To merge , to combine or come together. Those two companies used to be competitors, but now they have merged into one company. When the two companies merged, many people were laid off. (When two companies merge there are often man problems, including layoffs .) (They plan to merge with a much lager company, so they will lose their identity .) merge? ? v.(使) 合并，結(jié)合，并入; 相融; 融入; 漸漸消失在某物中; combine? ? v.(使) 結(jié)合，組合，聯(lián)合，混合; 兼有; 兼?zhèn)? 使融合(或并存); 同時(shí)做(兩件或以上的事); 兼做; 兼辦; laid off? ? n.(通常指因工作崗位不足的) 解雇，裁員，下崗; 休養(yǎng); 療養(yǎng); 養(yǎng)傷;? ?[詞典]下崗；解雇; merge ?with? [詞典]和……聯(lián)合; 會(huì)師; identity?? n.身份; 本身; 本體; 特征; 特有的感覺(jué)(或信仰); 同一性; 相同; 一致; To acquire , to buy or take possession . Some big companies grow by acquiring other companies. One way to protect your business is to acquire your competitors. (The best way to acquire a new skill is to find a great teacher or program and practice every day.) (We need to acquire new technology as soon as possible because we are out-o-date ) acquire? ? v.(通過(guò)努力、能力、行為表現(xiàn)) 獲得; 購(gòu)得; 獲得; 得到; take possession? ?? 網(wǎng)絡(luò)占有; out-o-date?? adj.過(guò)時(shí)的; 缺乏新信息的; 陳腐的; 失效的; 過(guò)期的; An agenda , a plan or list of items to be discussed at a meeting. The agenda for the meeting is still unclear. What are the main points on the agenda for the meeting? (He may have a hidden agenda that hides his real plans, so let's be careful what we say at the meeting.) (There are too many items on the agenda, so we need to cut it down and focus on fewer things.) agenda? ?? n.(會(huì)議的) 議程表，議事日程; cut it down? ? ?[詞典]削減; 減少使用; 砍倒（樹(shù)木）; A contract , a written document that defines the rules in a relationship. A contract isn't usually useful until things begin to go badly in a relationship. According to our contract, their first payment is due next week.? 下周到期 (Even a good contract won't help if a business relationship isn't built on trust .) (The contract was too much in their favor, so we didn't sign it.) (It took a long time to agree on a contract because their lawyers kept finding issues that kept us apart .) contract?? n.合同; 合約; 契約; (雇用殺人的) 協(xié)議; go badly? ? [詞典]（工作、事情等） 進(jìn)展不順利; payment ? ?n.付款; 支付; 收款; (將付或應(yīng)付的) 款額，款項(xiàng); 報(bào)答; 報(bào)償; due ??adj.由于; 因?yàn)? 預(yù)定; 預(yù)期; 預(yù)計(jì); 到期; agree on? ? [詞典]對(duì)某事（物）有同樣看法，商定（同意）某事或商定做某事; Assets&liabilities , assets are what you own and liabilities are what you owe. Knowing the assets and liabilities of a company helps to determine a company's value. The company had more liabilities than assets so we decided not to invest. (Their assets were rapidly increasing in value each year, so we decided to invest.) (What is call when two companies combine into one? )? When two companies combined into one, it's called a merger . (They have to pay a huge tax penalty , so they have lost value due to the increase in their liabilities.) Asset?? n.有價(jià)值的人(或事物); 有用的人(或事物); 資產(chǎn); 財(cái)產(chǎn); liability? n.(法律上對(duì)某事物的) 責(zé)任，義務(wù); 惹麻煩的人(或事); 欠債; 負(fù)債; 債務(wù); merger?? n.(機(jī)構(gòu)或企業(yè)的) 合并，歸并; penalty?? n.懲罰; 處罰; 刑罰; 害處; 不利; (對(duì)犯規(guī)者的) 判罰; tax?penalty?? 網(wǎng)絡(luò)稅務(wù)罰款; 稅收罰金; 稅懲罰; (To buy or take possession?) to acquire (A written document that defines the rules and relationship.)? contract (What increases if a company makes a large profit ?) its assets (What increases if a company has to borrow a lot of money?) its liabilities? (It took a long time to agree on a contract because their lawyers kept finding issues that kept us apart.) (What do you need to define the rules of business relationship?)? ?A contract (What is needed to determine the value of a company?)? it's assets and liabilities? (He may have a hidden agenda that hides his real plans, so let's be careful what we say at the meeting.) (We don't know what's on his agenda, so we need to be careful what we say.) make profit? 獲利