Unit 9 Business Negotiations课件 世纪商务英语综合教程基础篇II

世纪商务英语综合教程基础篇ⅡLearningObjectivesInthisunit,youarerequiredto:knowtheimportanceofawin-winsituationoralong-termdevelopmentofbusiness;learnhowtowinabusinessnegotiation;understandthetworeadingpassagesandmastertheimportantwordsandexpressionsinthem;developskillsinusingtheword“so”indifferentsituations;learntowritealetterofthanks.learntointegratethefivecardinalvirtuesinChinesetraditionalculture(benevolence,justice,propriety,wisdom,andhonor)intomodernbusinessnegotiations.BusinessNegotiationsWarm-upListeningandSpeakingIn-depthReadingFurtherReadingUnit9PracticalWritingReal-LifePracticeNegotiationStrategies:AskquestionsthatleadtoinformationConsiderjustifiedconcessionsEmbracedifferencesDon’tgetdistractedfromyourgoals.Keepcommunicating,createvisionWhatmakesagoodnegotiator?Beagoodlistener.Bepatient.Beabletocontrolhis/heremotions.Beabletotaketheinitiativein

negotiation.Haveteamcooperativespirit.

RoleofPreparationinaNegotiationhelpyousave__________2.helpyouunderstandthepositionsand_________ofbothparties3.helpyouidentifyyour_________________toanegotiatedagreement4.helpyoureasonwith__________tosupportyourstatementScriptmoneylimitsbestalternativeknowledgeBack

Theroleofpreparationinanegotiationisunderestimated.Youwouldnotskydiveforthefirsttimewithoutbeingprepared.Negotiationismuchthesameandinadequatepreparationcouldcostyouthousandsofdollars.Beingpreparedmeanstakingthetimetoresearchyouropponent'spositionaswellasunderstandyourlimitandestimatetheirs.Keepinmindthatyouarenotexpectedtoknoweverything;askopen-endedquestionsbeforethenegotiationbeginstohelpyouinyourpreparation.

Whenpreparingfornegotiations,youshouldbeabletoidentifyyour"bestalternativetoanegotiatedagreement,"alsoknownasBATNA.YourBATNAisyourbottomlineofhowfaryouwillconcedeandhowmuchyouarewillingtoallowyourcounterparttowalkawaywith.YourgoalistohavetheothersidecomebackwithanofferbetterthanyourBATNA.Bypreparingandknowingwhatyourcomfortlevelis,youwilllikelynotwalkawayfromthetableunsatisfiedwiththeoutcomeofthenegotiation.

Goingintoanegotiationwithoutunderstandingthebackgroundoftheconflictcouldleaveyoublindsided.Onceyouareinanegotiation,youwillneedtothinkquicklyonyourfeet.Ifyouhavestudiedthebackgroundinformationinadvance,suchasthepersonalitiesofthepeopleinvolved,culture,lawsandanyotherfactswhichmayhaveanimpactonadecision,youcanreasonwithknowledgebecauseyouhavefactualinformationtosupportyourstatements.ScriptCDAB

Speaker1:Beforeyouenteranynegotiation,makesureyou’vegotasmuchinformationaspossible.Whatdoyouwantoutofthedeal?Whatdoestheotherpersonwant?Usethisinformationtohelpplanyourstrategy.

Speaker2:Negotiatingisabackandforthprocess.Youdon’tjustlayoutyourofferandexpoundonityourself.Listentotheotherperson,andtrytopickupcluesaboutwhattheywantandneed–thiscangiveyouanotherbargainingchip.

Speaker3:There’saflowtoasuccessfulnegotiation,witheachpartygivingalittlehere,andtakingalittlethere.Ifyouwalkintoitwitha“takeitorleaveit”approach,youmaywinduplosingthedealaltogether.Bepreparedtocompromise,andrememberthatyouwanttoendupwithawin-winsituation.

