Chap2

Question 1

sharp

Answer 1

abrupt or acute smart

Question 2

be exposed to

Answer 2

to become aware of, to gain experience in

Question 3

bring in

Answer 3

to hire or recruit, to cause to appear

Question 4

glimpse

Answer 4

a quick look

ex: We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train.

Question 5

made of

Answer 5

to consist of

Question 6

outdated

Answer 6

obsolete, not currently in use

Question 7

reinforce

Answer 7

to strengthen, support

Question 8

verbal

Answer 8

oral

ex: Airport officials received a stream of verbal abuse from angry passengers whose flights had been delayed.

Question 9

affordable

Answer 9

able to be paid for, not too expensive The company’s first priority was to find an affordable phone system Obviously, the computer systems that are affordable for a Fortune 500 company will not be affordable for a small company

Question 10

as needed

Answer 10

as necessary The courier service did not come every day, only as needed The service contract states that repairs will be made on an as-needed basis

Question 11

recur

Answer 11

to occur again or repeatedly The subject of decreasing sales recurs on each meeting, sometimes several times The managers did not want that particular error to recur => recurrence: Every recurrence of the same problem costs us money => Recurring: Recurring problems waste time and money

Question 12

stay on top of

Answer 12

to know what is going on, to know the lastest information In order to stay on top of her employees’ progress, she arranged weekly breakfast meetings In this industry, you must stay on top of current developments

Question 13

stock

Answer 13

a supply (n) to keep on hand (v) The office’s stock of toner for the fax machine was quickly running out The employees stocked the shelves on a weekly basis

Question 14

allocate

Answer 14

to designate for a specific purpose The office manager did not allocate enough money to purchase software The architects must allocate enough space for the word processing department

Question 15

compatible

Answer 15

able to function together This operating system is not compatible with this model computer Users of software applications want new versions to be compatible with current versions

Question 16

duplicate

Answer 16

to produce something equal, to make identical I think the new word processing program will duplicate the success of the one introduced last year Before you leave, please duplicate that file by making a copy on a floppy disk =>duplucate (n): Don’t worry, I have a duplicate on my hard drive => duplication: His success at our company was based on the duplication of management techniques he hed used elsewhere in his career

Question 17

figure out

Answer 17

to understand, to solve By examining all of the errors, the technicians figured out how to fix the problem We figured out that it would take us at least ten minutes to download the file

Question 18

ignore

Answer 18

not to notice, to disregard When the director is working at the computer, she ignores everything around her Don’t ignore the technician’s advice when connecting cables

Question 19

accommodate

Answer 19

to fit, to provide with something needed The meeting room was large enough to accommodate the various needs of the groups using it Because the deadline for the reserving rooms was past, the hotel manager could not accommodate our need for more rooms => accommodation: The accommodations at the hotel include swimming pool, gym, and restaurant => accommodating: The conference center manager was extremely accommodating and tried to make our stay pleasant

Question 20

attend

Answer 20

to go to, to pay attention to We expect more than 100 members to attend the annual meeting The hotel manager attended to all our needs promptly => attendee: More than 500 attendees packed the ballroom => attendance: Attendance was low for this year’s annual meeting

Question 21

session

Answer 21

a meeting The morning sessions tend tofill up first, so sign up early Due to the popularity of this course, we will offer two sessions

Question 22

gather

Answer 22

to accumulate, to conclude We gathered information for our plan from many sources I gather that interest rates for small business will soon change

Question 23

offer

Answer 23

to propose, to present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement We offered the job of writing the business plan to Devon Jackie must offer her baker new statistics in order to encourage the bank to lend her money toward her start-up business

Question 24

primaty

Answer 24

most important, first in a list, series, or sequence The primary reason for writing a business plan is to avoid common errors Writing the business plan was the primary task, then seeking funding, followed by finding a suitable building

Question 25

substitude

Answer 25

to take the place of another Here’s a model business plan, just substitude the specifics of your business Don’t try to substitude intuition for good planning

Question 26

imply

Answer 26

to indicate by inference The warrantee on the Walkman implied that all damages were covered under warranty for one year The travel agent implied that our hotel was not in the safest part of the city, but, when pressed for details, he said the location was fine

Question 27

consume

Answer 27

to absorb, to use up The business plans consumed all of Fritz’s attention this fall Chen consumes more than his share of computer time => consumable: He ran a study of the use of consumable goods

Question 28

convince

Answer 28

to bring to believe by argument, to persuade The salesman convinced his customer to buy his entire inventory of pens Before a business can convince customers that it provides a quality product, it must convince its marketing staff

Question 29

current

Answer 29

happening or existing at the present time (adj) to be on top of things (adv) It is important to read current magazines to see how competitors market their products Good marketing requires keeping current with modern technology and best practices

Question 30

fad

Answer 30

a practice followed enthusiatically for a short time, a craze The mini dress was a fad once thought to be finished, but now it is making a comeback Classic tastes may seem boring but they have proven to resist fads

Question 31

abide by

Answer 31

to comply with, to conform (tuân theo, nghe theo) The two paties agreed to abide by the judge’s decision For years he has abided by a commitment to annual employee raises

Question 32

engage

Answer 32

to hire, to involve S.O or S.T We engages a salsa band to play at the reception Once we engage Otto in the decision making for the projet, he became much more supportive

Question 33

party

Answer 33

a person or group participating in an action or plan, the persons or sides concerned in a legal matter The parties agreed to a settlement in their contract dispute The party ò the first part generally has the advantage of preparing the contract or agreement

Question 34

provision

Answer 34

a measure taken beforehand, a stipulation The father made provisions for his children through his will The contract contains a provision to deal with how payments are made if John loses his job => provide: Since the machine is very reliable, why don’t we cancel the service contract they provided? => provider: We must negotiate a new contract with our internet service provider

Question 35

specify

Answer 35

to mention explicity Mary specified in the contract that her bill must be paid within 30 days The letter does not specify which attorney is hanling our case => specification: The work was done according to our specifications => specific: We have not chosen a specific location for the reunion