Unit 3 转让合并
absolutely ad. 绝对地,完全地
I think they will compromise absolutely as long as we stick to this plan.
我认为只要我们坚持这个方案,他们绝对会妥协的。
扩展 fully ad. 完全地;completely ad. 完全地
accomplish v. 完成,实现
Without her signature, the transfer of these properties will not be accomplished.
没有她的签名,这些财产转让是无法完成的。
Tips accomplish是及物动词,其考点在于时态和宾语,accomplish常用于一般现在时、过去时和现在完成时中,其后可接名词、代词或wh-引导的从句作宾语。
accelerate v. 加快,促进
As time is running out, we have to accelerate our acquisition plan.
由于时间紧迫,我们不得不加快收购计划。
Tips accelerate是及物动词,可接具体名词或抽象名词作宾语,如:accelerate paces,accelerate sb's departure。
accuse v. 指控,控告,谴责
Why did no one accuse them of illegally annexing?
为什么没有人指控他们非法吞并?
Tips accuse的最大考点在于与介词的搭配,accuse一般与介词of搭配,可以用于被动语态结构中,如:be accused of a crime。
acclaim v.&n. 欢呼,称赞
When the merger was completed, all the employees started acclaiming.
当传来合并完成的消息时,所有的员工都开始欢呼。
Tips acclaim在考试中一般只作及物动词,后面可接由as或as to be短语作的补足语,如:acclaim him as / as to be the monitor。
acquire v. 取得,获得,学到
The top matter is to acquire the company's internal data.
当务之急是要找到那家公司的内部资料。
Tips acquire是及物动词,其后的宾语一般为抽象名词,如acquire experience,也可以接双宾语,如:His behavior acquired him a good impression。
acquisition n. 收购,获得
So far, our acquisition plan has been going well.
到目前为止,我们的收购计划进行得很顺利。
短语 the acquisition of shares 收购股票;make an acquisition 获得
action n. 行动,活动
They are expected to complete all acquisition actions within a week.
预计他们会在一周内完成所有的收购行动。
Tips action表示人的行为时,是可数名词,常与动词take连用,此时两者之间不加不定冠词,如:take actions。
actual a. 实际的,真实的
We misjudged the actual situation of the company.
我们错误地判断了那家公司的实际情况。
短语 actual situation 实际情况;actual condition 实际情况
adherence n. 坚持,依附,忠诚
They have a slavish adherence to the rules that they end up being annexed.
他们太墨守成规了,才遭到了被吞并的下场。
扩展 loyalty n. 忠诚;insistence n. 坚持
adjust v. 调整,调节
They can do nothing but adjust the plan.
除了调整方案他们什么也做不了。
Tips adjust在考试中主要用作及物动词,其后接反身代词、物或事物作宾语,如:adjust himself。
adopt v. 采用,采纳,收养
Once you adopt the merging proposal, you will lose the autonomy.
一旦你们采纳了合并建议,你们就失去了自主权。
Tips adopt在考试中只作及物动词,后面常接表示“计划、方案、建议、报告、决议等”的名词,如:adopt the view。
aggregate v. 合计 n. 合计,集料
The finance department predicted that the incorporation aggregates to 30 million dollars.
财务部预计这次合并总计达3000万美元。
Tips aggregate的动词和名词的含义一致,而且aggregate后常与介词to连用,其后常用数词作表语,如:aggregate to 100 dollars。
agree v. 同意,赞成
I'm afraid the other side will not agree with you on this point.
恐怕在这一点上对方不会同意。
Tips agree在考试中主要用作不及物动词,考查与不同介词搭配的用法,如:agree with 同意某人的意见;agree on 商定某事;agree about就某事取得一致意见。
agreement n. 同意,协议
If you have made a decision, sign the agreement.
如果你方做了决定,签了这份协议。
短语 agreement on 一致意见;mutual agreement 双方协定
alter v. 改变,更改
I'm worried that they'll alter the terms before signing the agreement.
我很担心在签协议前他们会修改条件。
扩展 modify v. 修改;shift v. 改变
annex v. 兼并,吞并,附加
If they try to annex our firm, we will make a hard fight.
如果他们试图吞并我们公司,我们会给予狠狠的反击。
短语 annex forcefully 强行兼并;annex a territory 吞并领土
assert v. 声称,断言,主张拥有
They asserted that they would never consent to transfer the shares.