Speaker4:Thisprocesscantaketime,andthemorecomplexthearrangementyou’retryingtonegotiate,thelongeritcantake.Ifyouneedtosealthedealinahurry,theotherpartygainsaleveragepoint,andyoucouldenduppayingmorethanyouneedto.Patiencecanpayoffingettingyouabetterdeal.BackScript

Ifyou’reinbusiness,you’reanegotiator.Youhavenochoice.Businessdoesn’thappenunlesstwoormorepeopleenterintoa(1)_______________.

Thiscanbeas(2)__________asbuyinginventoryorascomplicatedasamergeroftwopubliccompanies.

Withouttransactions,businessdoesn’thappen,andeverytransactioninvolvesacertainamountof(3)_______________.Whenyou’reinbusiness,negotiatingthebest(4)__________________isahigh,ifnotthehighest,priority.Asabusiness(5)___________,youcan’tknowenoughaboutnegotiating.

It’saloteasiertodescribewhatnegotiation“isn’t”thanwhatit“is”.Let’sgetsomethingsstraightupfront.Negotiationisnot:

a.asearchfor(6)_____________,justiceandtheAmericanway.

b.afriendly(7)________________atthecornerofStarbucks.

c.(8)______________theperfectsolutiontoabusinessproblem.

Makenomistake.Negotiationisagame.Thegoalinnegotiationistowin—togetthebestdealyoucan.transactionsimplenegotiationpossibledealsownertruthdiscussionaquest

Ifyou’reinbusiness,you’reanegotiator.Youhavenochoice.Businessdoesn’thappenunlesstwoormorepeopleenterintoatransaction.

Thiscanbeassimpleasbuyinginventoryorascomplicatedasamergeroftwopubliccompanies.

Withouttransactions,businessdoesn’thappen,andeverytransactioninvolvesacertainamountofnegotiation.Whenyou’reinbusiness,negotiatingthebestpossibledealsisahigh,ifnotthehighest,priority.Asabusinessowner,youcan'tknowenoughaboutnegotiating.

It’saloteasiertodescribewhatnegotiation“isn’t”thanwhatitis.Let’sgetsomethingsstraightupfront.Negotiationisnot:

a.asearchfortruth,justiceandtheAmericanway.

b.afriendlydiscussionatthecornerofStarbucks.

c.aquestfortheperfectsolutiontoabusinessproblem.

Makenomistake:Negotiationisagame.Thegoalinnegotiationistowin--togetthebestdealyoucan.Back

agameinvolvedineverytransactionhelpfultoreachpossibledealsasearchfortruth,justiceandtheAmericanwayafriendlydiscussionatthecornerofStarbucksaquestfortheperfectsolutiontoabusinessproblemReadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)Whatisthepurposeofabusinessnegotiation?(2)Doyouknowanyexamplesofsuccessfulbusinessnegotiations?(3)Isabusinessnegotiationimportant?(4)Whatshouldyouknowaboutyourbusinesspartnerbeforeanegotiation?(5)Howdoyouprepareforabusinessnegotiation?MicrosoftOut-negotiatedNetscapeintheBrowserWar

Backin1996,SteveCase’sAOLwasurgentlyseekingatopnotchInternetbrowsertomarkettheirproducts.BothBillGates’MicrosoftandNetscapeNavigatorwerevyingforthisopportunity.In

comparison,Netscapeheldadecisiveadvantageduetoitsstrongtechnicalsuperiority,presenceanddominanceintheoverallbrowsermarket.Microsoftwasjustintheprocessofenteringthemarketandheldafledglingpercentageoftheoverallbrowsermarket,buthadalongway

to

go

relativetoNetscape’smuchsuperioroverallmarkethold.Additionally,Microsoft’sbrowserwasalsoconsideredtechnicallyinferiortoNetscape’s.Despitethisunequalvaluationoftheirpositions,BillGateshaddeemedthatgainingagreaterpresenceandmarketshareofthebrowsermarketwasacompetitivepriority.

