第一课
1.Board of directors董事会
A)a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation
B)the group of people elected by its shareholders to manage the company
2.chief executive officer最高层主管人
The person who has overall responsibility for the running of the business.
第二课
3.recruit新成员
A person who has recently joined an organization or an army.
4.Search firm 搜索公司（猎头公司）
Who will provide company with a list of suitable candidates.
第三课
5.hypermarkets混合式超市
A huge supermarket
6.Department stores百货公司
large shops which sell a wide variety of products
第四课
7.franchising特许经营权
Franchising is a business system in which a company sell an individual the right to operate a business using the franchisor's established system or
format.
8.Operations manual操作手册
Contains all the information that the franchisee needs to run his business.
第五课
9.subordinates 属下
An assistant subject to the authority or control of another
第六课
mercial banks商业银行
A financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public
第八课
11.shareholder股东
Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
12.bonds监禁；盟约
A certificate of debt that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money
第九课
13.quotas配额、定额
A)a prescribed number
B) a proportional share assigned to each participant
C) a limitation on imports
第十课
14.listed companies上市公司
A company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
15.Annual report年度报告
A report presented by the directors of a company to its shareholders each year, containing the profit-and-loss account, the balance sheet, and details of the past year's activity 第十一课
16.public limited companies公开股份有限公司（上市公司）
which means that the public can buy and sell their shares on the stock exchange.
17.Sole trader or sole proprietor专营商
A person who owns their own business and does not have a partner or any shareholders
18.parnership合作关系合伙
Two or more people starting a business together can set up a partnership.
19.private limited company私人有限公司
A company can be formed with a minimum of two people becoming its shareholders.
第十二课
20.joint venture 合资企业
Two or more companies agree to collaborate and jointly invest in a separate business project.
21.merger （企业等的）合并
The combination of two or more commercial companies
22.acquisition or takeover接管
One company accumulates enough of another conpany’s shares to take control and ownership.
第十三课
23.Marketing 市场
The term given to all the different activities intended to make and attract a profitable demand for a product.。