他们声称绝不同意转让股权。
Tips assert在考试中只作及物动词,后面可接名词或名词性从句,还可以接to be短语,如:assert sth to be true。
assignee n. 受让人
According to the regulations, the assignee has the right to dispose of property.
根据规定,受让人有权处理财产。
短语 lawful assignee 合法受让人;patent assignee 专利权人
assure v. 保证,担保,使确信
We will not agree with this agreement unless someone assures that we get the greatest benefit.
除非有人担保我们有最大的利益,否则我们不会同意这份协议。
Tips assure后接不表示人的宾语时,可以用that从句或动词不定式。如:assure to finish the task。
attain v. 达到,得到,获得
We disdain the use of trickery to attain our goal.
我们不屑于使用诡计来达到目的。
Tips attain主要用作及物动词,其后直接接名词或代词作宾语,作不及物动词时,其后要跟介词to,介词的宾语多为抽象名词,如:attain to power。
attorney n. 代理人,律师
Is your attorney fully responsible for the incorporation?
你方的代理律师全权负责此次的合并行动吗?
Tips attorney是美式英语,主要指处理法律事务的律师,比如处理遗嘱等。
bankruptcy n. 破产,倒闭
They are assessing the possibility of buying a company that is on the verge of bankruptcy.
他们正在评估收购一家濒临破产的公司的可能性。
短语 declare bankruptcy 宣告破产;bankruptcy law 破产法
basically ad. 基本上,主要地
The transfer of the project is basically the decision of the board of directors.
这个转让项目基本上是董事会的决定。
扩展 mainly ad. 主要地;largely ad. 主要地
blueprint n. 行动方案,计划,蓝图
To expand the scale is not mentioned in the company's development blueprint.
公司发展蓝图里并没有提到扩大规模。
短语 brand blueprint 品牌规划;blueprint analysis 蓝图分析
challenging a. 有挑战性的
He regards incorporating with that company as a challenging job.
他把合并那家公司当成了一份有挑战性的工作。
短语 challenging behavior 挑战行为;challenging myself 挑战自我
coalition n. 联合,结合
The coalition of the two small businesses is not a small blow to us.
那两个小公司的联合对我们来说也是一个不小的打击。
扩展 combination n. 结合;alliance n. 结合
cogitation n. 慎重考虑
After the cogitation, we decide to give up the acquisition plan.
经过慎重考虑后,我们决定放弃这个收购计划。
扩展 meditation n. 深思;consideration n. 考虑
commence v. 开始,着手
The acquisition plan is scheduled to commence on May 17th.
收购计划定于5月17日开始执行。
短语 commence on 开始从事;commence with 以……开始
commend v. 赞扬,推荐
The boss commended his acquisition plan greatly.
老板大大赞扬了他的收购计划。
Tips commend的考点在于与不同介词的搭配,如:与for搭配,表示“因……而赞扬”;与to搭配,表示“向……推荐”。
competitive a. 竞争的
We would like to focus on those competitive companies.
我们想关注那些有竞争力的公司。
短语 competitive advantage 竞争优势;competitive bidding 竞标
condition n. 条件,情况
He put forward additional conditions in the final scheme.
他在最终方案里提出了附加条件。
Tips condition作“条件”解时是可数名词,如create a condition;作“疾病,情况”解时是不可数名词,如running condition。
contemplate v. 沉思,考虑
Considering our strength, we have to carefully contemplate the feasibility of merging.
考虑到我们的实力,我们需要仔细考虑合并的可行性。
短语 contemplate on 沉思默想;contemplate proposal 考虑建议
continue v. 继续
After a short break, we continued to engage in the transfer of shares.
经过短暂的休息后,我们继续忙于股权转让。
Tips continue在考试中通常考查其后的搭配问题,continue后既可以接动词不定式,表示“继续做另外一件事”,也可以接V-ing,表示“继续做刚才的事情”。
defeat v. 击败 n. 失败
They defeated their opponent in the final bid.
在最后的竞标中他们打败了对手。
Tips defeat作动词时是及物动词,其后常接名词或代词作宾语,如:defeat one's opponents。
detail n. 细节 v. 详述
Someone is responsible for the material details.
有人负责审核材料的细节。
Tips detail作“细节”解时是可数名词,在考试中多以复数形式出现,而且detail常构成短语in detail,在句中作状语。
drastic a. 猛烈的,激烈的
The drastic fall in sales led the company to merge the two departments.
