In questo Vocabolario inglese commerciale lezione, esamineremo alcuni termini macroeconomici chiave, tale PIL e PNL. Esploreremo il ciclo economico naturale, che include periodi di espansione, recessione e talvolta persino depressione. Esamineremo anche l'idea della bilancia commerciale tra i paesi, che può essere descritto come un surplus commerciale o un deficit commerciale.
In questa lezione di Business English Pod, continuiamo il nostro sguardo al vocabolario e alle collocazioni per discussing a budget.
A budget is a plan for spending money. And you’ll often hear the word “budget” used as a noun. But “budget” is also a verb. We can budget carefully or poorly. We can budget not only money but also time. And how we budget can help or harm our business. If we spend too much money, we may decrease profits. But if we don’t spend enough money, the business may not grow or thrive. It’s all about balance.
A typical budget includes a long list of items that we need to spend money on. And in a budget meeting, you’ll hear people talk, or argue, about where to spend more and where to spend less. Così, how do we do this? BENE, in today’s dialog, we’ll learn some of the common expressions we use when we discuss budgets.
Prima di ascoltare, parliamo un po' di Collocazioni inglesi. Una collocazione è un gruppo di parole che i madrelingua usano spesso insieme. Una collocazione corretta suona naturale, mentre una collocazione errata suona innaturale. Per esempio, in English we say “budget cuts” to talk about lower spending. But we can’t say “budget slices” or “budget chops,” even though “slice” and “chop” mean “cut.” Those simply aren’t natural expressions.
Ascolterai molte collocazioni utili nel dialogo di oggi. Mentre ascolti, prova a scegliere queste combinazioni naturali di parole. Poi spiegheremo cosa significano e come usarli nel debriefing.
Today we’ll rejoin Kate, Harry, and Linda as they discuss the budget for their IT department. Kate and Harry are managers, and Linda is their supervisor. Ultima volta, they talked about the past year’s budget. Oggi, you’ll hear them making a plan for the upcoming year.
Domande sull'ascolto
1. What does Kate say the finance department wants to focus on? 2. What is Harry’s concern about replacing the workstations? 3. What does Kate think can be changed to save money?
Budgets aren’t just foraccountants. Almost everyone in business has totalk about moneyand how to spend it. It doesn’t matter if you’re a manager with a million dollar budget or a field tech just tracking your expenses. You’ll be talking aboutmoney and budgets.
Infatti, talk about budgets is everywhere. Turn on the news and it’s not hard to hear people discussing budget “cuts” or budget “reductions.” You can hear about governments with budget “deficits” and budget “surpluses.” Everyone’s worried about money, and in business, earning more often means spending less. These are the topics you’ll hear about today.
Prima di ascoltare, parliamo un po' di collocazioni. Una collocazione è un gruppo di parole che i madrelingua usano spesso insieme. Una collocazione corretta suona naturale, mentre una collocazione errata suona innaturale. Per esempio, in English we say “budget cuts” to talk about lower spending. But we can’t say “budget slices” or “budget chops,” even though “slice” and “chop” mean “cut.” Those simply aren’t natural expressions.
Ascolterai molte collocazioni utili nel dialogo di oggi. Mentre ascolti, prova a scegliere queste combinazioni naturali di parole. Poi spiegheremo cosa significano e come usarli nel debriefing.
You’re going to hear a conversation between two managers in the IT department of a large company and their boss. Kate and Harry are the managers, and Linda is the boss. They’re discussing the past year’s budget and how they spent their department’s money.
Domande sull'ascolto
1. What does Linda want to examine first? 2. What does Harry say about the large one-time cost the department had? 3. According to Linda, what is finance concerned about?
The relationship between the world’s two biggest economies is sure to undergo some major changes in the months ahead. With Obama set to remain in the White House for 4 more years, and Xi Jinping moving in to Zhongnanhai for the next decade, all eyes will be on how the new faces work together amid these tough economic times.
In questa lezione di notizie di inglese commerciale, we follow up onFacebook’s recent IPO.
After a long wait, and even more hype, Facebook joined NASDAQ on May 18th; although it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Zuckerberg and friends. After opening 30 minutes late, and climbing briefly from the opening price of $38 a share; reality set in.
