不再发愁 商务口语介绍公司有诀窍

 　　You may need to present your company to visitors, potential investors¹ or partners, or new suppliers and clients. Here is some useful English vocabulary to learn that will help you talk clearly, concisely² and positively³ about what your company does.

　　你可能需要向来访者、潜在投资者和伙伴，或是向新供应商和客户介绍你的公司。这里是一些你需要了解的常用英语词汇，帮助你更清楚简洁地用积极的方式介绍你的公司是干什么的。

　　Giving the history of your company

　　介绍公司历史

　　We were founded / set up / established in 1981.

　　我们成立于1981年。

　　We merged⁴ with X company in 1990.

　　我们和X公司于1990年合并。

　　We set up a subsidiary in the UK.

　　我们在英国开办了一家分公司。

　　The subsidiary was sold off two years after and the remaining company was split intofive different divisions.

　　分公司2年前出售，剩余公司分为5个部分。

　　We floated on the stock exchange last year, and we are now listed on the London Stock Exchange.

　　去年我们在证券交易所上市，现在我们已经在伦敦证券交易所上市。

　　Talking about your products and services

　　介绍产品和服务

　　We make / produce packaging material.

　　我们生产包装材料。

　　We manufacture car engines.

　　我们制造汽车发动机。

　　We supply paper products.

　　我们提供纸质产品。

　　We launched a new washing powder last month. It has revolutionised the washing process. We have pioneered new ways of reducing energy costs in domestic appliances.

　　上个月推出了一款新的洗衣粉，这是洗衣过程的一次革新。我们开创了减少家电能耗的新方法。

　　We are researching new products for the home entertainment industry. We hope toroll them out early next year.

　　我们正在研发家庭娱乐产业新产品。我们希望能在明年尽早将它们量产出来。

　　We are developing new software for the internet. Our R&D department is working closely with our international partners.

　　我们正在开发网络新软件。我们的研发部门在和国际合作伙伴紧密合作。

　　Company performance

　　公司成绩

　　We are the market leaders in three countries.

　　[cn在3个国家的市场上，我们是领军人物。[/cn]

　　We have expanded our operations.

　　我们已经拓展了业务。

　　Our company has grown by one-third.

　　我们的公司扩大了三分之一。

　　We make annual profits of $1 million.

　　我们年收益为一百万美元。

　　Our turnover⁵ is in excess of $2 million.

　　我们的营业额超过两百万美元。

　　Company structure

　　公司架构

　　At the head is the President, or CEO.

　　最高职位是董事长或是首席执行官。

　　Below the President is the Managing Director, who has overall responsibility for theday-to-day running of the company.

　　在董事长职位之下是常务董事/总经理，负责公司日常运营事务。

　　The company is divided into different departments, each with its own director. The Marketing⁶ and Sales department consists of the sales team, and customer services. The Administration department also includes Human Resources.

　　公司分为不同部门，由各自总监负责。市场营销部门由销售队伍和客户服务构成。行政部门也包括人力资源部。

　　We employ more than 2000 people worldwide.

　　我们在全球拥有超过2000名员工。

　　Responsibilities

　　职责

　　I report to the Marketing Manager.

　　我向市场经理汇报。

　　I deal with customer enquiries.

　　我负责顾客答疑。

　　We work closely with the sales team, who are in charge of customer accounts.

　　我们和负责顾客账户的销售团队紧密合作。

　　We co-operate with our offices worldwide.

　　我们和公司世界各地的办事处合作。

　　We have more than one branch in some countries.

　　我们在某些国家有多家分公司。

　　We are responsible for our own markets.

　　我们对自己的市场负责。

 

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 concisely   

adv.简明地

参考例句：

• These equations are written more concisely as a single columnmatrix equation. 这些方程以单列矩阵方程表示会更简单。 来自辞典例句
• The fiber morphology can be concisely summarized. 可以对棉纤维的形态结构进行扼要地归纳。 来自辞典例句

3 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

4 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

5 turnover   

n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量

参考例句：

• The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
• Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。

6 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。