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Supplement to PPT of Sophisticated Business English Prof. Guoping Gui 2013-3-2 1 *****----Cleric English v.s English for Executives 2. ****** Wuhan University is one of the most prestigious comprehensive universities directly under the China’s Ministry of Education. *****-----The mix of professional Business English:1 Business Philosophy经营理念2, professional sentence patterns 3. professional expressions and terminologies _____ Excuse me, Sir, may I know your line of business? ______ Sure, I deal in cars, Actually, I am the exclusive dealer in Honda vehicles. ______Be in the position to do sth. *****---------- Technology transfer 技术转让 v.s equity assignment n股权转让 n *****-----------the first refusal n v.s the preemptive right n *****-----Balance Sheet n. *****-----manufacturing / merchandising firms , non-merchandising firms; *****-------S.P: -be responsible/accountable /liable for sth. A. *****----------S.P: to hold sb liable for sth. ***** Let’s get down to business. be made redundant; 因冗员而被裁员 (公司领导感到左右为难，因为，这一激进改革必将导致数以千计的员工被裁员，如果真的是这样，那么买断费（severance fee）将是十分可观的。The management of the firm were hesitating as such a radical restructuring would make hundreds of employees redundant , Such being the case, the severance fee would be substantial . ).v.s modest 3. be at …. dimension (这个问题可以在一个国家层面和一个企业的层面来探讨) 4. *****be vested with the right/power (本文件的解释权属于总裁办。The right to interpretation of the documents rests with the Management Office. ) 5. *****-------to measure/weigh A against B. (管理层通常拿事前确立的标准或尺度衡量各职能部门经理的绩效。The management usually measure the performance of functional managers against preset criteria. ) 2013-3-9 Lecture 2 HR OB 1. *****-----Customized sentences for marketing yourself as a WTO student : I am taking a second degree of business from the School of WTO studies of Wuhan University. In the curriculum of our second degree, we have 40 courses, of which 25 are compulsory courses, 15 are optional courses. By taking this