231.Life magazine says conglomerates are the future. 生活杂志说，综合性企业是大势所趋。
✨conglomerate [n.]: a large company formed by joining together different firms 联合大公司，企业集团
a media conglomerate
大众传媒联合体
232.Let's take some baby steps. 让我们采取点措施。
✨step [n.]: one of series of things that you do in order to achieve sth 步骤，措施
We are taking steps to prevent pollution.
我们正在采取措施防止污染。
**这里baby step指“一小步，慢慢来”，联想婴儿走路，很形象有没有？
233.Set up a line of credit. 确立信贷额度。
✨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. 信贷额度
He's denying us a line of credit.
他不愿给我们信贷额度。
和“贷款”相关的英语表达
- bond/mortgage bond 按揭贷款
- credit （从银行借的）贷款；借款
- loan 贷款
- apply for/take out a mortgage 申请/取得贷款
- pay off/clear a bond/loan 还清贷款
234.Give-em a heads-up. 给他们提个醒/预先通知他们一下。
✨heads-up [n.]: a piece of information given in advance of sth or as advice 预先通知
Send everyone a heads-up about the changes well in advance.
把这些变化早早通知每个人。
235.Give-em a buzz. 给他们打电话。
✨give sb a buzz: to telephone sb 给某人打电话
234&235的句子中“-em”表示“them”，口语中语速快连读时就不说them，而会弱读成-em。
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