商務英語情景口語35 :Board of directors 董事會

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A: so tell me, what's the difference between the Board of Directors, the CEO, and the stockholders? They all seemt ot be the same group of people to me…
    B: no, there's a dfinite difference. You know, the stockholders are the people who own the company…they're the financial control system. Then there's the CEO—the chief executive officer. He's the hot shot, the main guy who is the boss. If there is only one person with absolute power in the organization, everone knows that the power will go to their head. It's too dangerous. That's the reason for a Board of Directors. The board is made up of people who are experts in the industry. They could be related to the organization, but more commonly, they are independent and non-biased.
    A: how many people are on the board of directors?
    B: usually not more than 15, not less than 10. They meet monthly, quarterly, or biannually to oversee an organization or company. They provide long term planing and vision, and also act as moral watchdogs rto keep the company in line.
    請問董事會,執(zhí)行總裁和股東有什么區(qū)別?對我來說,他們好像就是一類人…
    不是一類,區(qū)別大著呢.你知道,股東是公司的持有人…他們是財政控制系統(tǒng).接下來是執(zhí)行總裁,那大家都知道權利會沖昏他的頭腦.這樣做太危險.這就是為什么要設立董事會的原因.董事會由該企業(yè)的專家組成,他們參與組織管理,但更多時候他們是獨立的,而且是不偏不倚的.
    董事會由多少人組成?
    一般不超過15個,不少于10個.他們每個月,每個季度,或每半年開一次會來監(jiān)督組織機構或公司.他們提出長遠的規(guī)劃和設想,還充當?shù)赖碌谋O(jiān)督者以確保公司走上正軌.
    Absolute:絕對的
    Expert:專家
    Industry:企業(yè)
    Related:相關
    Independent:獨立的
    Non-biased:不帶偏見的
    Monthly:每月一次的
    Quarterly:每季度一次地
    Oversee: to watch sb/sth and make sure that a job or an activity is done correctly 監(jiān)督;監(jiān)視
    United Nations observers oversaw the elections.
    聯(lián)合國觀察員監(jiān)督了選舉
    Vision: the ability to think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence 想像力;眼力;遠見卓識
    a leader of vision 有遠見的領袖
    Hot shot:關注的焦點
    Absolute power:絕對權力
    Go to sb’s head:使某人感到驕傲,沖昏某人的頭腦
    More commonly:更常見的
    Long term: that will last or have an effect over a long period of time 長期的;長遠的;長期有效的
    a long-term strategy/solution
    長期的戰(zhàn)略╱解決方案
    the long-term effects of fertilizers
    肥料的長遠影響
    a long-term aim/investment
    長期目標╱投資
    Act as:擔任
    Keep in line:走上正軌