四级The importance of non-financial firms will accordingly rise, along with their ability to attract the best talent.

非金融企业的重要性将随之上升，它们吸引最佳人才的能力也将随之上升。

2013年6月阅读原文

考研Today's CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many mere skills than simply being able to "run the company" CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and Maybe even how the company should trade in them.

今天的首席执行官，至少对美国的大公司来说，必须具备许多技能，而不仅仅是能够“管理公司”。首席执行官必须对金融市场有很好的认识，甚至可能对公司应该如何交易金融市场有很好的认识。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us, it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized solutions that companies need to improve their services.

当涉及到科技公司为我们描绘的超互联超智能世界时，消费者似乎越来越不愿意交出大量消费者数据，以提供个性化、定制的解决方案，而这些解决方案正是公司改善服务所需要的。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研But it is really happiness that's linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities explain why firms there spend more on R and D?

但真正与投资相关的是幸福感，或者幸福城市的其他因素能解释为什么那里的企业在研发上花费更多吗？

2016年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

六级The partnership benefits both sides by allowing unconventional partners for example, two companies from two different industries to work together on a specific aspect of the value chain, like, in this example, an engine firm with an accessory one.

通过允许非传统合作伙伴（例如，来自两个不同行业的两家公司）在价值链的特定方面进行合作，这种合作关系对双方都有利，例如，在本例中，一家发动机公司拥有一个配件公司。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级According to the firm’s vice-president of Marketing and Sales, We benefited from low expectations.

据该公司负责营销和销售的副总裁说，我们从低期望中获益。

2015年12月听力原文

考研The largest firms in America and Britain together spend more than $15 billion a year on CSR, according to an estimate by EPG, a consulting firm.

根据咨询公司EPG的估计，美国和英国最大的公司每年在企业社会责任方面的支出总计超过150亿美元。

2016年考研阅读原文

高考They now need to take into account the extent of firms' data assets when assessing the impact of deals.

在评估交易的影响时，他们现在需要考虑公司数据资产的范围。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby.

在获得商业和会计学位毕业后，她加入了一家公共会计师事务所，结了婚，买了一栋房子，在里面放了很多东西，然后生了一个孩子。

2017年6月阅读原文

考研Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms’ political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.

他们的分析排除了这一可能性，即是企业的政治影响力，而不是企业的社会责任立场，导致了宽大处理：为政治活动做出更多贡献的公司不会收到更低的罚款。

2016年考研阅读原文

四级This is hard to achieve when, as is now the case in many big firms, a large proportion of staff are temporary contractors.

这是很难实现的，就像现在许多大公司的情况一样，大部分员工是临时承包商。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级If supervisors do not acknowledge such outstanding performance, employees may either lose their enthusiasm and reduce their effort or search for a new job at a firm that will reward them for high performance.

如果主管不承认这些出色的表现，员工可能会失去热情，减少努力，或者在一家公司寻找一份新工作，以奖励他们的出色表现。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级Just as peer-to-peer businesses like eBay allow anyone to become a retailer, sharing sites let individuals act as an ad hoc ( 临时的) taxi service, car-hire firm or boutique hotel (精品酒店) as and when it suits them.

正如eBay等点对点业务允许任何人成为零售商一样，共享网站也允许个人充当一个临时的临时的) 出租车服务、汽车租赁公司或精品酒店(精品酒店) 当它适合他们的时候。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级It did not escape notice that a lobbying firm set up by Lynton Crosby, David Cameron's election campaign director, had previously acted for Philip Morris International.

它并没有逃过人们的注意，大卫·卡梅伦的竞选总监林顿·克罗斯比（Lynton Crosby）成立的一家游说公司此前曾为菲利普·莫里斯国际公司（Philip Morris International）代理过职务。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级The action should beconsistent with the firm's guidelines and may include reassigning the employees to new jobs, suspending them temporarily, or firing them.

该行动应符合公司的指导方针，可能包括将员工重新分配到新的工作岗位、暂时停职或解雇他们。

2013年12月阅读原文

考研So they compared U.S. cities' average happiness measured by Gallup Polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas.

因此，他们将盖洛普民意调查所测量的美国城市平均幸福感与这些地区上市公司的投资活动进行了比较。

2016年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

四级While cereal remains a firm favourite among breakfast consumers in the UK and US, a recent investigation into the sugar content of "adult" breakfast cereals found that some cereals contain more than three-quarters of the recommended daily amount of free s

尽管谷物仍然是英国和美国早餐消费者的最爱，但最近一项针对“成人”早餐谷物糖含量的调查发现，一些谷物含有超过每日推荐量的四分之三的免费谷物

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

考研Such a move could affect firms such as McDonald's, which sponsors the youth coaching scheme run by the Football Association.

