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2010年6月23日 星期三

英文課程-“中國流氓兔”攜手“中國制造”,創造中國兒童產業新模式-英語課程

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  全球金融風暴期間,曾令國人引以為豪的“MADE IN CHINA”遭遇了嚴重的沖擊。風暴后,如何調整經營模式,形成更為良性的基礎,成為國內企業界關心的核心問題。

  4月12日至15日,10多家中國制造企業同來自全國各地的400多位渠道代表廣州頤和山莊大酒店匯聚一堂,共同舉行了名為“成長快車,啟動中國”的發展研討會,并為兩個整合合作式的連鎖系統“TRIPKIDS”和“MASHIMARO”舉行啟動儀式。這也宣告了中國兒童產業界,乃至整個“中國制造”的一種全新經營模式的誕生。

  記者從兩個連鎖項目的牽頭企業,寶派少兒服飾(中國)有限公司了解到:

  MASHIMARO連鎖系統是寶派在收購韓國卡通第一品牌MASHIMARO之后,整合多家企業推出的全品類專賣連鎖。這個連鎖有一個引人注目的特性:未來它不僅僅是一個幫助眾多中國制造企業達成銷售,拉升業績的銷售平臺,并且還將逐漸發展成為“MASHIMARO中國制造企業聯營平臺”,為聯盟的成員企業提供從“中國制造”轉向“中國品牌”的種種支持和協助。

MASHIMARO少兒模特現場走秀展示

  寶派少兒服飾(中國)有限公司的新聞發言人表示:

  自金融風暴開始后,寶派公司一直在密切注視國內產業界的動向,并對相關的解決之道展開積極的探索與研究。

  寶派認為,中國制造業體現出來的主要障礙有兩個:

  一個是缺乏有影響力的品牌,沒有品牌就沒有附加值,很難打開銷售規模,同時利潤率低下。而營建起一個成功的品牌,其投資巨大,很多制造企業無法獨立承擔這種投入,同時由于品牌運營經驗的缺乏,很多企業投入巨額費用,也并不能保證成功。

  二是缺乏有效的銷售平臺。2008—2009年,國內一大批制造企業紛紛開始嘗試向內銷轉型,但相當比重的企業最后以失敗告終。其原因是:從單純的訂單加工轉向國內市場開發拓展,不僅所需成本高昂,還需要相當國內市場的經驗。同時,從投入到能夠盈利,這也需要相當長的一個過程。

MASHIMARO少兒模特現場走秀展示

  針對這種情況,寶派推出了“企業集群整合運營”的模式:

  首先通過收購的手段購買了在國內有2億人認知的著名國際品牌MASHIMARO。收購完成后,除了自己投資運作童裝、童鞋外,會將各項商標特許給各個商品領域優秀的制造企業運營,對于特別優異的制造企業,寶派甚至會通過品牌入股的方式,直接將相關品類的單項商標永久性的轉讓給合作企業。這種方式會幫助部分制造企業跳過漫長的品牌打造環節,直接獲得品牌帶來的高利潤、高市場競爭力、高顧客影響力。這可以看做是改善部分制造企業經營問題的第一個務實之舉。

  另一個方面,寶派還在國內啟動了“MASHIMARO中國制造企業聯營促進平臺”,專門為結盟的工廠提供走入國內市場,逐步走向品牌化經營所需的相關服務。對于一些缺乏市場營銷經驗,不善于市場操作的工作,促進平臺還會提供組建營銷團隊、市場推廣、市場促銷、日常營運管理等方面的培訓指引。目前該服務平臺配備經驗豐富的高端專業人才近百人,寶派希望透過這項舉措,能夠把一部分國內企業真正凝聚起來,并把自身在國內外多年的市場經驗積淀分享給這些工廠,形成成員企業之間相互依托、相互輔助的非常規式發展。

多家企業聯手在現場展示商品

  在銷售問題上,寶派還率先投入,帶領相關的中國制造企業一同建設MASHIMARO全品類連鎖系統,這個系統是所有成員企業共享的。該連鎖面向全國市場進行布點,首批店鋪將于明年春季開始對外營業,到2012年,將發展到1000家店鋪的規模,預計可實現年商品銷售額9—10億元左右。共享銷售連鎖的建立,可將每家企業的日常銷售拓展和渠道維護費用大幅降低,只相當于單一企業單打獨斗的不足一半成本。

