BUSINESS & MONEY

Question 1

thâm nhập vào thị trường

Answer 1

to break into a market
Eg: It is difficult to break into the market for designer sportswear because there is too much competition from leading brands.

Question 2

đạt được thỏa thuận

Answer 2

to reach a consensus

Eg: The directors of the company have reached a consensus on the new business plan.

Question 3

phá sản

Answer 3

to go out of business

Eg: If we sold food at those prices we’d soon go out of business.

Question 4

cắt giảm

Answer 4

to make cutbacks

Eg: The company made cutbacks at their stores in New York and many employees were dismissed.

Question 5

quản lý kỳ vọng

Answer 5

to manage expectations
Eg: The company needs to manage the expectations of investors by presenting
a realistic figure for next year’s estimated profits.

Question 6

tính toán

Answer 6

to make a calculation

Eg: We cannot make a precise calculation of the price until we have all the costs.

Question 7

trả tiền sau

Answer 7

to pay in arrears

Eg: The company pays one month in arrears to all its suppliers and employees.

Question 8

mua hàng đấu giá

Answer 8

to buy at auction

Eg: Buying a property at an auction can be a nerve-wracking or exhilerating experience.

Question 9

lãng phí cơ hội/ số tiết kiệm

Answer 9

to squander a chance/ savings

Eg: James squandered all his savings in an unsuccessful business venture to sell ice cream in Alaska.

Question 10

chi phí cố định

Answer 10

overhead cost

Eg: An increase in rents in the shopping mall increased the overhead costs of all the shops which operated there.

Question 11

mua lại/ tiếp quản

Answer 11

to make a takeover

Eg: Sony made a successful takeover of the broadcasting company CBS.

Question 12

sự sáp nhập

Answer 12

a merger

Eg: The directors of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger King are considering a merger of the two companies.

Question 13

khối lượng công việc lớn

Answer 13

a heavy workload

Eg: Many employees of the company take time off work because of illness and stress due to the heavy workload.

Question 14

tiền đền bù

Answer 14

compensation

Eg: I received a large sum of money as compensation for the injury which I sustained at work.

Question 15

lợi nhuận

Answer 15

revenue

Eg: The tax revenues of the government have fallen as a result of the economic crisis.

Question 16

nhân viên văn phòng/ dân công sở

Answer 16

white-collar

Eg: The insurance company is offering some white-collar jobs if you want to apply.

Question 17

công nhân

Answer 17

blue-collar

Eg: He’s a blue-collar worker in a car factory.

Question 18

tự làm chủ/ kinh doanh

Answer 18

to run your own business

Eg: I was tired of working for other people, so I decided to run my own business.

Question 19

nâng cao hình ảnh

Answer 19

enhance the public image = to raise the company’s profile

Eg: In order to enhance their public image, some companies donate large sums of money to charities.

Question 20

mở rộng kinh doanh

Answer 20

to grow a business

Eg: The company started one year ago with only one shop, but they have grown the business and now have ten shops.

Question 21

có được lợi thế cạnh tranh

Answer 21

to gain a competitive edge
Eg: The high quality of VW cars, combined with their affordable price, has enabled the company to gain a competitive edge over all its rivals in world markets.

Question 22

tối đa hóa lợi nhuận

Answer 22

Maximize profits

Eg: The company has hired a marketing consultant to recommend how to maximize profits next year.

Question 23

xây dựng việc kinh doanh

Answer 23

to conduct a business

Eg: It is important to conduct a business with honesty in order to gain the confidence of customers.

Question 24

bị sa thải

Answer 24

to be made redundant

Example: The car factory has closed and 1000 employees have been made redundant.

Question 25

chế độ lương hưu.

Answer 25

pension scheme
Eg: One of the benefits of working for a big corporation is that such large companies usually provide a good pension scheme.

Question 26

vẽ nên kế hoạch kinh doanh

Answer 26

to draw up a business

Eg: I think I’d enjoy the process of drawing up a business plan and seeing if I could be successful

Question 27

cạnh tranh khốc liệt

Answer 27

cut-throat competition
Eg: It must be very difficult to make a profit when you have huge supermarkets in the area and a lot haven’t been able to survive with such cut-throat competition.

Question 28

quản lí sổ sách và nguồn tiền

Answer 28

to balance the books and the cash flow
Eg: Ss long as he’s managing to balance the books and the cash flow is healthy I’m sure he must be very pleased with what he has achieved