2017年CRI China TMT overseas M&A market to grow steadily in 2017: Deloitte

China spends around 332 billion U.S. dollars on the roughly 500 deals that were made public last year. [Photo: sina.com.cn] A new report from market research firm Deloitte is suggesting mergers and acquisition in the Chinese technology, media and tel

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 146 Working Overtime (2)

星期五晚上，Jason和Wanda劝同事Larry不要老加班，应该劳逸结合。Larry却说，手头总有做不完的工作。 L: But I feel like I'm wasting time if I go home and watch TV...even if I'm reading a good book I still feel like I sh

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 144 International Certification (3)

Chris向一家香港公司的老板Hank和部门主管Rebecca介绍申请国际认证的程序。Hank觉得有点麻烦，可Rebecca认为值得，因为拿到国际认证，在美国和欧洲做生意就可以畅通无阻了。Chris赞同Rebecca的看

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 197讲 IPO (2)

公司老板召集手下Lisa和Ken开会，商量公司上市的问题。上市有哪些风险呢？Ken说， K: Well, the day we offer stock for sale is the day we will see how much faith there is in our company. If people don't think we're very val

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 193讲 Power Struggle (3)

David跟Sandra聊天，谈到办公室里的勾心斗角是难以避免的，所以只能想办法面对。Sandra 说， S: Maybe I need to toughen up. You know that old saying: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. D: Maybe...but have

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 191讲 Power Struggle (1)

David在走廊上遇到同事Sandra，Sandra看上去很生气。 David: Hey Sandra, what's wrong? You look furious! Sandra: I've had it with Tim! I think I'm going to quit! D: But Sandra...you love your job! You spent months trying to get this posit

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 192讲 Power Struggle (2)

David跟Sandra聊天，说起自己以前有个同事，特别喜欢name-drop. David说， D: We would be in a meeting and she would say. Yesterday I was chatting with Tom. She meant Tom Solomon...our CEO. S: Basically she was trying to impress peopl

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 180 Bargaining (2)

Gina带美国老板Jason去购物，Jason让Gina教他砍价。 Jason: So what's the general amount that they mark up by? Thirty percent? Forty? G: They could mark it up seventy percent or even one hundred! That's why you've got to have an in-depth w

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 181 Bargaining (3)

Gina带美国老板Jason去购物，Jason让Gina教他砍价。 Jason: What about walking away? Some friends back home told me if I don't like the price, just walk away and the vendor will run out and give me their best price. G: (Chuckle) Oh...the v

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 182 Applying for a Visa (1)

王小姐到美国使馆签证，签证官Bob Jones受理她的申请。 B: Hello miss. Can I see your ticket number? W: Sure, here you are. And here are my application forms as well. B: Thank you miss...Wang. I'm Bob Jones and I'll be handling your

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 188 Halloween (1)

Lenny下班等公车遇到同事Susan , 问Susan明天要装扮成什么，问得Susan一头雾水。 Lenny: Hey Susan, what are you coming as this year? Susan: Coming as? L: Yeah...for Halloween! We have a big office party tomorrow evening. There's

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 164 Staycation (2)

很久不见的好友Lisa, Karen和Gina一起吃饭。三个人都说，现在手头很紧，彼此交换勤俭持家的经验。Karen 说， K: We've stopped going to the theater! We used to take the kids every Saturday, but with each ticket costing

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 169 Saving Face (1)

Jerry要去中国出差，找同事Amy请教。 Jerry: Hey Amy...your family is from China, right? A:Yep. I was born and raised in Shanghai. Why do you ask? J: Well, I hope you don't mind...but I'm planning a business trip to China soon and I was won

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 172 Taking out a load (2)

三角洲通讯公司老板John Smith到银行申请贷款，接待他的是银行负责人Ted Johnson。 Johnson抱怨最近两年经济危机，贷款很难做，经常会迫不得已走法律程序，追缴贷款。 T: I do sympathize with people'

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 149 Jet Lag (1)

Mike出差刚回来，遇到同事Larry. Larry: Hey, Mike! Good to have you back! You look exhausted! Mike: Hi, Larry. Yeah, I'm totally beat. I can barely keep my eyes open! L: Was it a rough trip? M: Well, it was actually pretty productive, but all

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 150 Jet Lag (2)

Mike出差刚回来，被时差折磨得痛苦不堪，向同事Larry咨询缓解时差的好办法。Larry说， Larry: Some people take herbal medicine, but there's really no solid proof that it works. Some people take sleeping pills and try to sle

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 151 Lawsuit (1)

Barry召集公司同事开会，有个坏消息要宣布。 Barry: Well, folks...I'm afraid I have some bad news. Our lawyers told me this morning that we are being sued. Chris: Sued? Who's suing us? Susan: And on what grounds? B: An Australian man n

VOA标准英语2008年-Exhibit Tells Forgotten Story of African Americ

Most histories of African Americans at sea focus on slave ships, which transported their human cargo from Africa to the United States or other parts of the world. But a new exhibit in the port city of Philadelphia expands that story to reveal the su

VOA常速英语2008年-Chad Refugees in Cameroon Return to Their Batte

By Sarah Simpson N'Djamena 09 February 2008 Many Chadian refugees in neighboring Cameroon are heading back to their capital N'Djamena, which they fled following a failed coup by rebels who attacked the city. But after days squatting in difficult cond

2007年VOA标准英语-Ivorian President Attends Militia Disarmament C

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 20 May 2007 President Laurent Gbagbo has attended a ceremony in western Ivory Coast to mark militia disarmament. Experts say successful disarmament would be an important step in the country's peace process, but they also say t