  同時,本次會議上還啟動了TRIPKIDS多品牌聯合專賣連鎖項目。

  TRIPKIDS連鎖系統由寶派投資,多家國際品牌的中國區運營企業聯手推動。該系統針對國內兒童產業提供兩個方面的促進價值:一是著眼產業上游,將部分通過授權方式經營國際卡通品牌的中國制造企業組織起來,通過一起建設聯合專賣連鎖的方式,共享渠道,節約經營成本,大幅擴大利潤;另一方面,該連鎖為消費者提供了多個著名國際品牌“一站式”購物的便利,有效解決了很多家長購買兒童用品費心費力的問題。

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英語課程-“發哥要威偉仔要亮林志玲要狠”_3637-英文課程

英語課程-“發哥要威偉仔要亮林志玲要狠”-英語會話

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  葉錦添提前揭秘《赤壁》三大主角造型。

  由吳宇森導演的戰爭史詩巨制《赤壁》從策劃開始就吸引了眾多媒體和觀眾的目光。昨天,影片出品方中影集團正式發布消息,宣布民營企業橙天娛樂和艾回集團以2000萬美金入局《赤壁》,使得《赤壁》的總投資達到5000萬美金。而影片的美術指導葉錦添昨天在接受采訪時也首次透露了導演吳宇森的要求:“周潤發要威,梁朝偉要亮,而林志玲除了要美,還要很厲害。”



  與吳宇森20年后再合作

  目前正在北京積極籌備《赤壁》的葉錦添在接受采訪時透露,雖然已經參加過很多影片的拍攝制作,自己也曾憑借《臥虎藏龍》拿到過奧斯卡獎,但《赤壁》還是給了他相當大的壓力。主要是因為他從來沒有參與過三國時代背景的影片拍攝,也沒有為戰爭類型的影片做過造型,所以面臨著不少困難。不過能夠在時隔20年之后重新與吳宇森導演合作,讓他覺得非常開心。葉錦添說:“1986年我還在香港念書時,徐克把我介紹給吳宇森,為影片《英雄本色》擔當美術設計。沒想到20年之后,我們又能一起合作,吳宇森導演比以前更大氣,面對壓力也能沉穩應對。”人物造型追求寫實風格

  葉錦添在采訪中透露,自己和吳宇森導演已經達成共識,要用寫實的角度來表現《赤壁》,不會摻雜任何大眾耳熟能詳的京劇造型和概念。至于具體的人物造型,葉錦添介紹:“這次周潤發演的周瑜將和《臥虎藏龍》中的李慕白截然不同,整體造型會更古典、成熟,展現將軍的氣派,周瑜將超越小馬哥,成為吳宇森心中最完美的英雄。沒有人比梁朝偉更適合演諸葛亮,他的形象一定會很亮眼,但我和吳宇森都想顛覆過去諸葛亮帶給大家的羽扇綸巾的形象,所以不會讓他一出現就搖扇子,可能一開始觀眾感受不到他的魅力,但卻會越來越被他所吸引。至于林志玲,我不想為已經很高的她設計傳統高聳的發髻,吳宇森曾說要把小喬塑造成女英雄,但我覺得林志玲不用特別塑造就是女中豪杰,她不像某些大牌女星裝強勢,她外表溫柔,其實很有個性,和小喬如出一轍,我要用潔凈婉約的美感,去對比內在的剛烈。”

  除了設計服裝造型之外,葉錦添這次還要設計影片中“借東風”、“火燒赤壁”等千軍萬馬的戰爭場面。他透露,吳宇森請來了好萊塢特效團隊,將實景與特效相結合,會是一大挑戰。

  計劃全力開拓海外市場

  計劃于明年3月正式開機的《赤壁》不僅引起了國內的關注,同時也引起了全球電影市場的關注。而橙天娛樂和艾回集團以2000萬美金加入影片的制作同樣成為國際電影市場關注的焦點之一。《赤壁》的制片人張家振表示,近年來政府大力推進文化產業、電影產業的改革,中國電影產業取得了巨大的發展。各種資本以不同的方式積極投資電影產業,《赤壁》的合作成功,推動了中國電影產業的良性發展,使該影片的制作規模、制作水平得到了保證,大大加強了該影片進入歐美市場的力度,這是把中國電影推向全球的成功范例。

