firms
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・UK
B1 中級
n. pl.名詞 (複數)公司；商業機構
The firms will work together to provide their clients with the best services
v.t.及物動詞穩定，鞏固
If you put cake in the refrigerator, it firms
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為什麼你可以合法地從一艘沉沒的船上偷東西 (Why You Can Legally Steal From a Sinking Ship)
06:55
- It eventually went to two firms—Titan Salvage and Micoperi—who worked together to refloat the ship and scrap what was left for a predetermined sum.
它最終被兩家公司--Titan打撈公司和Micoperi--共同合作，將其重新浮起。艦，並以預先確定的金額報廢剩下的東西。
- This also applies to anyone who's under contract to save the cargo—the firms hired by the Costa Concordia folks wouldn't have been able to turn around and say that they were actually doing pure salvage instead of contract salvage, even if it would make them more money in the end.
這也適用於任何簽訂合同拯救貨物的人--被僱用的公司如果是歌詩達康科迪亞號的人，就不可能轉過頭來說，他們 實際上是在做純粹的打撈而不是合同打撈，即使這將使他們 最終會有更多的錢。
遠距工作的黃金時代已經過去了嗎？ (Is The Golden Age Of Remote Work Over?)
10:50
- to change its tune on remote work, so much so that some firms
對遠程工作的態度有所改變，以至於一些公司
- what firms care about, ultimately, is profitability.
企業最終關心的是盈利能力。
華為智慧手機震驚美國，為什麼？ (This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone)
07:57
- designed by other firms such as Huawei.
由華為等其他公司設計。
為什麼億萬富翁都喜歡「裝窮」？(Why Billionaires Try So Hard To Look "Poor")
11:51
- Family offices are investment firms dedicated exclusively to to managing the wealth of a single family.
家族企業是專門致力於管理單一家族財富的投資公司。
- An article by Barron's reported that one of the fastest growing expenses for these firms was public relations
《巴倫周刊》的一篇文章報導，這些公司成長最快的開支之一是公共關係。
蘋果全新 iPad 廣告引發眾怒，蘋果公開道歉了 (Bruised Apple: Tech giant apologizes over new iPad ad)
02:54
- FIRMS AS WELL.
公司也是如此。
「BNPL先買後付」跟「信用卡」哪個好？使用者又需要注意哪些風險呢？ (Buy Now, Pay Later Apps vs. Credit Cards: The Pros and Cons | WSJ)
05:50
- Buy now, pay later firms have boomed over the last three years, and companies like PayPal, Apple, and credit cards themselves are joining in on the hype.
過去三年裡，「先買後付」的公司蓬勃發展，PayPal、蘋果等公司和信用卡本身也加入了這場炒作。
- But some buy now, pay later firms like Afterpay have been bought by larger companies.
但有些先買後付的公司，像是 Afterpay，已經被大公司收購了。
過度工作的文化傷害了每個人（快速學習）。 (The Culture of Overwork Hurts Everyone (Quick Study))
05:12
- This is, I think, particularly true in professional service firms.
我認為這在專業服務公司更是真實狀況。
- I think I've studied enough professional service firms to be able to say that that imperative is a myth.
我想我研究的專業服務公司多到足以說明這個要求是個迷思。
私募股權如何吞噬英國 (How Private Equity Ate Britain)
08:05
- Look at this chart. It shows how Morrison's valuation compares to US retailers as a multiple of their earnings. That's just a way of comparing companies on a like-to-like basis, even if the firms aren't the same size. And in the years immediately after Brexit, the valuations were pretty comparable until the pandemic came along. Then look what happened. The US retailers recovered with the post-pandemic spending bump. Morrisons did not.
請看這張圖。它顯示了莫里森的估值與美國零售商的盈利倍數的比較。這只是在同類基礎上對公司進行比較的一種方式，即使這些公司的規模並不相同。在英國脫歐後的幾年裡，兩家公司的估值相當，直到大流行病出現。然後看看發生了什麼。美國零售商隨著大流行後的消費增長而復甦。莫里森卻沒有。
- Morrison's valuation was cheaper compared to US peers, making it quite attractive for an external buyer. So in 2021, we're just coming out of COVID lockdown and there is a bidding war for Morrisons between private equity firms.
與美國同行相比，莫里森的估值更低，是以對外部買家頗具吸引力。是以，在 2021 年，我們剛剛擺脫 COVID 的封鎖，私募股權公司就開始了對 Morrisons 的競購戰。
資本主義能拯救生命嗎？| 經濟學紀事｜學習自由 (Can Capitalism Save Lives? | Econ Chronicles | Learn Liberty)
04:07
- next time and tell others to do the same. When customers are free to choose, firms can't
還會叫其他客人也別上門消費。當顧客有權力選擇時，企業絕對不能
- pollution. Instead of telling firms how to cut emissions, government could cap their
與其要政府告訴企業如何減少廢氣排放量，不如限制企業的