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原汁原味商务英语播客第121课:企业好比一艘船

时间：2017-06-14 00:28:34

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 　　In this Business English Pod episode, we're going to look at how business idioms related to ships and sailing can be used to describe company performance. 今天的原汁原味英语播客中，我们将学习与船和航海有关的商务习语，它们用来描写公司的业绩。

　　The image of a ship is a powerful one in business. The ship is like a company—a huge entity1 that must be steered2 toward success, maintained properly, and carefully guided away from dangers like storms and rocks. Employees are often seen as a crew of sailors, a group that must work together as a team. So sailing idioms frequently appear when we discuss business in English. 船对于一个企业而言，是强大有力的象征。一艘船就好比一个公司——一个实力雄厚，必将稳步走向辉煌的实体，并且发展途中也需要尽量规避风险，比如暴风雨和岩石。职员就好比水手，水手们必须团结起来。因此当我们谈论一个企业时航海的习语经常会被引用。
　　Today's episode starts a two-part series on sailing idioms. Lakisha and Warren are two colleagues discussing the decline of Trussock's, an engineering firm that has been faltering3 since a new CEO took over. 今天这一集中我们将从两方面来谈航海有关的习语。拉奇莎和沃伦是两个同事，他们正在谈论自从新上任的总裁来了之后，一个工程公司的动荡。
　　Listening Questions:
　　1. What are the major differences between Trussock's old CEO and the new CEO?
　　2. What do Lakisha and Warren think will help change the situation at Trussock's?

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1 entity vo8xl     
n.实体，独立存在体，实际存在物
参考例句：
  • The country is no longer one political entity.这个国家不再是一个统一的政治实体了。
  • As a separate legal entity,the corporation must pay taxes.作为一个独立的法律实体，公司必须纳税。
2 steered dee52ce2903883456c9b7a7f258660e5     
v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 )；操纵；控制；引导
参考例句：
  • He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
  • The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 faltering b25bbdc0788288f819b6e8b06c0a6496     
犹豫的，支吾的，蹒跚的
参考例句：
  • The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
  • I canfeel my legs faltering. 我感到我的腿在颤抖。

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