销售量急剧下降导致那家公司把两个部门合并了。
短语 drastic shortage 严重匮乏;drastic fall急剧下降
enforce v. 强迫,坚持,执行
His studio was enforced to be merged into the head office.
他的工作室被强迫并入了总公司。
短语 enforce strictly 严格执行;enforce on强迫,强加于
ensure v. 确定,担保
You should ensure that we have the half right of words.
你要确保我们有一半的话语权。
Tips ensure后的that从句可以是陈述语句,也可以用虚拟语气。如:ensure that you should work on time。
expand v. 扩展
Without adequate preparation, we are not going to expand.
没有足够的准备,我们不打算扩大规模。
Tips expand在考试中只用作及物动词,后面常直接跟名词或代词作宾语,如:expand the scale。
fail v. 失败
I'm sorry I failed to consider the funds into the plan.
抱歉我没有把资金考虑到计划中。
Tips fail是一个常见动词,在考试中常常考查其词组fail to的用法,表示“没有做……,……失败了”。
failure n. 失败,失败者
Their attempt to ask the company to transfer the ownership is a real failure.
他们尝试让那家公司转让股权真是一次失败。
短语 confess failure 承认失败;end in failure以失败告终
headway n. 进展
The boss calls to ask the headway of the coalition every day.
老板每天打电话询问合并的进展情况。
短语 make headway 取得进展;significant headway 重要进展
incorporate v. 合并,组成公司
Our strength has a massive increase after we incorporated with that company.
与那家公司合并后我们的实力大增。
Tips incorporate与介词in搭配,表示“把……并入……”,与介词with搭配,表示“与……合并”。
instantaneous a. 瞬间的,即时的
In the negotiations, your instantaneous response will spill a lot of information.
在谈判中你的瞬间反应会泄露很多信息。
短语 instantaneous action 瞬间动作;instantaneous response 瞬间反应
intend v. 计划,打算
They intend to purchase the badly-running company.
他们打算收购那家经营不善的公司。
Tips intend在考试中只作不及物动词,后接动词不定式,表示“打算做”;intend还可以接that引导的从句。
itemize v. 列出清单
Please itemize all the materials we need to prepare.
请列出我们需要准备的所有材料的清单。
短语 itemize bill 分别开账;itemize deductions 分项扣除
lawyer n. 律师
The lawyer gave the transfer contracts to each one.
律师把转让书交给了双方各一份。
短语 hire a lawyer 聘用律师;good lawyer懂法律的人
mean v. 用意 n. 意思 a. 吝啬的
What do you mean that you have transferred the business to other companies?
你说你们把业务转让给别的公司了是什么意思?
Tips mean是一个多义单词,在考试中多用作动词,其后可接动词不定式,常用于过去完成时或一般过去时,如:had meant to do sth。
meaningless a. 无意义的
Even if we merged the company, it would be meaningless for us without their technology.
即使我们合并了那家公司,没有他们的技术对我们来说也是毫无意义的。
短语 meaningless answer 无意义的答案;meaningless thing 无意义的事
merge v. 合并
The economic crisis has made so many small businesses merge.
经济危机使得很多小公司合并起来。
短语 merge with 和……联合;merge into 使并入
milestone n. 里程碑,划时代的重大事件
The incorporation of two large electronic companies is thought to be a milestone.
两家大型电子企业的合并可谓是一个里程碑。
扩展 landmark n. 界标,里程碑
modest a. 适度的,保守的
We'l l con s ider adding your mode s t requirements to the contract.
我们会考虑把你们的适度要求添加到合同里。
Tips modest在考试中主要用作定语形容词,如:modest behavior。
necktie n. 领带
In such formal occasions as negotiations, suits and neckties are the best dresses.
在像谈判这种正式的场合里,西装领带是最佳装扮。
短语 plain necktie 素色领带;necktie material 领带绸
opponent n. 对手
I would rather transfer the company to my opponent.
我宁愿把公司转让给我的对手。
扩展 enemy n. 敌人;rival n. 竞争者
outset n. 开端
The transfer of ownership was only the outset of their plan.
转让所有权只是他们计划的开端。
短语 at the outset 起初,开始;from the outset 从一开始
particular n. 详细说明 a. 特别的
You don't have any particular reason to suppress and take over the company.