Netscapeadoptedthepositionthatsincetheyweresopowerfullybased,theywouldonlynegotiatewithAOLbyholding

out

for

ahighper-copyfee.Inessence,thedealwouldhavebeenbasedona“browserfordollars”agreement.SteveCase,theCEOofAOLviewedthepositionofNetscapeas:“Theywereveryaggressiveaboutsellingthebrowser,buttheywantedaveryhighper-copyfee.Theattitudewas,‘We’resohot,andwe’lllicensetoeveryone,soyou’dbettertakeit’.”ThiswasamiscalculationthatdoomedNetscapetonegotiationandeventualbusinessfailure.

Beingnewtothemarketandpossessingwhatwasconsideredaninferiorproduct,Microsofthadverylimitedleverageatthenegotiationtable.AsNetscapewas

engagedinwaitingforAOLtorespondtotheirproposal,Microsoftreadjustedtheirfocusbyshiftingtheirownproposaltoconcentrateontheirbusinessmarketingstrength,ratherthanthetechnologyissue.In

essence,MicrosoftusedacreativestrategytochangethenatureofaweakpositionorBAtoenhancetheirpositionwhileweakeningNetscape’sintheprocess.

MicrosoftconcentrateditspitchonthemarketingfeaturesitcouldoffertoAOL,whichitknewNetscapecouldnotmatch.TheydidsobyofferingtobundleAOLintotheWindowsoperatingsystem,andmoreimportantly,theyofferedtodothisforfree!TheyalsopromisedAOLthattheywouldprovideadditionaltechnicaladaptationsifAOLweretosignamultiyearcontract.AsDavidColburn,AOL’schiefnegotiatorandBusinessDevelopmenthead,wouldlaterstate:“ThewillingnessofMicrosofttobundle…withtheWindowsoperatingsystemwasacriticallyimportantcompetitivefactorthatwasimpossibleforNetscapetomatch.”

DespitethefactthatMicrosoftandAOLwerecompetitors,thematchwasperfectforbothpartiessimplybecausecollaborativesellerMicrosofthadtheforesightandnegotiationskillstochangethenatureoftheirofferingtotheiradvantage,andmadeAOLanofferitcouldnotrefuse.

AlthoughMicrosoftsurrenderedsomeofitsmarketsharetoAOLintheshortterm,thecompanyachieveditsloftiergoalofmakingahugestrideforwardingainingasignificantshareofthebrowsermarket.Part1Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTfortrueandFforfalse.FFTFTMicrosoftOut-negotiatedNetscapeWeaknessesofMicrosoftStrengthsofNetscapethePositionofNetscapeStrategiesofMicrosofttheresultofthenegotiationPart2Readthepassageagainandfilloutthetablebelow.Microsoftwasjustintheprocessofenteringthemarketandheldafledglingpercentageoftheoverallbrowsermarket.Strongtechnicalsuperiority,presenceanddominanceintheoverallbrowsermarket.TheyweresopowerfullybasedthattheywouldonlynegotiatewithAOLbyholdingoutforahighper-copyfee.Shifttheirownproposaltoconcentrateontheirbusinessmarketingstrengthratherthanthetechnologyissue.Microsofthadtheforesightandnegotiationskillstochangethenatureoftheirofferingtotheiradvantage,andmadeAOLanofferitcouldnotrefuse.Part1Matchthewordsontheleftwiththedefinitionsontheright.Part2Completethefollowingsentenceswiththewordsgiveninthebox.Changetheformwherenecessary.notchdominancereadjustproposaldeemprioritysurrender(8)Theyhadthe__________toinvestinnewtechnology.foresightTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

(1)Netscapeheldadecisiveadvantageduetoitsstrongtechnicalsuperiority,presenceanddominanceintheoverallbrowsermarket.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(2)ThiswasamiscalculationthatdoomedNetscapetonegotiationandeventualbusinessfailure.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(3)Beingnewtothemarketandpossessingwhatwasconsideredaninferiorproduct,Microsofthadverylimitedleverageatthenegotiationtable.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(4)Inessence,MicrosoftusedacreativestrategytochangethenatureofaweakpositionorBAtoenhancetheirpositionwhileweakeningNetscape’sintheprocess.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(5)TheyalsopromisedAOLthattheywouldprovideadditionaltechnicaladaptationsifAOLweretosignamulti-yearcontract.