  中國電影集團總經理韓三平對此表示:“這次橙天艾回和《赤壁》的合作成功,最大的特點就是把影片打入了日本市場,經過日本市場的良好推動,更增加了影片推向歐美市場的力度。”

英語進修

英語課程-“多米諾柏林墻”紀念柏林墻倒塌20周年_154-英文課程

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20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall marked in Berlin


“多米諾柏林墻”紀念柏林墻倒塌20周年


11月7日,柏林市長克勞斯·沃韋賴特在德國首都柏林為“多米諾柏林墻”揭幕。


這排豎立在柏林墻遺址附近的墻體模型共有1000塊,從勃蘭登堡門到波茨坦廣場綿延1.5公里,每塊重20公斤,高2.5米,上面繪有色彩鮮艷的圖案。11月9日,人們將推倒“多米諾柏林墻”,以紀念柏林墻倒塌20周年。


A general view shows the domino pieces near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 6, 2009. As the highlight of a 5-million euro celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a 1.5-km (one-mile) long segment of the Wall will stand for two days along its original route in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Potsdamer Platz. The row of 1,000 20-kg dominos standing 1.5 metres apart -- painted in bright colours by school children and rising 2.5 metres high -- will be toppled at the end of a gala ceremony as a symbolic tribute to the collapse of the Wall 20 years earlier. Van Dyk, who was born in the former GDR, has composed a song for the event.


People walk along domino pieces near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 6, 2009.


People walk along the restored segment of East Side Gallery, the largest remaining part of the former Berlin Wall, in Berlin November 6, 2009.


Bono of U2 and rapper Jay-Z perform during a free concert in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 5, 2009, as part of the MTV Europe Music Awards and to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.


East and West German citizens celebrate as they climb the Berlin wall at the Brandenburg gate after the opening of the East German border was announced in this November 9, 1989 file photo.


East German citizens climb the Berlin wall at the Brandenburg Gate as they celebrate the opening of the East German border in this November 10, 1989 file photo.

英語進修

英語課程-“到香港學英語看世界”夏令營首批營員昨出發_1856-英文課程

英語課程-“到香港學英語看世界”夏令營首批營員昨出發-英語會話

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40多位穿著紅彤彤營服的青少年昨天上午興致勃勃地在帝豪酒店門口登上了開往香港的直通巴士,開始了為期5天的“到香港學英語看世界”夏令營之旅。本次活動由天馳(帝豪)旅行社主辦、汕頭經濟特區報社讀者服務中心協辦。參加本次活動的營員將分4批赴港,昨天出發的是首批營員。

據介紹,本次夏令營安排了豐富多彩的活動內容:參觀1997年香港回歸儀式會址———香港會議展覽中心新翼;前往被譽為東南亞規模最大水族館和主題公園之一的香港海洋公園,全天接受外教“Didyouknow”課程;參觀香港歷史博物館、太空館,了解香港的民間風俗及歷史發展;走進香港理工大學,感受香港的大學生活;前往西貢少年軍校與香港同學進行交流活動;乘專列進入香港迪士尼……此外,隨團前往的專業英語輔導老師還一路與營員對話。豐富的活動內容,精心的組織安排,將讓營員們在愉快的游樂中學知識、長見識。

英語進修

英語課程-“代理”英語必會這十七句話_284-英文課程

英文進修-“代理”英語必會這十七句話-英語拼音

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演講技巧
 很多外國企業都在中國選擇代理商來為他們打開市場、銷售貨物。那么,要求做某家公司的代理該怎么"開口"呢?我們一起來看看吧!

  1、I would like to discuss with you our agency of your electric fans.

  我想同貴方商談你們電風扇的代理問題。

 2、I wonder whether your firm is represented in our country.

  我不知道貴公司在我國是否有代理。

  3、We would be glad if you would consider our application to act as agents for the sale of your product in our country.