这一举措可能会影响到麦当劳等公司，后者赞助了由足球协会运营的青年教练计划。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Soon after Sketches by Boz appeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the ten-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

博兹的素描出现后不久，一家出版公司就找狄更斯写了一篇月刊，作为十位著名艺术家罗伯特·西摩（Robert Seymour）的一系列木刻画的背景。罗伯特·西摩是这个故事的创始人。

2017年考研阅读原文

考研Soon after Sketches by Bozappeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the then-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

在Bozappered的素描发表后不久，一家出版公司就找狄更斯写了一篇月刊，作为当时著名艺术家罗伯特·西摩（Robert Seymour）的一系列木刻画的背景。罗伯特·西摩是这个故事的创始人。

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Breaking up firms like Google into five small ones would not stop remaking themselves: in time, one of them would become great again.

把像谷歌这样的公司拆分成五个小公司不会停止自我改造：随着时间的推移，其中一个公司会再次变得伟大。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级His firm determination to win in the competition against his rivals.

他在与对手的竞争中获胜的坚定决心。

2012年12月阅读原文

四级They are owned by individuals and by private businesses and corporations, lending institutions, direct mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit card companies, and government agencies at the local, state, and federal level.

它们由个人、私营企业和公司、贷款机构、直接邮寄和电话销售公司、信用局、信用卡公司以及地方、州和联邦政府机构所有。

2013年6月听力原文

四级An X-rays technician is refusing to do her job until the firm agrees to replace its out-dated equipment.

一名X光技师拒绝履行她的职责，直到该公司同意更换其过时的设备。

2011年6月听力原文

考研The chief executive of Myriad, a company in Utah, said the ruling was a blessing to firms and patients alike.

犹他州Myriad公司的首席执行官表示，这一裁决对公司和患者都是一种祝福。

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级As I was considering all this, a press release from a respected research firm crossed my desk, announcing that the five-star rating system that Medicare developed in 2008 to help families compare nursing home quality also has little relationship to how satisfied its residents or their family members are.

就在我考虑这一切的时候，一家受人尊敬的研究公司的新闻稿在我的办公桌旁出现，宣布医疗保险在2008年开发的帮助家庭比较养老院质量的五星级评级体系与居民或其家庭成员的满意度也没有多大关系。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级As I was considering all this, a press release from a respected research firm crossed my desk, announcing that the five-star rating system that Medicare developed in 2008 to help families compare nursing home quality also has little relationship to how sa

就在我考虑这一切的时候，一家受人尊敬的研究公司的新闻稿在我的办公桌旁出现，宣布2008年医疗保险为帮助家庭比较养老院质量而开发的五星评级系统与sa的表现也没有多大关系

2016年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

考研In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms’ efficiency.

事实上，允许非律师拥有律师事务所的股份将通过鼓励律师事务所使用技术和雇佣职业经理人专注于提高事务所效率来降低成本并改善对客户的服务。

2014年考研阅读原文

四级The importance of non-financial firms will accordingly rise, along with their ability to attract the best talent

非金融企业的重要性将随之上升，它们吸引最佳人才的能力也将随之上升

2013年6月阅读原文

考研These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Rakesh Khurana, another professor, points out, increase allegiance to the firm.

正如另一位教授拉凯什·库拉纳（Rakesh Khurana）指出的那样，这些术语也旨在赋予作品以意义，并增加对公司的忠诚度。

2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Although many other big firms resisted the temptation to over-borrow, developers borrowed heavily and built bigger and fancier hotels as if the whole world were planning a holiday in Las Vegas.

尽管许多其他大公司抵制过度借贷的诱惑，但开发商大量借贷，建造了更大、更豪华的酒店，就好像全世界都在计划在拉斯维加斯度假一样。

2013年6月阅读原文

考研Although a correlation between them leaving and subsequent bad performance at the firm is suggestive, it does not mean that such directors are always jumping off a sinking ship.

尽管他们离开公司与随后在公司的糟糕表现之间存在着某种关联，但这并不意味着这些董事总是从一艘正在下沉的船上跳下来。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Google's idea is popular among data firms.

谷歌的想法在数据公司中很受欢迎。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

考研There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically.

律师行业内部存在要求变革的压力，但监管机构中反对变革的人士坚持认为，将外部人士排除在律师事务所之外，会使律师远离赚钱的压力，而不是为客户提供合乎道德的服务。

2014年考研阅读原文

考研The study found that, among prosecuted firms, those with the most comprehensive CSR programmes tended to get more lenient penalties.

