061 Doing Business 做生意Words Storm capital 资本facility 设施franchise 特许经营investment 投资multinational 跨国公司parent company 母公司subsidiary 子公司shareholder 股东股民stock 设备business contract 商务合同cash flow 现金流invoice 发票recruitment 招聘director 董事expense 开支R&D 研发部门( research and development)go bankrupt 破产negotiate a contract 合同磋商increase revenue 提高效益do business with 和 ... 做生意reduce overheads 降低管理费用expand a business 拓展业务purchase shares 买股票launch a product 产品投放市场Dialogue 1K:Hi Isaiah? How are you? I: I'm well. And you? K:Fine. How's your job going? I:I don't know if I told you or not, but I decided to start my own business. K:Really? That's fantastic. What kind of business is it? I:I've started an investment banking firm with some of my old colleagues from Goldman Sachs(高盛投资公司).K:How's it going? I:It started off (开始) a bit slow, but now, business is really booming! K:That's such great news. I'm really happy for you! Where is your office located? I:Our head office is here in Beijing, but we're planning on opening up two more offices soon. K:Where will those be located? I:If all goes well, we'll open one up in Hong Kong in April and another one in Singapore in October.K:When will you find out(决定) ? I:We're negotiating the final details of the leasing contracts( 租赁合同)tomorrow. K:Well, good luck! I hope it all goes well(进展顺利)for you tomorrow! I:Thanks! Dialogue 2I: I've got bad news. K: What's that? I: My new company is in danger of (处于 ... 的危险中) going bankrupt(破产) ! K: Oh, no! How did that happen? I thought you said business was going well? I: It was going well. We have plenty of satisfied clients. K: What's the prob...