  如果貴方能考慮我們的申請使我們成為貴公司產品在我國市場的銷售代理的話,我們會很高興的。

  4、We are pleased to offer you an exclusive agency for the sale of our products in your country.

  我們很樂意指定你們成為我方產品在貴國的獨家代理。

  5、We are pleased that you are prepared to appoint us as your sole agent for your products.

  對貴方有意指定我們成為貴方產品的獨家代理,我們感到很高興。

  6、We're favorably impressed by your proposal for sole distribution.

  對貴方建議由我方擔任獨家經銷商一事,我們頗感興趣。

  7、 Thank you for offering us the sales contract for your products and we appreciate the confidence you have placed in us.

  謝謝貴方提出讓我們代理你們的產品,我們很感激你們對我們所表示的信心。

  8、 If you give us the agency, we will spare no effort to further your interests.

  如果貴方給予我們代理權,我們將不遺余力為貴方爭取利益。

  9、As your agents, we'll make greater efforts to push the sale of your products.

  作為你們的代理,我們將會更加努力地推銷你方產品。

  10、We will increase our turnover if you appoint us as your sole agent.

  如果你方指定我們作為獨家代理,我們將增加我們的銷售量。

  11、 We'd like to sign a sole agency agreement with you on your electric fans for a period of three years.

  我們想同你方簽訂一項為期三年專營電扇的獨家代理協議。

  12、I think you know already that I want to discuss the representation of your alarm clocks.

  想必你已知道,我想和你方商談鬧鐘的代理事宜。

  13、We usually get a 10% commission of the amount on every deal.

  通常我們取得的傭金是每筆成交額的10%。

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英語課程-“赤道雪山”奇觀將與人類告別_202-英文課程

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近年來,海拔5896米的非洲第一高峰——乞力馬扎羅山山頂積雪融化、冰川消失現象非常嚴重,在過去的80年內冰川已經萎縮了80%以上。有環境專家指出,乞力馬扎羅雪頂可能將在10年內徹底融化消失,屆時乞力馬扎羅山獨有的“赤道雪山”奇觀將與人類告別。這是9月4日從飛機上拍攝的乞力馬扎羅山頂。



The aerial photo taken on Sept. 4, 2009 shows the snowless top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Some scientists warned that the snow caps and glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro would disappear altogether between 2015 and 2020.(Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

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英語課程-“變”當選日本2008年度漢字_333-英文課程

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After helping Barack Obama sweep to victory in the US election, the president-elect's motto of "change" was Friday declared character of the year by a monk at one of Japan's most revered temples.

Using a calligraphy brush to write the single character on a wooden platform as tourists looked on, Seihan Mori, chief monk at Kiyomizu temple in the ancient capital of Kyoto, declared "change" to be Japan's character of the year.

The event was hosted by a Kyoto-based group that promotes the use of "kanji," the Chinese characters used in the Japanese language.

The public sent in 111,200 nominations for the kanji of the year.

Of those, a majority 5.42 percent endorsed "change," followed by "gold," suggesting the Beijing Olympics, and "fall" to reflect the global market plunge.

"I think it is an expression of the Japanese people's wishes to see political, economic and societal changes, as they were impressed by Mr. Obama's message of change," Mori said.

He added that the term's significance also came into prominence because of the world's growing attention to the impact of climate change.

The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation has been conducting a poll on the year's kanji each year since 1995.

Last year’s top choice was 'Nise' (fake).

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英語課程-(英語新聞)鼠兔首銅像今晨2點分別以1400萬歐元拍出_287-英文課程

英語課程-(英語新聞)鼠兔首銅像今晨2點分別以1400萬歐元拍出-英語會話

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巴黎時間25日晚(北京時間今晨兩點),在法國巴黎大皇宮舉辦的“伊夫·圣洛朗與皮埃爾·貝爾熱珍藏”專場拍賣會上,圓明園流失文物鼠首和兔首銅像分別以1400萬歐元落錘。中國的文物就這樣在異國他鄉被拍賣,法國的做法讓中國人心寒憤怒。鼠兔首銅像究竟被誰買走現在還是個謎團,希望無論是誰購買了這兩尊獸首都能夠將它們送回中國。

Looted Chinese relics sold for 14 million euros each

Two controversial ancient Chinese relics were auctioned off on Wednesday night for 14 million euros 17.92 million U.S. dollars each by anonymous telephone bidders in Christie's sale of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge in the Grand Palace of Paris.

