新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 5-7
时间：2018-12-29 作者：英语课 分类：新视野大学英语：视听说教程 3
MODEL2 I have some very bad news.
Helen: Bill, I’ve been searching for a loan, but I was rejected everywhere. Now I’m afraid I have some very bad news.
Bill: What is it?
Helen: Well, the company has been experiencing serious financial difficulties for quite a long time now.
Bill: I know we’ve been operating in the red for the past few months.
Helen: Exactly. After a long discussion with my partners, I’ve come to the conclusion that the best course of action is to file for bankruptcy 1
Bill: What? Bankruptcy? I didn’t know you were in this kind of serious financial trouble.
Helen: Sales have been low all year long. Now two of our leading competitors are discussing a merger 2. Then we’ll have to face even stiffer 3 competition. I feel the situation is going to go from bad to worse. We simply can’t afford to keep our doors open for long.
Bill: When do you plan to make the announcement to tell all the employees?
Helen: Early next week.
Bill: What kinds of severance 4 package will we able to offer them?
Helen: Unfortunately, the best we can do is offer one month’s salary.
Bill: Oh! How terrible! OK, I’ll contact Vivitek and see if they are interested in acquiring our company.
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
- Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
- Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
- There are now stiffer penalties for drunken drivers. 现在对酗酒开车的处罚更严厉了。 来自辞典例句
- The language correspondingly became stiffer. 讲话的语言也相应地变得更加强硬。 来自辞典例句