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so用作副词时可用来指刚说过的事情，意为“这样；如此”，在口语中常与think,hope,say,beafraid等词或短语连用。so用作副词还可以修饰形容词或副词，表示程度，意为“这么”“那么”“如此”。另外，在“so+助动词/be动词/情态动词+主语”的倒装结构中，so表示前面所述的肯定情况也适合于后者；在“so+主语+助动词/be动词/情态动词”结构中，so用于对前面事实的肯定，有“的确如此”之意；在“主语+do（动词某种形式）+so”结构中，so用以避免重复前文提到的情况。2.so用作连词

so作连词用时，意为“因而”“所以”“为了”“以便”等。注意：用英语表达“因为……所以……”时，用了because就不能再用so，用了so就不能再用because。Samplesfromthetext:

1.Theattitudewas,“We’resohot,andwe’lllicensetoeveryone,soyou’dbettertakeit”.

2.Netscapeadoptedthepositionthatsincetheyweresopowerfullybased,theywouldonlynegotiatewithAOLbyholdingoutforahighper-copyfee.

3.TheydidsobyofferingtobundleAOLintotheWindowsoperatingsystem,andmoreimportantly,theyofferedtodothisforfree!CompletethesentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinbracketsintoEnglish.

(1)______________________________________（对这个问题不必太固执）becausethereismorethanonewaytodothis.

(2)Goldhasbeenapoorinvestmentoverthepast20years,.__________________________（今后仍会如此）

(3)Ascomputersystemsbecomeevenmoresophisticated,.___________________________________（开发计算机技术的人所用的方法也日益先进了）

(4)Theseglassesareveryexpensive,.______________________________（因此请小心些）

(5)____________________________________________（你方货物价格涨幅过高）thatwehavetorethinkaboutwhethertogoonwithourcontractnextyear.Don’tbesostubbornaboutthisproblemandwillcontinuetobesosodothemethodsofthosewhoexploitthetechnologysopleasebecarefulwiththemSohighdoesthepriceofyourproductsgoupAfterlearningthepassage,youmayhavegotmoreideasabouthowMicrosoftoutnegotiatedNetscapeinthebrowserwar.Workingroupsandtellyourgroupmemberswhatyouhavelearnedfromthisbusinessnegotiation.Thefollowingexpressionsmaybehelpfulforyou.PreparetoWinAnywhereintheWorld

“Ninhao,”Isaidtooneofmycolleagueswhorespondedlikewise.ForweeksIhadbeenpracticingmyMandarininpreparationforthenegotiationofalifetime.

Mysmallimport&exportbusinesswasn’tsosmallanymoreandIwaslookingforpartnerwithamanufacturerinTaiwan.IhadcontactedmyoldcollegefriendLinwhohelpedmemaketheintroductionandsetupthemeeting.AllIneededtodonowwasjumpinginataxitotheairport.

Asmyplanetookoff,Iclosedmyeyesandthought,“Thisshouldbesimple.”

Sixteenhourslater,Itouched

downatTaiwanTaoyuanInternationalAirport.MyfriendLinwaswaitinginacartotakemetothehotel.Afterasolidnight’ssleep,Iwokeupreadytogetdowntobusiness.

WhenLinandIwalkedintotheconferenceroom,weweremetbysevenmembersoftheStarManufacturingGroup.Feelingdecidedlyout-numbered,Isuddenlydidn’tfeelassureofmyself.

ButItook

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breath

andcut

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the

chase.Thedealwasstraightforward,thetermswerefavorable,andIfiguredwewouldhaveallthedetailswrappedupbeforelunch.

Butthatcouldn’tbefartherfromreality.

Firstofall,itseemedlikeLinwasstrugglingtotranslatemyexactmeaningtothemanufacturinggroup.Byreadingtheirbodylanguage,theylookedconfusedandevenalittleoffended.Afteradayofunproductiveconversation,Ireturnedtomyhotelfeelingdefeated.