According to Christie's, they have received 8 phone calls for "enquiries" before the sale. After the auction was launched, the competition was only conducted between telephone bidders, with no one in the scene raised for a bid.

Christie's refused to disclose who were the bidders at a press conference afterward.

The bronze sculptures, a rat's head and a rabbit's head, were looted by invading Anglo-French expedition army in the 19th century, when the invaders burned down the royal garden of Yuanmingyuan in Beijing.

Li Huan, a Chinese student in France told that the two bronzes are news for the French, but history for the Chinese. Earlier this night, some Chinese students in France voluntarily went to the Grand Palace, distributing sheets introducing the history of Yuanmingyuan and the Second Opium War in 1860.

"They should know more about the history. Although we failed in the lawsuit, justice will not fail," said Li.

The Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris ruled against stopping the sale of the two bronzes on Monday, and the Association for the protection of Chinese Art in Europe APACE was ordered to pay compensation to the defendant.

Ren Xiaohong, a lawyer for APACE, told Xinhua that it was "of great significance" to file the lawsuit. "We hope to arouse public attention in Europe on the fate of numerous Chinese works stolen in the past, to help keep those relics well protected and collected," Ren said.

"My heart sank when the court refused our appeal," said Bernard Gomez, president of APACE, adding that "I hope the bidders are Chinese, I hope the two relics could go home eventually."

Bernard Brizay, French historian and journalist, as well as the author of "1860: the Looting of the Summer Palace" told Xinhua after the two bronzes were sold that he could understand the Chinese feelings towards the two relics. He said, "the two bronzes should be returned to China, no matter who got the bids."

Brizay also scorned on the offer by Pierre Berge, Yves Saint Laurent's partner. He used five "stupid" on Berge's words. "Combining the two relics with human rights and Tibet issues has no difference with blackmailing for ransom," he said.

The Chinese government formally called on Tuesday for the cancellation of the auction of the two bronzes. "The State Administration of Cultural Heritage has formally informed the auctioneer of our strong opposition to the auction, and clearly demanded its cancellation," said Ma Chaoxu, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman in a press conference.

"Using the pretext of human rights to infringe on the Chinese people's fundamental cultural rights is just ridiculous," Ma said.

The two bronze sculptures are part of the art collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. So far, five of the 12 bronze animal fountainheads have been returned to China, while the whereabouts of five others are unknown.

英語進修

英語課程-(圖)林志玲要扮林黛玉 李俊基遠道而來拜大年_3531-英文課程

英語課程-(圖)林志玲要扮林黛玉 李俊基遠道而來拜大年-英語會話

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2007年春節,東方衛視攜手SMG大型活動部聯合推出大型春節節目———《群星耀東方·華人群星新春大聯歡》。在昨日(1月29日)舉行的新聞發布會上,主辦方宣布將邀請300位演藝界人士參與。目前已經確定的表演節目有林志玲出演越劇《紅樓夢》中的林黛玉,而從韓國遠道而來的李俊基將帶著大禮向觀眾拜年等。這臺節目將于2月18日(初一)在東方衛視向全球播出。

記者從主辦方獲悉,臺灣綜藝界大哥大級人物張菲此次主動請纓要求參與這臺晚會,雖然在臺灣,他的主持價碼高到一小時70萬新臺幣,但是張菲早就和主辦方方面表態:“非常期望能參加一次內地的春晚活動,至于錢方面,不是問題。”

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“股神”巴菲特在走下坡路嗎?_2261

英語課程-“股神”巴菲特在走下坡路嗎?-英語會話

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This week, I could fulfill a childhood dream of owning a share of Berkshire Hathaway.


本周我就能實現兒時的夢想了:擁有伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司(Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)的股票。


When the company closes on its purchase of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Berkshire is expected to split its fractional Class B shares 50 to 1, for a dollar value so low that even I could buy them (not that I will)!


隨著伯克希爾完成收購鐵路公司Burlington Northern Santa Fe的交易,預計其會以1拆50的比例拆分價格較低的B股,其價格將會低到連我都能買得起的水平(不表示我會買)!


