大公司的商业标准机型 S那么VAC2000在法国很成功了 P是的成功比我预计的要来得快要使辛顿尽快发展起来也是出于这种压力所以一旦我搞清法国近期需求的规模下午我就去苏黎世会见一位主要的软件制造商 S啊那是维兹泰克吗 P你很就会知道的可能下星期就行了不过还有一些问题得解决这是星期一就占掉了 S是一整天吗 P呃应该说是典型的一天我将于周二从苏黎士赶往布达佩斯目前东欧有一些令人振奋的机遇 S但所我们所知目前的市场情况很呆滞 P是啊罗马建成非一日之功我们必须有一个较长远的目标要能看到5年后的情况潜力是巨大的我的工作是保证当所有的障碍都确实地被清除时我们公司已在市场中有一个稳定的地位目前我正在说服他们接受我的思维及工作方式时机成以后其余的会迎刃而解 S匈牙利是你们在东欧感兴趣的唯一地区吗 P当然不是实际上周二上午去布达佩斯之后我将赶赴布拉格在那里我们已有一家成功的合资企业作为开端我们正计划在捷克共和国北郊建立一个一流的生产中心这个生产中心的资金部分由我们支付另外一部分由一家新的东欧技术开发基金支付 S听起来很激动人心呀 P是的周一和周二我将为PH工业的欧洲营业部打下基础 S那么周三呢 P周三我返回辛顿参加一系列的内部会议由于销售增加出乎意料我已提议召开我们每月的营销会议这样上午我将与销售人员一起研究数据下午我得参加一系列研究VAC2500新一代产品的技术会议实际上我只象征性地出席一下技术会议因为那不是我的强项噢对了在这两种会议之间我在伦敦还有一个午宴就欧洲技术一体化总是对英丹商会发表讲话 S那是做为欧洲新政治的结果吗 P不是仅仅是巧合周四我将在这里度过从记事本中看到秘书为我安排了与欧洲技术人员的两次会面一个来自德国另一个来自日本我正盼着这两次会面一定会很有趣的在会议期间我得把辛顿的事情补上 S周五如何安排呢 P通常我都把周五空出来以便函处理这里需要关注的事务由于业务扩展迅速除非必要我不愿意离开总部我乐于定期给这里的人一个与我共商发展的机会你知道我确信我们目前拥有一支能打胜仗的队伍我要确使这种状况永远保持下去 2听力练习 生词与短语 entrepreneur n. 企业家 entrepreneurship n. 企业家气魄与胆识 entrepreneurial a. 有企业家精神的 recognition n. 承认意识公认 distract v. 使转变转移注意力 tie up a deal 达成交易 iron out 解决问题直译是用熨斗烫平 stagnant a. 停滞的生意清淡的 enormous a. 巨大的 successor n. 换代产品后继者 forte n. 特长 integration n. 一体化 stance n. 姿态态度 注解及样例 1 To distract e.g. Distract her with a question if you can. She is too worried. 想法儿用个问题叉开她她心思太重了 2 To tie up e.g. I’m going to Hong Kong to tie up a deal for the supply of our spare parts. 我将去香港达成一项有关我们提供备件的交易 3 To iron out e.g. I had thought that most of our problems were ironed out. 我原先还以为我们的大部分困难都解决了呢 4 Stagnant e.g. The stagnant economics make it impossible to earn any profits on trading.