Everythingwasriding

ontheresultsofthisnegotiation…andIknewIneededhelp.SoIpoweredupmylaptopandsearchedfor“InternationalNegotiation.”Uppoppedthefreereport:InternationalNegotiation:Cross-CulturalCommunicationSkillsforBusinessExecutivesfromtheProgramonNegotiationatHarvardLawSchool.

Inthefreereport,Ilearnedinternationalnegotiationstrategiessuchashowto:

Copewithcultureclashes

—Byunderstandingtriggeringfactors,suchasdeadlines,distractions,andemotionalstressors,youcanbetterovercomeculturaldifferencesatthebargainingtable.

Reducethepossibilityofculturalmisunderstanding—Thinkthroughthefactorsofthenegotiationinadvance,includingthelocation,membersoftheteam,andagenda.

Researchyourcounterpart’sbackgroundandexperience—Overcomeculturalbarriersandlearnwhoyou’renegotiatingwithbyfindingoutdetailsabouttheirbackgroundandexperience.

Paycloseattentiontounfoldingnegotiationdynamics—Listencarefullyduringtalksandifyou’reunsatisfiedwiththeanswers,reframeyourquestionsandtryagain.

Chooseyourtranslatorwisely—Beforehiringinterpreters,determinetheirexperienceandskillsandbesuretobriefthembeforenegotiationsstart.

Knowthatthere’sstrengthinnumbers—On

average,researchhasfoundthatteamsexchangemoreinformationandcreatemorevaluethansolonegotiators.

AfterIfinishedthefreereport,Ifeltlikekickingmyself.InsteadofspendingallthattimelearningalittleMandarin,Ishouldhavefocusedonlearningaboutcross-culturalcommunicationandglobalnegotiation.Readthepassageandfilloutthefollowingtable.PreparetoWinAnywhereintheWorldBeforetheNegotiation1.ForweeksIhadbeen(1)____________________________.2.IhadcontactedmyoldcollegefriendLinto(2)

___________________________________________________________________________.IntheConferenceRoom1.Feelingdecidedlyout-numbered,Isuddenly(3)_______________________.2.Afteradayof(4)____________________________,Ireturnedtomyhotelfeelingdefeated.BacktoMyHotelIsearchedonlineforthetopic“InternationalNegotiation”andlearnedsome(5)

______________________________________.AftertheFreeReportIshouldhavefocusedonlearningabout(6)____________________________.practicingmyMandarinhelpmemaketheintroductionandsetupthemeetingdidn’tfeelassureofmyselfunproductiveconversationinternationalnegotiationstrategiescross-culturalcommunicationandglobalnegotiationPart1Completethefollowingsentenceswiththewordsgiveninthebox.Changetheformwhennecessary.

(1)_______________employeeswilldrainyouoftime,resourcesandmuchneededmoney.

(2)Shopinsmalllocalmarketsanddon’tbeafraidto_______________.

(3)Wecalledupthreeeconomiststoaskhowtoeliminatethedeficitandtheyobligedwithvery_______________answers.

(4)Onitsface,theredoesseemtobeaconflict,butIproposethatwe_______________thequestion.

(5)Theserequestsareignored.Hisrequestsforrentare_______________,sometimesignored.

(6)Thenextitemonthe___________isthepublicitybudget.

(7)Themanagerphonedhis___________intheotherfirm.

(8)Shespokewithuswiththehelpofa(an)___________.UnproductivebargainstraightforwardreframelikewiseagendacounterpartinterpreterTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishwiththehelpoftheEnglishwordsinbrackets.

(1)尽管准备了很长时间，他在谈判桌前突然感觉到没自信了。(feelassureofoneself)_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(2)寒暄几句之后，双方开始工作。(getdowntobusiness)_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(3)尽管坏了一个轮子，但在熟练的驾驶员的操作下，飞机还是安全着陆了。(touchdown)_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(4)我们没有时间讨论所有的细节，所以我们就谈一下重点。(cuttothechase)_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(5)我们会不会签合同合作取决于这次谈判的结果。(rideon)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Havingpreparedforalongtime,though,hesuddenlydidn’tfeelassureofhimselfatthenegotiatingtable.Afterafewwordsofexchangingofconventionalgreetings,bothsidesgotdowntobusiness.Despiteabrokenwheel,theplanelandedsafelyundertheskilleddriver’soperation.Wehavenotimetotalkaboutallthedetails,solet’sjustcuttothechase.Whetherwewillsignthecontractandcooperateridesonthenegotiationresult.

