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A "term sheet" (noun phrase) is a summary of the key elements of a transaction or agreement. Unlike a contract, this document does not legally require anyone to do anything.

"term sheet"（名词词组）是指交易或协议主要内容摘要。它与合同不一样，在法律上不要求任何人去做任何事。

"Valuation" (noun) is an estimate of how much something, such as a company or building, is worth. "Valuation" can be a countable or an uncountable noun.

"valuation"（名词）是指价值评估。例如对一个公司或建筑的价值评估。"valuation" 可作可数名词或不可数名词。

An "outstanding share" (noun phrase) is a unit of a corporation's stock that has been issued and is owned by the public or by private investors.

outstanding share"（名词词组）是指企业发行的股票并被大众或私人投资者拥有。

A "stock option" (noun phrase) is a right to buy the common stock of a corporation, at a specified price, by a specific date. Companies frequently give stock options to their employees as part of their benefits package. "Stock options" is usually used in the plural form.

"stock option"（名词词组）是指购股选择权。在规定的日期，用规定的价钱购买企业普通股的一种权力。公司常常给予他们的雇员购股选择权，作为雇员一揽子利益的一部分。"stock options" 通常使用复数形式。

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8月2日

vocabulary

 downturn (noun) = 低迷
衰退

Because of the downturn in the economy, we are not hiring new employees right now.

 

in the same boat (prepositional phrase)
处境相同

"I quit my job and she was laid off, so we're in the same boat."

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7月7日

vocabulary

= 拐弯抹角
to speak indirectly about something because it is a difficult, sensitive, or uncomfortable matter
Don't beat around the bush. Tell me exactly what you're thinking.

= 我可不信。
used to tell someone that you don't believe something
That sounds like a ridiculous story. I don't buy it.

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