研究发现，在被起诉的公司中，那些拥有最全面的企业社会责任计划的公司往往受到更为宽松的处罚。

2016年考研阅读原文

考研Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms' political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.

他们的分析排除了这一可能性，即是企业的政治影响力，而不是企业的社会责任立场，导致了宽大处理：为政治活动做出更多贡献的公司不会收到更低的罚款。

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级In that moment of clarity Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take bigger steps.

在那个清晰的时刻，莉亚做出了一个重要的飞跃，克服了她内心对变革的抵制，并坚定地承诺采取更大的步骤。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考The shock and anger when a social media firm does something with data that people don't expect, even if users have apparently permission, show that the current situation isn't working.

当一家社交媒体公司使用人们并不期望的数据做了一些事情时，即使用户显然已经获得了许可，这种震惊和愤怒也表明当前的情况不起作用。

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级That is bad news for any firm that may hope that smartwatches can make up ground for maturing smartphone and tablet markets.

对于任何希望智能手表能够为成熟的智能手机和平板电脑市场奠定基础的公司来说，这都是个坏消息。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级That is bad news for any firm that may hope that smart watches can make up ground for maturing smartphone and tablet markets.

对于任何希望智能手表能够为成熟的智能手机和平板电脑市场奠定基础的公司来说，这都是个坏消息。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研Except in the District of Columbia, non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm.

除哥伦比亚特区外，非律师不得拥有律师事务所的任何股份。

2014年考研阅读原文

考研But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks, even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred.

但研究人员认为，如果外部董事在坏消息传来之前离开公司，即使回顾历史表明他们在任何不当行为发生时是董事会成员，他们也更容易避免声誉受到打击。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级In another firm the workers were constantly complaining about the malfunctioning heating system, but the owners was too busy or too mean to do anything about it.

在另一家公司，工人们不断地抱怨供暖系统的故障，但业主们太忙或太吝啬了，什么也不做。

2011年6月听力原文

四级The way in which Mr Jobs revived the failing company he had co-founded and turned it into the world's biggest tech firm (bigger even than Bill Gates's Microsoft, the company that had outsmarted Apple so dramatically in the 1980s), sounds like something from a Hollywood movie.

乔布斯先生复兴了他共同创立的这家失败的公司，并把它变成了世界上最大的科技公司（甚至比比尔·盖茨的微软还要大，这家公司在20世纪80年代戏剧性地超过了苹果），这听起来像是好莱坞电影中的故事。

2012年12月阅读原文

四级The gap between Apple and other tech firms is now likely to narrow

苹果和其他科技公司之间的差距现在可能会缩小

2012年12月阅读原文

四级With Mr Jobs gone, Apple is just one of many technology firms trying to arouse his uncontrollable spirit in new products

随着乔布斯的离去，苹果只是众多试图在新产品中唤起乔布斯不可控制精神的科技公司之一

2012年12月阅读原文

六级Many top firms will not even look at applications from those who lack a 2.1

许多顶级公司甚至不会考虑那些没有2.1分的人的申请

2016年12月阅读原文

四级With Mr Jobs gone, Apple is just one of many technology firms trying to arouse his uncontrollable spirit in new products.

随着乔布斯的离去，苹果只是众多试图在新产品中唤起乔布斯不可控制精神的科技公司之一。

2012年12月阅读原文

六级Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly-paid human lawyers.

一些律师事务所现在使用人工智能软件扫描和阅读堆积如山的法律文件，这项工作以前是由高薪的人类律师完成的。

2012年12月阅读原文

高考As executives with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now well on their way to impressive careers.

作为银行、咨询公司、老牌律师事务所和大公司的高管，许多人现在正朝着令人印象深刻的职业方向迈进。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文

高考By paying attention to firms' data assets, antitrust regulators could avoid the size trap.

通过关注公司的数据资产，反垄断监管机构可以避免规模陷阱。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

考研The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors attribute to "less codified decision making process" and the possible presence of "younger and less experienced managers who are more likely to b

对于年轻的公司来说，幸福感和投资之间的相关性特别强，作者将其归因于“不太规范的决策过程”和可能存在的“更年轻、经验更少、更有可能

2016年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

四级Kodak is an example of a firm that was very much aware that they had to adapt, and spent a lot of money trying to do so, but ultimately failed.

