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day 171funding and planning

unit 26 · business & the economy

    funding and planning

    Talk about funding, plans and hiring, and read rules that say “must not” with 不得 + verb.

    today’s words

    • 資金 zījīn · funds, capital
    • 組織 zǔzhī · organisation; organise
    • 才能 cáinéng · talent, ability
    • 人事 rénshì · personnel, staffing (matters)
    • 時機 shíjī · the right moment, timing
    • 聘請 pìnqǐng · hire, engage (staff)
    • 方案 fāng'àn · plan, proposal
    • 召開 zhàokāi · convene, hold (a meeting)
    • 奮鬥 fèndòu · strive, struggle (for a goal)
    • 投入 tóurù · put in, invest; throw oneself into
    • 簽訂 qiāndìng · sign (an agreement)
    • 促進 cùjìn · promote, boost
    • 帶動 dàidòng · drive, give a lift to
    • 開設 kāishè · open, set up (a shop, a course)
    • 穩 wěn · steady, stable
    • 曉得 xiǎode · know
    • 乙 yǐ · B, the second (in a list)
    • 緣故 yuángù · reason, cause
    • 不得 bùdé · must not, may not (on notices and rules)

    sentences

    • 圖書館裡不得吃東西。 · No eating in the library.
    • 辦公室裡不得吸菸。 · Smoking is not permitted in the office.
    • 這家公司將在臺中開設一家新店。 · The company will open a new shop in Taichung.
    • 由於資金不夠,計畫因而停了下來。 · There wasn’t enough money, so the plan came to a halt.
    • 我哪曉得他今天不來? · How was I supposed to know he wasn’t coming today?