231.Life magazine says conglomerates are the future. 生活雜誌說，綜合性企業是大勢所趨。
✨conglomerate [n.]: a large company formed by joining together different firms 聯合大公司，企業集團
a media conglomerate
大眾傳媒聯合體
232.Let's take some baby steps. 讓我們採取點措施。
✨step [n.]: one of series of things that you do in order to achieve sth 步驟，措施
We are taking steps to prevent pollution.
我們正在採取措施防止汙染。
**這裡baby step指“一小步，慢慢來”，聯想嬰兒走路，很形象有沒有？
233.Set up a line of credit. 確立信貸額度。
✨line of credit (LOC): an agreement between a financial institution, usually a bank, and a customer, that established the maximum of a loan that the customer can borrow. 信貸額度
He's denying us a line of credit.
他不願給我們信貸額度。
和“貸款”相關的英語表達
- bond/mortgage bond 按揭貸款
- credit （從銀行借的）貸款；借款
- loan 貸款
- apply for/take out a mortgage 申請/取得貸款
- pay off/clear a bond/loan 還清貸款
234.Give-em a heads-up. 給他們提個醒/預先通知他們一下。
✨heads-up [n.]: a piece of information given in advance of sth or as advice 預先通知
Send everyone a heads-up about the changes well in advance.
把這些變化早早通知每個人。
235.Give-em a buzz. 給他們打電話。
✨give sb a buzz: to telephone sb 給某人打電話
234&235的句子中“-em”表示“them”，口語中語速快連讀時就不說them，而會弱讀成-em。
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