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英语知识 consolidation（企业）合并，联合 （名词） (noun) The act of combining two or more firms into a new business entity with a new, distinctive identity EXAMPLE:The XYZ corporation is planning a consolidation of several small companies it owns into one powerful new company. XYZ公司正计划将其拥有的几家小公司合并为一家强大的新公司。 surety担保，保人（名词） (noun) A person or institution that guarantees the actions of another, especially the repayment of a debt; also, something of value offered as security for a loan EXAMPLE:The borrower offered his bank the deed to a house as surety for a loan. 贷款人向银行提供一所房屋的房契作为贷款担保。 swap（物物）交换（动词） (verb) To make an equal exchange of one thing for another, often no involving money EXAMPLE:My brother has a boat he doesnt use and I have an extra car I dont need, so I am going to swap it for his boat. 我兄弟有一条不用的船，我多了一辆汽车，所以我想用汽车换他的船。 to draw the line at拒绝退让（词组） (phase) To refuse to do something more; to consider additional action inappropriate or morally unacceptable EXAMPLE: When the angry tenants complained about building problems, the landlord agreed to make certain repairs, but he drew the line at returning their rent payments to them. 当这些愤怒的房客投诉建筑问题时，房主同意进行某些维修，但他拒绝在退还租金的问题上做出让步。 to sell on the good news 利好出货（词组） (phrase) An investor strategy of selling stock soon after a company issues good news, based on the assumption that the price is at its highest point and will start to drop EXAMPLE: The troubled company announced a reorganization and its stock price increased suddenly, but smart investors sold on the good news and took their profits. 这家遇到麻烦的公司宣布进行重组，股价突然上升，而聪明的投资者在听到好消息时则卖出股票获利。 exploit开发、利用（动词）；冒险 （名词） (verb) To use for the purpose of making profit EXAMPLE:Many Americans wonder if the vast wilderness areas in Alaska should be protected for the future or should be opened for energy companies to exploit. 很多美国人都想知道，阿拉斯加大片野地是应该被保护，还是应该被开放，供能源公司开发。 (noun) An adv