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The company with the best results is C. Company B made steady progress only. Companies A and D both had disappointing years.
For D, trading profit fell by 7%; however, as the company was able to spend ￡ 4.8 on an acquisition, we assume profits were still reasonable. On the other hand, A made losses that were only almost balanced by gains from cost savings. Therefore, A seems to have the worst results.
口语练习
Work in pairs. Your company has a large cash surplus and wants to invest in shares. Loot at the information about Ramsden
Breweries plc and Bute Chemicals plc. Which company would you invest in?
你的公司拥有大量的盈余现金，想投资股票。看下列两家上市公司：拉姆斯登啤酒有限公司和比特化工股份有限公司的相关情况，你打算投资
那家公司？
参考词汇和表达：
factors to consider when making investment options 选择投资时需要考虑的因素
yield the desired level of profits 到达预期利润水平
with limited export performance 出口业绩有限
smaller scale industry adds to the flexibility 规模小的企业更有灵活性
an industry with clear growth potential, particularly in export markets明显有发展潜力的工业，特别是在出口市场上。
the restructuring programme would deliver the company’s performance improvement 重组计划将提高该公司的绩效
the consolidation strategy increase its investment and bring in greater operating margins.合并策略将增加其实投资，带来更大的经营利润
写作训练
Write a 120-140 word report comparing the two companies and recommending the most suitable investment. Before you write,
think carefully about the following.
How many parts will the report have?
What heading will each part have?
What information will each part contain?
写一份120-140字的报告，对上述两家公司进行比较，并推荐最适合投资的一家公司。写之前，先考虑以下各点。
报告应该又几个部分组成
各个部分的标题是什么
各个部分应该包含那些信息
