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Cici:Hello,welcometoourEnglishclass,I'mCici.Inthelastclass,wehaveintroducedourfriendFangJun.Aftertheinterview,hehasgotanofferandbecomeamemberofawell-knowntradecompany.FangJun:Itisme,FangJun.LastWednesday,Iwasemployedbyaforeigntradecompanyandmypresentpositionisassistanttothesalesmanagerofmarketingdepartment.Todayismyfirstdayatwork.ThismorningI'marrangedtoattendthenewemployeeorientationwithother12newcomersinthemeetingroom.AndnowourtrainerJudyLiisintroducingthecompanytous:thenameofthecompany,itslogo,thenumberofemployeesanditsheadquarter.Inorderustogetmoreinformationaboutcompany,sheisshowingusaVCR.Wouldyouliketofollowusandwatchittogether?Gelangisanenterprisewithingenuity.YayaoGelanghardwareindustrialcompanylimitedhasthirtyyearsproductionexperience.weareaprivatecompanywhichspecializesindesigningandproducingsteelartproducts.Andwehavesuperbtechnologyandstrongproductioncapacity.Ourproductionplanttakesup45,000squaremeters,with700setsofmachines,12productionlines.Amongour500staffmembers,30ofthemaretechnicalpersonneland12ourexporttradepersonnel.WecomplywithISO9001qualitymanagementstandard.Andhaveanindependentqualitycontrolteam.Wekeepthequalityoftheendproductsbystrictlycontrollingthequalityoftheincomingrawmaterialattheveryfirstplace.Sowepurchasedrawsteelonlyfromfamoussteelsuppliers.Alsoweneverstoppedimprovingourtechnicalskills.Cici:Todayishisfirstdayatwork.Thismorning,heisattendingthenewemployeeorientationwithother12newcomers.Andnow,thetrainerisintroducingthecompanybyshowingthemaVCR.Let’sfollowthemandwatchittogether.1.Afterwatchingwhatinformationhaveyougotaboutthecompany?2.Whenwasthecompanyfounded?3.Whoisthefounderofthecompany.4.Whatproductsdoesitmakeandwhatservicesdoesitprovide?5.Whatisthecompany'smainbusinessscope?Cici:Yes,inthisvideo,itintroducesthebusinessnature,founder,history,locationandreputationofthecompany.Thesearepartsofthebasicinformationofacompanyprofile.Whatisa“companyprofile”?Acompanyprofileisessentiallyaresumeforthecompanythatisusedtoestablishthecredibilitywiththemarketitserves.Whatarethefunctionsofa“companyprofile”?Itmainlyhelpspotentialcustomerstounderstandthecompany'shistory,businessscope,uniquestrength,andrelevantexperiences.Whatdoesacompanyprofilecontain?Usuallyacompanyprofilecontainsthefollowinginformation:history--theyearthebusinesswasfounded;headquarters--wherethebusinessislocated;sizeofthecompany--numberofemployees;companyculture--objectives,valuesandmission.Sofirst,let’sseethenatureofthecompany.Asweallknow,differentcompanieshavedifferentnames,becauseofthedifferentnatureorscale.Forexample,limitedcompany,limitedliabilitycompany,holdingslimitedcompanies,jointstocklimitedcompany.Inintroducingthecompany,youcouldeasilyjudgethenatureofthecompanybyitsname.Thenlet’scometothehistoryofthecompanyanditslocation.Whenintroducingthehistoryofacompany,thefollowingphrasesareoftenused.Befunded;Besetup;Beestablished;Beincorporated;Beranked.Forexample:1.TheXi’anRobustlimitedcompanywasfoundedin1988.2.Establishedin2009,unionfurniture(shenzhen)limitedcompanyisalarge-scaleenterpriseintegratingthedesign,researchanddevelopment,productionandmarketing.3.Haierwasranked95thaftersuchhouseholdnamesasCoca-Cola,McDonald’sandNokia,whichwerethetopthree.Then,let’sseethefollowingwordsandphraseswhichareusedtodescribeitslocation.Theyarelocate,situate,lie,abuton,borderon,beadjacentto,becloseto.Forexample：1.HuamaoCompanyissituatedintheeastofHangzhouEconomicandTechnicalDevelopmentzone.2.LocatedbythepearlriverofZhuhai,Greentown.Groupenjoysanexcellentgeographicaladvantage.Besidesnature,history,location,thescaleofthecompanyisalsoworthmastering.Let'stakealooktogether.Floorarea,constructionarea,businessareas,registeredcapital,fixedassets,totalassets,annualrevenue,turnover,salesincome,salesvolume.Forexample:1.Thecompanycoversanareaof25,000squaremeters,withaconstructionareaof13,000squaremeters.2.ThecompanyhasaregisteredcapitalofRMB15millionyuan.Now,couldyoutranslatethosetwocompanyprofilesbyusingwhatwehavelearned.Pleasepaymoreattentiontotheunderlinedwords.1.TheChinanationaloffshoreoilcorporation,establishedin1982andheadquarteredinBeijinghasatotalstaffof53,000witharegisteredcapitalof94.9billion.2.ThecompanyhastwomanufacturingbaseslocatedinSongyuanindustrialparkofLishuicityandLongwanNewindustrialparkofWenZhoucity,respectively.Ithasover200employeeswithfixedassetsofRMB50millionandanoutputofmorethan10,000metrictonsin2007.Bycomparison,itcouldbeconcludedthatChineselanguageprefersalargenumberofphrases,sodoesChinesebusinessprofile,whichisoftencomposedofoneshortsentenceafteranotherarrangedinatypicaldisperseway.WhileEnglishlanguagepaysattentiontotheintegrityandstrictnessofthestructurewithmoreprepositionalphrases,like“with”,participlesandclauses.MasteringtherelativewordsinphrasescouldimprovereadingspeedandlearningthedifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishlanguageinintroducingthecompanies,helpusimproveourtranslationability.Inaword,thecompanyprofileisjustafirstimpressionofacompany.Onlywhenoneemployeehasathoroughunderstandingofthecompanybyworkinginneed,canherealized