新时代商务英语综合教程(学生用书2)/王立非

L isten again and choose the correct option to complete each sentence. 1. The railway track that Railwork West uses belongs to a. the company. b. another private company. c. the Government. 2. The company is spending ￡9m in order to a. improve the condition of the track. b. build new stations and improve punctuality. c. improve customer service and reliability. 3. The company’s biggest costs are paying a. other companies for the track and trains. b. the Government so it can operate services. c. for new stations and facilities. business communication Work in pairs. Write five results or consequences that have happened in a company you know on a piece of paper. Give the paper to your partner. Find out the reasons for the results and changes. Translation Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. However, the period of change from publicly-owned transport system to private company was not an easy one. 2. The bar chart clearly shows that the changes have made a big difference financially and have improved customer satisfaction. 3. I’m sure you’ve all heard the recent stories in the media about bad service on the privatised rail network, so I’d like you to look at Figure 4, which shows Railwork West’s reliability and punctuality figures. 4. The China-Europe freight trains, which focus mainly on exporting equipment and manufacturing products, reported a cargo volume of 51,400 tons—a 3.3-fold increase than before. 5. Alibaba has been crowned the most valuable brand in China for the first time in the annual ranking, having grown its brand value by 59 percent year-on-year to $141 billion. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 公司可以利用资产管理工具确切地找出在已安装的设备中有哪些硬件和软件。 （asset management） 2. 客户投诉是客户满意度低的常见指标，但没有投诉并不一定意味着客户满意度高。（customer satisfaction） 3. 尽管公司已经尝试了很多补救措施，销售业绩依然显著下滑。（drop dramatically） 4. 我们所有市场去年的销售数字都显示在这个条形图上。（bar chart） 5. 他们的地方财政收入持续增长，年增长率为12.9％。（annual growth）