But how Warren has turned my once-lofty sights so pedestrian.


然而巴菲特在我心目中曾經高高在上的形象怎么會變得如此平常了呢?


Spotting the anomaly of Berkshire's outsize shares in The Wall Street Journal tables nearly 25 years ago is my first memory of the stock market. The shares stuck out by trading at low quadruple digits compared to double digit stocks for all other companies. This had the same impact for me as charting the price of the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card: it had allure and mystery because it traded for thousands.


25年前我在《華爾街日報》刊登的股價列表中注意到伯克希爾股價之高,那是我對股市的最初印象。伯克希爾當時的股價是四位數,而所有其他公司的股票價格都只是兩位數。對我來說,這就跟看到1952年Topps發行的米奇?曼托(Mickey Mantle)球員卡的效果一樣:既誘人又神秘,因為它的價格竟然上千。


Well, now, to accomodate his 'bet' on the American recovery, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett is believed to be bowing to the gods of tax-efficient mergers and gobbling up the rest of Burlington Northern with cash and split-shares of Berkshire's B Class. (And, eek, even a new issuance.)


而現在,作為他押注美國經濟復蘇的舉動之一,伯克希爾董事長兼首席執行長巴菲特據信將接受在稅負方面比較劃算的并購形式,以現金加拆分后的伯克希爾B股的形式收購其余的Burlington Northern股份。(甚至還發行了新股。)


Yes, the sanctity of the A Class shares will remain, but all of a sudden Berkshire Hathaway will count thousands to millions of new shareholders and may even snag inclusion in the S&P 500.


沒錯,該公司A股依然是凜然不可一世,但突然之間,伯克希爾將會有成千上萬的新股東,甚至有可能被拒于標準普爾500指數成份股之外。


While I don't fault this shareholder-friendly transaction, I can't help think that Uncle Warren is going soft as he continues to plot his legacy as one of America's greatest creators of wealth.


盡管挑不出這樁對股東有利的交易的毛病,但我忍不住想,在巴菲特繼續演繹他作為美國最偉大的財富創造者之一的傳奇之時,他是否在走下坡路呢?


Just think of the example he's setting for his shareholder-value proteges.


想想此事對于那些信奉股東價值至上的巴菲特追隨者會有怎樣的影響吧。


Would Sergey and Larry 'do evil' and chop up Google shares for more tuck-in technology acquisitions? Could Microsoft dish out its tremendous cash hoard in a special one-time dividend?


谷歌創始人佩奇(Larry Page)和布林(Sergey Brin)會不會“作惡”,為了更有利可圖的技術并購而拆分谷歌的股票?微軟會不會將其天量現金用于發放特別的一次性股息?


Well, that once happened in 2003 after years of tech firms declaring that they were their own best stewards of cash.


呃,這種情況曾經在2003年發生過,在那之前的多年里,科技公司一直宣稱它們的現金最好還是攥在自己手里。


So, with Buffett splitting Berkshire shares once again, could the sin of a dividend be next on Buffett's bucket list?


那么,在巴菲特再度拆分伯克希爾股票之后,接下來會拿股息做文章嗎?

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“豐胸皇后”熊黛林并非郭富城的另一半?_3574

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35D上圍的熊黛林已成為香港新一代“豐胸皇后”。事實上,熊黛林也的確“胸前偉大”,堪稱“乳中豪杰”,引人注目,風頭正勁。 英語進修

“峰值”石油寒了誰的心_530

英語課程-“峰值”石油寒了誰的心-英語會話

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英文班 New Year' eve has been and gone, but for oilmen, the party continues. On January 2nd, the first business day of the year, the price of their product topped $100 a barrel for the first time. Oil is now almost five times more expensive than it was at the beginning of 2002.

  It would be natural to assume that ever increasing price reflects ever greater scarcity. And so it does, in a sense. Booming bits of the world, such as China, India and the Middle East have seen demand for oil grow with their economies. Meanwhile, Western oil firms, in particular, are struggling to produce any more of the stuff than they did two or three years ago. That has left little spare production capacity and, in America at least, dwindling stocks. Every time a tempest brews in the Gulf of Mexico or dark clouds appear on the political horizon in the Middle East, jittery markets have pushed prices higher. This week, it was a cold snap in America and turmoil in Nigeria that helped the price reach three figures.

