Unit 1-a    Teamwork团队合作

teamwork: when a group of people work well together团队精神
　　Her determination， teamwork skills and leadershipcapabilities convinced us that she was perfect for the job.

assess: to judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something评估
　　assesse the cost of the flood damage at ￡1500
　　assess the long-term consequences of the collapse of theSoviet Union.

objective: something which you plan to do or achieve目标
　　Her main/prime objective now is simply to stay in power.
　　Can the sales force achieve/meet its financial objectives？

allocate： to give something to someone as their share of atotal amount， for them to use in a particular way：分配

Words or Phrases From Reading 1

sub'sidiary子公司     newly acquired新收购的    Poland波兰（首都为华沙）
concept概念        major investments大型投资项目     take over接管
manufacturer制造厂    Warsaw-based总部位于华沙的    toiletries洗漱用品
turnover销售额；营业额       business(可数)公司      brand品牌
regulation and control管制        take on responsibility承担责任
accountable负起责任的    bring in介绍；引进
ex'patriate(adj./n./vt.)外派的（living abroad）   sales staff销售人员
project teams项目组/团队     management consultant管理顾问
work on研究/探讨          mana'gerial skills     programme训练课程/活动
team-building团队建设   participant学员；参加者  come up with想出；拿出
electric热烈的；振奋的      management style管理风格
throw new light on使人对…有了新的认识/启发
respond positively做出积极响应     Czech捷克
sell…at a profit以低于买价的价格卖出/贱买贵卖
food and accommodation食宿  returns利润/收益/盈利（bring in good returns）
be measured against对比；权衡     target目标（set a target）

Words or Phrases From Reading 2

cosmetics group化妆品集团      launch（产品）投放市场/上市
profile个人简介    commencing始于（现在分词/公文用）
survival course求生训练课     alternatively或者；另外    seminar研讨会
attach（随信）附上    asap=as soon as possible
Words or Phrases From Pair-work
outdoor events户外活动    complementary skills补充技能
a combination of各种   the unexpected突发事件     identify确认
achievable现实可行的
expert专业的/内行的  demonstrate演示   issue问题
team dynamics团队动力   specialised专门的    self-managing自我管理
fast-forming team速成团队            world class team世界一流水平的团队

Unit 1-b    Communication交流

New Words or Phrases From Reading

none-native speaker不以英语为母语的讲话者      Swedish 瑞典的    executive 主管
a growing number of 越来越多的        official corporate language 公司的正式语言
dominance 优势；统治; 主导地位    exceed 超过 (exceed the speed limit)
bilingual 会两种语言的 （母语和一门外语）  consistently 一直；一贯
overestimate 高估     fluency流利；流畅          simplify简化
manageable chunks 大概能听懂的三言两语    slow down 放慢速度
approach to dialogue 对话的方法    idiomatic expression 惯用语；习语；成语
get down to it 现在开始（做正事）    understate important issues 把大事轻描淡写
a slight problem 一个小问题    culture-specific 带有文化特征的；和文化密切相关的
the majority of 大多数    This is not the case=This is not true    cross-cultural 跨文化的
follow-up evaluations (根据本文) 培训课结束后进行的课程评估
increased awareness 提高后的语言敏感度

New Words or Phrases From Listening 1

Stockholm斯德哥尔摩（瑞典首都）      voice mails 电话录音
answering machine 录音电话；答录机
Call 1: figures (销售)数字
Call 2: Danish Communications Trade Fair 丹麦电讯产品展销会
complimentary ticket 免费（赠送）的入场券
Call 3:  work out 行得通；可以的 （have a good result）
（I'm afraid it is not going to work out. 恐怕原来定的日期不合适）
deadline （在某个时间要做完的）要紧事
Call 4:   mobile 手机   client 客户    contract 合同    Helsinki 赫尔辛基 （芬兰首都）
        proposal 计划；提案    go ahead and sign the contract 先把合同签了
        get involved 参加      get back to sb. （在此可译为）回电话=call sb. back
Call 5:   minor problems 小问题    on the optimistic side 乐观 （=the bright side）
         get off to =send off to

New Words or Phrases From Listening 2

Conversation 1:
put the tickets in the post =send the tickets by post邮寄     Head Office公司总部
Conversation 2:  confirm确认