Management changes at Volkswagen have led to rumors of a potential takeover by Porsche, another German carmaker. The company's supervisory board forced out CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder recently, and Wolfgang Bernhard, the head of the VW brand, has just

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 商务英语基础

今天我们要学的词是 coy。 Coy的意思是害羞,腼腆,闭口不谈。US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stayed coy on her reasons for quitting, saying only that it was important to understand when it's time to stand aside. 美

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The Federal Government is cracking down on excessive executive pay. Legislation will be introduced later this year that could force executives to pay back bonuses theyve received on the basis of false financial information. The Government says the la

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More than 150,000 bank customers announce suing Australian biggest banks over fees. The Commonwealth bank, Westpac, National Australian Bank, Citibank and ANZ have been sued for nearly $2,000,000. Last week, the Federal Court ruled that late fares on

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Eight out of 90 European banks have failed stress tests designed to ensure they can withstand another financial crisis. The European Banking Authority carried out the health check and says another 16 banks are in a dangerous zone. Five Spanish banks

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必背句型: A:The company is resisting the takeover bid. 公司正在抵制以接管为目的的高价征购股份。 B:I think they just waste time. 我觉得他们只是浪费时间。 They are resisting this kind of product. 他们正在抵制这种

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Do you have any questions youd like to ask? 你有什么问题要问吗? Do you have any questions youd like to ask? 你有什么问题吗? Yes, I,d like to know more about your training system. 是的,我想更多地了解你们的培训系统

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By VOA Sports Washington, DC 23 January 2008 WorldNo. 1men's tennis player Roger Federer of Switzerland continued defense of his Australian Open title with a 7-5, 7-6, 6-4 quarterfinal victory over American James Blake Wednesday in Melbourne. Federer

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By Jim Teeple Gaza City 19 June 2008 A tenuous truce took hold Thursday between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. The cessation of hostilities is the first break from violence that Gazans have enjoyed in more than a year si

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A group of military officers in Madagascar say they have taken control of the country and have dissolved all political institutions. Another group of senior officers, however, says it will oppose any mutiny. The dispute erupted as voting concluded on

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The Justice Department has told ATT it will block ATT's takeover of Time Warner unless the company sells off its TV properties, including CNN. President Trump of course is no fan of CNN. Here's what he said about CNN on a recent

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By Ravi Khanna Washington 06 March 2008 As Pakistan's two main political parties try to form a coalition government, lawyers continue to protest, pressing for the reinstatement of judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf. Some prominent lawyers in

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Microsoft is about to seal the deal of a 7.2 billion US dollar takeover of Nokias devices business Friday, which paves the way for getting into the mobile devices market. Microsoft will takeover Nokias Devices Services business, license Nokias patent

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The U.S. government says it will not take charge of the nation's two largest mortgage finance firms as their stock prices plunge in further signs of trouble for America's housing market. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Ene

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary golden age: a period of wealth and advancement settlers: people who move to an undeveloped area and begin to live and work there surrender: to not fight reclaim: to take back something that was once yours New York City Was On

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释义: Don't give me that!不要说那种话!不要装傻! 如果对方拿出毫不讲理的借口或解释,就可以用这句话表示不要说那种话!,如果不相信对方的解释或辩解,就可以使用这个句子。另外,G

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本期内容: Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide accepted an improved takeover offer, worth $13.6 billion in cash and shares, from Marriott, reviving a deal to create the worlds largest hotel group. Last week Starwood, owner of St Regis, Westin and

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本期内容: Investors led by Chinas Anbang Insurance offered $12.8 billion in cash for Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide, owner of brands including Sheraton, Westin and W. The bid threatens to upset Marriotts $11 billion, cash-and-shares takeover

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本期内容: Honeywell, an American engineering conglomerate, dropped its $90 billion takeover bid for United Technologies, which makes Pratt Whitney jet engines, Otis lifts, air-conditioning systems and more. Honeywell grumbled about UTCs unwilli

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本期内容: Twitter, which has been the subject of takeover rumours before, is getting closer to a sale, according to the US business news channel CNBC. Potential suitors include Google and Salesforce.com, the report said. Last month Twitter shar

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