大学核心商务英语读写教程第2册Unit Five Smart Pricing_70

4. Words and Expressions
(4)depreciation // n .
Meaning
a decrease in price or value
Example
This is an accelerated depreciation method. 这是一种加速折旧的方法。
势的能力。
4. Words and Expressions
(2) takeover //n.
Meaning
a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation
Example
The takeover will be discussed at the next board meeting. 接管事宜将在下次董事会上讨论。
Text A India’s Tata Set to Snap up Corus
1. Background Information
2. Introduction to the Text
3. Business Terms
4. Words and Expressions
5. Notes to the Text
4. WBiblioteka Baidurds and Expressions
(3) bargaining /' / n.
Meaning
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
Example
Does every country enjoy the same bar gaining power in the WTO? 在WTO中，每个国家都享有相同的互惠交 易权吗?
Unit Five Smart Pricing
Objectives
To know something about pricing
To get familiar with agreement and contract
To learn new words and expressions
To master how to analyze difficult and long sentences
2. Introduction to the Text
Theme of the Text
Text A mainly tells how India’s Tata set to snap up Corus, from which we will know some knowledge about acquisition.
4. Words and Expressions
(5) access to
Meaning
the right to obtain or make use of or ta ke advantage of something (as servic es or membership); the right to enter
1. Background Information
Price is only one factor in the supplier selection decision, but it is the factor used most frequently to evaluate the sourcing group's performance. The "best" price is actively pursued using one of three approaches: buying at list price, competitive bidding, and negotiation. Buying at list price is used for lower-volume or lowervalued items that do not merit the managerial time and effort needed to obtain a lower-than-list price. Competitive bidding relies on market forces to get suppliers to offer a low price. Competitive bidding is an efficient means of obtaining a fair price when the dollar value of purchase is high enough to justify the work needed to run a successful bid.
4. Words and Expressions
(1) capacity // n.
Meaning
ability to perform or produce
Example
Resource competitiveness refers to the capacity to transform resource advantage into economic advantage. 资源竞争力是指将资源优势转化成经济优
Example
They can get access to the database online by using their accounts. 他们能通过使用账户从网上进入数据库。
5. Notes to the Text
(1） The company chairman, Ratan Tata, said investors were taking a “harsh view” of the $12 billion deal, which will immediately add 19 million tons of capacity a year to make the Tata the world’s fifth biggest producer. (Para. 3)