  No wonder, then, that the phrase “peak oil” has been gaining ground even faster than the oil price. With each extra dollar, the conviction grows that the planet has been wrung dry and will never be able to satisfy the thirst of a busy world.

  Yet the fact that not enough oil is coming out of the ground does not mean not enough of it is there. There are many other explanations. For one thing, oil producers have tied their own hands. During the 1980s and 1990s, when the price was low and so were profits, they pared back hiring and investment to a minimum. Many ancillary firms that built rigs or collected seismic data shut up shop. Now oil firms want to increase their output again, they do not have the staff or equipment they need.

  Worse, nowadays, new oil tends to be found in relatively inaccessible spots or in more unwieldy forms. That adds to the cost of extracting oil, because more engineers and more complex machinery are needed to exploit it—but the end of easy oil is a far remove from the jeremiads of peak-oilers. The gooey tar-sands of Canada contain almost as much oil as Saudi Arabia. Eventually, universities will churn out more geologists and shipyards more offshore platforms, though it will take a long time to make up for two decades of underinvestment.

  The biggest impediment is political. Governments in almost all oil-rich countries, from Ecuador to Kazakhstan, are trying to win a greater share of the industry's bumper profits. The world is facing not peak oil, but a pinnacle of nationalism.

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“粉紅色的紙條”表示“解雇通知書”_635

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演講技巧

還記得在《流星花園》里,誰要是收到F4的紅紙條,那幾乎等于得到死刑審判,從此,在英德學院他將處處受難…… 公司裁員的時候,誰若收到pink slip(字面意:粉紅色的紙條),那他最好趕快打點行李,另謀出路。Pink slip表示“解雇通知書”。

Pink slip最早出現于20世紀初,指的是“員工周薪信封里夾著的粉紅色小紙條”,當然,收到“pink slip”的員工隨即將被解聘。至于為什么要用粉紅色,有解釋認為,粉紅色相對而言比較柔和,似乎可以慰藉被裁員工的“受傷心靈”。

和pink slip具有相同含義的另外兩種說法是“marching orders”和“walking papers”,其字面意是“下逐客令”,看例句:They're downsizing, and I got my walking papers last week.(公司裁員,我于上周收到了解聘書。)

與fire(開除)有所不同,收到pink slip, marching orders或walking papers,往往是由于公司財務欠佳,不得不裁員。而fire多半是由于你不稱職或犯了錯而被“炒魷魚”。另外,介乎pink slip和fire之間的是lay off(暫停雇用)。

當然,在日常生活中,“I am pink slipped”(我被公司裁掉了)這句話還是不說為妙,我們寧可告訴別人:I dismiss my boss. (我把老板給炒了。)

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“代理”英語必會這十七句話_284

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演講技巧
 很多外國企業都在中國選擇代理商來為他們打開市場、銷售貨物。那么,要求做某家公司的代理該怎么"開口"呢?我們一起來看看吧!

  1、I would like to discuss with you our agency of your electric fans.

  我想同貴方商談你們電風扇的代理問題。

 2、I wonder whether your firm is represented in our country.

  我不知道貴公司在我國是否有代理。

  3、We would be glad if you would consider our application to act as agents for the sale of your product in our country.

  如果貴方能考慮我們的申請使我們成為貴公司產品在我國市場的銷售代理的話,我們會很高興的。

  4、We are pleased to offer you an exclusive agency for the sale of our products in your country.

  我們很樂意指定你們成為我方產品在貴國的獨家代理。

  5、We are pleased that you are prepared to appoint us as your sole agent for your products.

  對貴方有意指定我們成為貴方產品的獨家代理,我們感到很高興。

  6、We're favorably impressed by your proposal for sole distribution.

  對貴方建議由我方擔任獨家經銷商一事,我們頗感興趣。

  7、 Thank you for offering us the sales contract for your products and we appreciate the confidence you have placed in us.

  謝謝貴方提出讓我們代理你們的產品,我們很感激你們對我們所表示的信心。

  8、 If you give us the agency, we will spare no effort to further your interests.

