I heard an apocryphal story about a Japanese firm that installed a turbine which needed electric power to keep it turning to save the face of its would-be-green owners.
我听说过一个杜撰的故事，一个日本公司安装了一台涡轮机，但却需要用电力来保持它运转来保护其“环保”的面子。
Two of its Japanese life-insurance units are reportedly about to be sold to Prudential Financial, an American firm.
据报道，其两个日本寿险部门将要出售给一家美国公司保诚金融。
About 73 million GPS-enabled cellphones and 23 million automotive GPS units will be shipped in the United States and Canada this year, according to IMS research, a market research firm.
据市场调研公司艾美仕预计，今年将有大约7300000有全球定位系统功能的手机和2300000自动全球定位系统装置在美国和加拿大上市。
For this, the team must explore the benefits and costs of the project so that a firm decision can be made about whether to proceed.
对于这一点，团队必须探究这个项目的利益和成本以至于可以制定一个可靠的计划，无论项目是否进行下去。
Some of you may be wondering whether a CEO of a major financial services firm is the best person to be lecturing about "the New Economy." you are not alone.
也许有人正在怀疑，一个大金融公司的首席执行官是不是“新经济”问题的最佳演讲人。
It ought to be driven by significant needs, which are well-defined, about which there is consensus, and for which there is firm commitment.
应该由重要的需求来推动，定义明确的，取得一致意见的，并具有坚定承诺的。
Steve Priddy, of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, says that the onus will be on directors to be frank about any worries, even when they consider the firm a going concern.
注册会计师协会的Steve Priddy说即使主管人员认为公司能继续经营，他们也必须将其担心开诚布公。
The market research firm IDC predicts that worldwide sales will fall in 2011 by about 7 percent, but that would still be 32.9 million netbooks.
市场研究公司IDC预言2011年上网本全球范围内销量将降低7%，但是仍有3290万的销量。
That could be about to change. Guidepoint, a firm that analyzes big data across various industries, recently released a report on China job postings.
一个分析各行业大数据的公司，最近根据中国招聘信息发表一项报道说，这可能要改变。
Although you may be locked into working with him on this particular contract, your mind swiftly begins to think about replacing his law firm with another one.
尽管就这个合同你不得不与他合作到底，你很快在考虑找别的法律公司来取代他的。
Might say these words, I should use a firm voice: "From tomorrow I must be the happiest person", but I do not know why I can only think about just now.
也许说这些话时，我应该用坚定的语气：“从明天起我一定是最幸福的人”，可是不知为什么现在的我只能想想而已。
Because of that on the job training, a law firm job candidate with in-house experience will be conscious about matching costs to the importance of matters, saving the client money and building trust.
得益于职业训练，具有公司法务工作经验的求职者就会留意将成本和事件重要性相匹配、节省客户资金和建立信任。
Do not be surprised to find out just how much your German counterparts know about your firm and your products and services.
当你发现德国对手十分了解你的公司、产品和服务时，不必感到惊讶。
You should be very firm idea about this, and not only in your mind, it must be embedded in you.
你对于它应当有十分牢固的概念，而不仅体现在你的思维中，同时它必须镶嵌在你这个人的内在。
Get all the possible information about your could-be job. Make inquiries as to the details regarding the job and the firm.
接下来你要尽可能搜集关于你未来工作的信息，尽可能关于这份工作和这家公司的信息。
Though no firm temperatures were revealed, manufacturers said that users need to be extra careful about how they setup the innards of their gaming chassis.
虽然没有坚定的温度显示，制造商说，用户需要格外小心他们如何设定自己的游戏机箱的内部结构。
Be enthusiastic about the job, confident about the abilities you bring to it, knowledgeable about your market value and firm in seeking a fair compensation package.
对工作充满热情，对你处理工作的能力充满自信，了解你的市场价值，并且要下定决心找到一份提供合理工资袋的工作。
"The MOST STRESSFUL thing about having this baby was arranging cover at work for the time I was going to be away," says Sara Leclerc, an in-house lawyer with an international fire-protection firm.
“要这个孩子最头疼的事就是安排一个人在我请假后替代我的工作。”SaraLeclerc说。她是一家国际防火公司的内部律师。
"The MOST STRESSFUL thing about having this baby was arranging cover at work for the time I was going to be away," says Sara Leclerc, an in-house lawyer with an international fire-protection firm.
“要这个孩子最头疼的事就是安排一个人在我请假后替代我的工作。”SaraLeclerc说。她是一家国际防火公司的内部律师。
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