(1)Copewithcultureclashesbyunderstandingtriggeringfactors,suchasdeadlines,_____________________.

(2)Thinkthroughthefactorsofthenegotiationinadvanceto___________________________culturalmisunderstanding.

(3)Overcomeculturalbarriersandlearnwhoyou’renegotiatingwithbyfindingoutdetailsabout_________________________________.

(4)Ifyou’reunsatisfiedwiththeanswers,_______________________andtryagain.

(5)Beforehiringinterpreters,____________________________andskillsandbesuretobriefthembeforenegotiationsstart.

(6)Buildateamforanegotiationbecauseteamsexchangemoreinformationandcreatemorevaluethan___________________.Part1Completethefollowingstatementswithnomorethan4wordsaccordingtothepassage.distractions,andemotionalstressorsreducethepossibilityoftheirbackgroundandexperiencereframeyourquestionsdeterminetheirexperiencesolonegotiatorsPart2MakeapresentationonhowtowinaninternationalnegotiationbasedontheinformationgiveninPart1.感谢信（LettersofThanks）感谢信是为感谢对方的关心、支持、帮助而书写的。在应邀赴宴或收到礼品或祝贺信及慰问信时，受邀者应及时回信，表达内心的感激之情。写信致谢，首先应把在什么时候、什么事情上得到了对方怎样的帮助写清楚，一定要写得亲切、热情、认真，并表示由衷的感谢。感谢信比较短，但也可以多说一点。一定要措辞得当。说轻了，不能表达感激之情；说重了，使人感到言不由衷。常用句型:●Thankyouverymuchfor...十分感谢你……●Pleaseacceptmysincereappreciationfor...请接受我对……真挚的感谢。●Iamtrulygratefultoyoufor...为了……我真心感谢你。●Itwasgood(thoughtful)ofyou...承蒙好意（关心）……●Youweresokindtosend...承蒙好意，送来……●ThankyouagainforyourwonderfulhospitalityandIamlookingforwardtoseeingyousoon.再次感谢您的盛情款待，并期望不久之后能见到您。●IhopeIcanreciprocateyourkindnesswhenyoucometo...希望您光临……，以便回报您的美意。●Thanksamillion(Thankseversomuch).非常感谢。●Oceansofthanks.感谢之至。●Icannottellyouhowmuchyourletterdelighted/relievedme.我不知道怎样告诉您，您那封信使我感到非常愉快/轻松。●Ifindanordinary“thankyou”entirelyinadequatetotellyouhowmuch...我觉得一般的感谢字样不足以表达我对您那么的……●ThisistothankyouagainforyourhospitalityandtotellyouhowmuchIenjoyedseeingyouagain.对您的热情款待，再次表示感谢，并向您表示我是多么高兴再次见到您。●Pleaseacceptmysincereappreciationfor...请接受我对……衷心的感谢。●Isincerelyappreciate...我衷心地感谢……●Iwishtoexpressmyprofoundappreciationfor...我对……深表谢意。●Manythanksforyourgenerouscooperation.谢谢贵方的真诚合作。Writealetterofthanksaccordingtotheinformationgivenbelow.

YourfriendFrankwasinvitedtoOliverandJennifer’stodinner.Pleasewritealetterofthankstothem.ThedateisDecember19,2017.December19,2017DearOliverandJennifer,

IamtrulygratefultoyouforinvitingFranktohavedinnerwithyou.Franksaidthatyoutwoarereallyqualifiedcooksandthedinnerwasfantastic，andheenjoyeditalot.Iamlookingforwardtoseeingyousometimeatmyhousereciprocatingyourkindness.

