BEC商务英语重点词汇大全

　　四、Public sector and private 公共部门和私营部门

　　When a private company is bought by the state and brought into the public sector, it is nationalized in a process of nationalization. A nationalized company is state-owned. When the state returns a company to the private sector in a sell-off, it is privatized. This is privatization.

　　The first to be sold off in a privatization program are often the companies responsible for the public supply of electricity, water and gas: the utilities.

　　注释：

　　Nationalized 国有化的

　　Nationalization 国有化

　　Privatized 私有化的

　　Privatization 私有化

　　State-owned 国有的

　　Sell off 廉价出清

　　Utilities 公用事业;公用事业部门

　　五、Stakes 份额;股份

　　If Company A owns shares or equity in Company B, A has or holds a stake, holding or shareholding in B. If A owns less than half the shares in B, it has a minority stake in B.

　　If A owns more than half the shares in B, it has a majority stake or controlling stake in B. If you have shares in a company you are a shareholder.

　　注释：

　　Shares/stake 份额;股份

　　Equity 股份;产权;普通股票

　　Holding 持有;股票额

　　Shareholding 持有股票数

　　Shareholder 股东

　　Hold a stake 持有份额

　　Majority stake 大股东(50%以上)

　　Controlling stake 大股东

　　Minority stake 小股东