商务英语考试阅读中常出现的公司称呼

　　BEC商务英语，商务英语考试中的No.1，含金量已经无需多言。但是，无论是还在犹豫是否要参加BEC考试的，还是已经通过BEC考试的，都应该知道阅读中常见的公司称呼。

　　公司不同称呼：

　　1 company

　　Our company imports general merchandise.

　　Co.

　　The London Trading Co.

　　Shell Co.

　　limited Ltd

　　The Beijing Electric Light Company, Ltd.

　　International Trading Co. Ltd.

　　Inc.=Incorporated

　　Oriental Horizons Inc

　　joint venture company

　　joint stock company

　　2 corporation

　　China national export Commodities packing Corporation

　　Corp. American Natural Resources Corp.

　　Limited liability company

　　3 firm

　　We have got no reply from that firm.

　　Generally, firms have two principal sources of investment funds---debt and equity.

　　4 concern

　　firm house company

　　It was then the greatest publishing concern.

　　They are a big concern.

　　A going concern.

　　5 associated company (associate)

　　Our associated company there will have the labels printed to comply with the FDA regulations.

　　Associated Container Line

　　Associated Newspapers

　　6 house

　　She works for a big publishing house.

　　London fashion house

　　7 business

　　Many shipping businesses are facing collapse this year because of uneconomic freight rates.

　　8 line

　　Trans World Airlines

　　9 syndicate

　　10 transnational corporation/multi-national enterprise/international firm

　　11 branch/division

　　12 subsidiary

　　13group

　　14plc=public limited company

　　15state (owned) enterprise Foreign (owned) company Franchise

　　16 organization