ThankyouagainforyourwonderfulhospitalitytoFrankwhenIwasnotwithhim.

Sincerelyyours,

JasonInthissection,youwillbeaskedtoengageinaconversationaboutpreparingforabusinessnegotiationwithyourpartneraccordingtothegiveninformation.Followthesteps.Step1Workinpairs.Step2Eachchoosesoneofthefollowingroles.OneplaystheroleofSophiaandtheotherplaystheroleofWangXin.Step3Preparetheconversationfor5minutes.Step4Makeaconversationaccordingtothegiveninformation....SteveCase’sAOLwasurgentlyseekingatopnotchinternetbrowsertomarkettheirproducts.notchn.等级；档次e.g.AverageearningsintheeconomymovedupanothernotchinAugust.8月份这个国家的平均收入又上了一个台阶。

Thequalityofthefoodherehasdroppedanotchrecently.这里的饭菜质量最近下降了一级。Theideaitselfisn’tnew,butAmazonseemstohavetakenitupanotch.这种创意并不新鲜，但亚马逊似乎将其性能提高了一个新的档次。常用词组搭配：topnotch最好的;卓越的;第一流的Thedevelopmentofknowledgeeconomysocietyininformationecologyneedstalentsespeciallytop-notchtalents.信息生态下知识经济社会的发展需要人才，尤其需要拔尖创新人才。Atop-notchEnglishresumewillsetyouapartfromthecompetition.一份一流的履历将使你远离竞争对手。Sure,manyFacebookmanagersaretop-notch.没错，脸书的很多经理确实出类拔萃。...buthadalongwaytogorelativetoNetscape’smuchsuperioroverallmarkethold.(Para.1)havealongwaytogo有很长的路要走e.g.Ifhewantedtobecomeaprofessionalphotographer,hestillhadalongwaytogo.如果想成为一名专业摄影师，他还有很长的路要走。Astothecurrentsituation,forstructuraltaxreduction,wehavealongwaytogo.从当前形势来看，对于结构性减税，我们任重道远Westillhavealongwaytogo.We'llrunintomanydifficultiesandsetbacks,butwe'llnevergiveup.我们今后还有很长的路要走，会遇到困难和曲折，但我们不会屈服。...theywouldonlynegotiatewithAOLbyholdingoutforahighper-copyfee.(Para.2)holdoutfor（为等待更好时机）拖延时间e.g.Havingwonthefirstround,theunionsarelikelytoholdoutformorethantheiroriginaldemand.赢了第一轮谈判，工会很可能会故意拖延时间以期获得比他们原来的要求更多的东西。Whenyoureceiveemployees’ideasthatarenotappropriate,alwaysexplainwhyandholdoutforreconsiderationatalatertime.无论何时受到员工提出的不合理建议，都要向员工说明原因，并保留以备以后重新考虑。Infuture,theuniqueandcompetitiveadvantagethatBusinessenterprisesholdoutforalongtimeistheabilityandspeedofinternalhumanresourcedevelopment.企业未来唯一持久的竞争优势，就在于组织内部人力资源发展的能力与速度。AsNetscapewasengagedinwaitingforAOLtorespondtotheirproposal...(Para.3)beengagedin从事于e.g.Thiscompanyhasbeenlicensedtobeengagedinexportbusiness.这家公司获得了从事出口业务的许可证。Branchesofaninsurancecompanyshallnotbeengagedinoverseasuseofforeignexchangefunds.保险公司分支机构不得从事外汇资金的境外运用业务。Andtheytendtobeengagedinstimulatingorintellectuallychallengingactivities.而且，他们还倾向于参加富有刺激或智力挑战的活动。...SteveCase’sAOLwasurgentlyseekingatopnotchinternetbrowsertomarkettheirproducts.browsern.浏览程序；浏览器（用于在互联网上查阅信息）e.g.Inyourwebbrowser’scachearethemostrecentwebfilesthatyouhavedownloaded.网页浏览器的高速缓存区里有你最近下载的网页文件。

Pressthe“reload”buttononyourwebbrowsertorefreshthesiteandget