  如果貴方給予我們代理權,我們將不遺余力為貴方爭取利益。

  9、As your agents, we'll make greater efforts to push the sale of your products.

  作為你們的代理,我們將會更加努力地推銷你方產品。

  10、We will increase our turnover if you appoint us as your sole agent.

  如果你方指定我們作為獨家代理,我們將增加我們的銷售量。

  11、 We'd like to sign a sole agency agreement with you on your electric fans for a period of three years.

  我們想同你方簽訂一項為期三年專營電扇的獨家代理協議。

  12、I think you know already that I want to discuss the representation of your alarm clocks.

  想必你已知道,我想和你方商談鬧鐘的代理事宜。

  13、We usually get a 10% commission of the amount on every deal.

  通常我們取得的傭金是每筆成交額的10%。

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“吃某人的口水”怎么說_2342

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演講技巧 我想很多人都不喜歡吃別人吃過的東西或是喝別人喝過的東西吧,也就是不喜歡吃別人的口水。這種大家分享一塊食物、一瓶飲料的事情在中國是比較常見的了,在美國是比較少見,不過在美國的某一個場合還是挺普遍的,是什么呢?就是看球賽的時候。老美去看球賽時,通常會走私一些酒類進去,就那么一瓶威士忌,自然是你一口我一口了。
對于對此有忌諱的人來講,喝與不喝 "To drink or not to drink?" 恐怕是個難題。

小笨霖同學也曾遇到過這樣的難題。有一次,當他正在享受他的飲料的時候,一個老美問可不可以喝一口。因為笨霖已經喝過,所以不太好意思拿給他。老美看他有點遲疑,大概也猜到他在想什么,就說,"That's OK. I trust your mouth." 原來當老美說 "I trust your mouth." 時就表示"我不介意你的口水"喔!
所以想當然爾,要是你不想吃別人的口水,你就可以說 "No offense, but I don't trust your mouth." 當然啦,這句話有點冒犯之意,所以最好是以開玩笑的口吻而且最好是用在熟人身上會比較安全一點。倒是 "I trust your mouth." 這樣的用法倒是可以學起來,雖然這并不是什么約定俗成的講法,但真的有老美是這樣用的。類似的講法你也可以說"I'm not worried about your germs."等等,但都沒有這個傳神了。

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“白娘子”劉濤成為“王太太”_3044

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繼田亮、葉一茜傳出結婚消息后,昨日娛樂圈再傳喜訊,在《天龍八部》中扮演阿朱、《白蛇傳》中扮演白娘子的劉濤,昨日在自己的博客上發表文章《終結者》,以詩意的筆調透露了結婚的消息,她在文章結尾處寫道:“從今以后我又多了一個稱謂:王太太……”早報記者致電劉濤的助理趙小姐,趙小姐承認劉濤已婚,并表示結婚不會影響劉濤的演藝圈工作。

劉濤在文中深情地寫道:“我的終結者……謝謝你的勇氣和決心讓我們合為一體,更謝謝你無比寬厚無私的愛……”她還貼了一張無名指戴著金戒指的手部照片。

至于劉濤到底何時、與誰結婚了呢?記者了解到有網友目擊劉濤是在9月27日登記結婚的。據目擊者稱:“劉濤穿了高跟鞋,比小新郎高了小半頭。照合影的時候,小新郎踩著板子才比劉濤高半頭的。”而隨即記者從一位知情人處了解到,劉濤的王姓丈夫在廣州做生意,年齡比劉濤小,家境非常富裕,兩人是劉濤在廣東拍攝《外來媳婦本地郎》時認識的。

關于劉濤結婚與知情人對新郎的描述,記者致電劉濤的經紀人李先生,李先生把電話轉給劉濤的助理趙小姐,趙小姐說:“劉濤博客里說的都是真的,對于新郎的描述也是真的。”劉濤結婚是否會影響到她將來在演藝事業上的發展呢?趙小姐說:“她對未來的選擇,戀愛也好、結婚也好,我們都尊重并祝福她。但是她的事業是由我們規劃的,她現在正在做的工作都已經排到明年了,我想結婚是不會有什么影響的。”

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