第一章

Introduction

1.I had to take out insurance when I bought the house. 投保

2.Insurance policy保险单

3.The insurance policy runs out next month.到期

4.compound word复合词

5.example sentence with a collocation搭配

6.Where do you store your new vocabulary?(restore,恢复)

7.on a sheet of paper

8.group the new words and phrases分组

9.manpower人力，劳动力manpower shortage 劳动力缺失Franchise特别经营权countersign会签（双方签字）

10.in a logical sequence按有逻辑的顺序

11.agenda议程表postpone延期（=put off）AGM(=annual general meeting)年度股东大会balance sheet资产负债表minutes备忘录；会议记录

12.table 表格prefix前缀suffix 后缀globalize 使全球化13.cost-cutting 消减成本staff turnover员工交替（率）turnover营业额lump sum总额；一次性付款product launch产品上市mail order 邮购14.user friendly 为客户着想的；便于非专业客户使用的duty free 免关税的duty-bound 义不容辞的counter productive适得其反的short list 最终候选人名单short cut捷径under cut削价竞争head hunt 猎头（物色、延揽高层人物）down size 裁员15.盈利make a profit 亏本make a loss

1a

1.Acquire=take over

2.turnover 营业额

3.take on responsibility,

accountable 4.bring in 5. work on/at managerial skills 6.

monthly review每月评论，每月盘点7. measure progress against sth.对照……评价8.poles apart截然相反（Mr Hickey's view is poles apart from Jim O'Neill at Goldman