你们没有任何特别的理由打压并收购那家公司。
Tips particular在考试中主要用作定语,也可用作表语,与介词搭配,如:be particular with。
particularize v. 详述,列举
The speaker of the other party particularized their advantages at the meeting.
对方的发言人在会议上详述了他们的优势。
扩展 specify v. 详细说明,列举;elaborate v. 详细描述
plan n. 计划,方案 v. 计划
We must have a detailed plan before we merge.
在合并前我们必须要有详尽的计划。
Tips plan在考试中主要用作动词和名词,作名词时,是可数名词,如make a plan;作动词时,后面常接动词不定式,如:plan to spend the holiday。
program v. 规划 n. 程序,节目
We have commis sioned a profes sional agency to program the matter.
我们已经找了专业的经纪公司来规划这件事。
扩展 schedule v. 计划;project v. 计划
project n. 方案,计划
In order to avoid our opponent finding it, we implemented the project secretly.
为了避免我们的对手发觉,我们秘密实施了此项计划。
短语 carry out a project 实行计划;abandon one's project 放弃计划
promising a. 有前途的
With this blueprint alone, we can't predict it promising.
只凭这份蓝图,我们无法预估它有前途。
Tips promising在考试中主要作定语,偶尔作表语,如:promising man。
prospect n. 前景,景色
We seem to see the big prospects after the incorporation.
我们似乎看到了合并后的远大前景。
Tips prospect作“前景”解是可数名词,如:bright prospects;作“景色”解是抽象名词,一般用作单数形式,如:bleak prospect 荒凉的景色。
purpose n. 目的
No one doubts that their purpose is to annex the company.
没有人怀疑他们的目的是吞并那家公司。
Tips purpose前是形容词性物主代词时,后面可以接介词in,如:my purpose in buying the book;purpose前是定冠词the,后面可以接介词of,如:the purpose of marrying。
reference n. 参考,参照
About the formal procedure, this document is worth reference.
关于正规的程序,这份文件值得参考。
短语 for reference 作参考;reference to that point 提到那一点
revoke v. 撤销
For a special reason, they revoked the coalition plan.
因为特殊的原因,他们撤销了合并计划。
短语 revoke a licence 吊销经营许可证;revoke a rule 撤消规章
scheme n. 方案,计划
Only one fifth of the members think the scheme feasible.
只有五分之一的成员认为这个方案是可行的。
扩展 plan n. 计划;programme n. 计划
stance n. 态度,立场
It is because of your unstable stance that we have lost so much.
正是你不坚定的立场才让我们损失众多。
短语 stable stance 坚定的立场;unstable stance 不坚定的立场
statement n. 陈述,声明
We have to make the final statement just in case.
以防万一我们要做最后陈述。
短语 issue a statement 发表声明;make a statement 陈述
succeed v. 成功,有成就
It is a pleasure that we succeeded in signing the transfer contract.
令人高兴的是我们成功签了转让合同。
Tips succeed在考试中主要用作不及物动词,后面接in + V-ing,如:succeed in being admitted。
success n. 成功,成就
The success of signing the contract comes from every employee.
这次成功签约的功劳来自于每一个员工。
Tips success作“成功”解时是不可数名词,不能被不定冠词修饰,可以和多个动词搭配,如:obtain success, get success, celebrate success等。
successful a. 成功的,圆满的
Shall we go and celebrate the successful signing?
我们去庆祝成功签约,好吗?
短语 successful in business在生意上成功;successful with learning English 学英语成功
target n. 目标
Our target is to purchase that company in the shortest time.
我们的目标是在最短的时间内收购那家公司。
Tips target在考试中主要作名词,是普通可数名词,如:make a target。
transfer v. 中转,转让
In that case, we had to transfer a large sum of money to the other side.
在那种情况下,我们不得不转让了一大笔钱给对方。
Tips transfer在考试中多用作及物动词,其宾语后常接介词to短语+间接宾语,如:transfer the money to you。
trial n. 试验,审判 a. 试验的
They purchased a machine company, which was a great trial for them.
他们收购了一家机械公司,这对他们来说是巨大的试验。
短语 flight trial 试飞;conduct trials with用……试验
witness n. 见证人
It was a bad decision to choose him as a witness.
选择他当见证人真是一个错误的决定。
短语 in witness of 作为……的证据;witness against 不利于……的证人