柯达就是这样一个例子：一家公司非常清楚自己必须适应，为此花了很多钱，但最终失败了。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级They did use an invitation-only photo sharing platform so that friends and family, including those far away, could see the photos, but they stood firm, simply refusing to put their child's photos on other social media platforms.

他们确实使用了一个仅限邀请函的照片共享平台，以便朋友和家人（包括远方的朋友和家人）可以看到照片，但他们立场坚定，只是拒绝将孩子的照片放在其他社交媒体平台上。

2018年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级In some American cities, peer-to-peer taxi services have been banned after lobbying by traditional taxi firms.

在美国一些城市，传统出租车公司游说后，点对点出租车服务被禁止。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级Large numbers of builders, property firms and retailers have gone bankrupt

大量的建筑商、房地产公司和零售商已经破产

2013年6月阅读原文

考研DNT does not seem an obviously huge selling point for windows 8-though the firm has compared some of its other products favourably with Google's on that count before.

对于Windows8来说，DNT似乎不是一个明显的巨大卖点——尽管该公司之前已经将其一些其他产品与谷歌的产品进行了比较。

2013年考研阅读原文

高考I tried being firm, but it didn't work.

我试着保持坚定，但没有成功。

2015年高考英语重庆卷 完形填空 A 原文

六级In reflection, my firm belief in the power of the brand was naive, not to mention a bit snobby.

经过反思，我对品牌力量的坚定信念是天真的，更不用说有点势利了。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

高考She had a firm intention within herself to be the best she could be.

她内心有一个坚定的意图，就是尽自己所能做到最好。

2016年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

考研The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly.

理解CEO薪酬增长的最佳模式是在顶级公司的商业机会快速增长的世界中，有限的CEO人才。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级The gap between Apple and other tech firms is now likely to narrow.

苹果和其他科技公司之间的差距现在可能会缩小。

2012年12月阅读原文

考研The researchers from Ohio University used a database that covered more than 10, 000 firms and more than 64, 000 different directors between 1989 and 2004.

俄亥俄大学的研究人员使用了一个数据库，该数据库涵盖了1989年至2004年间的10000多家公司和64000多名不同的董事。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级I've got a second interview with that big foreign accountancy firm in the city center.

我要对市中心的那家大型外国会计师事务所进行第二次面试。

2017年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

考研In some ways the scientific publishing model resembles the economy of the social internet: labour is provided free in exchange for the hope of status, while huge profits are made by a few big firms who run the market places.

在某些方面，科学出版模式类似于社会互联网的经济：劳动力免费提供，以换取地位的希望，而巨额利润则由几家经营市场的大公司赚取。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful, yet less biased, advisers on a firm's board.

外部董事被认为是公司董事会中有帮助但不那么偏袒的顾问。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Although many other big firms resisted the temptation to over-borrow, developers borrowed heavily and built bigger and fancier hotels as if the whole world were planning a holiday in Las Vegas

尽管许多其他大公司抵制过度借贷的诱惑，但开发商大量借贷，建造了更大、更豪华的酒店，就好像全世界都在计划在拉斯维加斯度假一样

2013年6月阅读原文

四级The value of listed shares in American firms collapsed by 57% from its peak in October 2007 to a low in March this year, though it has since bounced back somewhat.

美国公司的上市股票价值从2007年10月的峰值暴跌了57%，至今年3月的低点，尽管此后有所反弹。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Many firms operating brick and mortar stores are in trouble.

许多经营实体店的公司陷入了困境。

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级She is in charge of the firm's budget planning

她负责公司的预算规划

2013年12月听力原文

高考Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located.

布拉德福德将大楼和土地出售给当地一家开发公司，该公司计划在剧院所在地建造一座购物中心。

2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

考研Transient investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hinder a firm's efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty.

临时投资者要求公司获得高额季度利润，这可能会阻碍公司投资长期研究或建立客户忠诚度的努力。

2019年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级In an interview last year with The Economist, George Whitesides, chief executive of space-tourism firm virgin Galactic, was placing his company in the latter category.

在去年接受《经济学人》采访时，太空旅游公司维珍银河（virgin Galactic）的首席执行官乔治·怀特塞兹（George Whitesides）将他的公司归入后一类。

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

四级At times, these breaks and transitions will be self-determined, at others they will be forced as existing roles, firms, or industries cease to exist.

有时，这些中断和过渡将是自主的，而在另一些时候，随着现有角色、公司或行业的消失，这些中断和过渡将被迫进行。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级She is in charge of the firm's budget planning.

她负责公司的预算规划。

2013年12月听力原文

四级But there was some pain for everyone: median pay for chief executives of non-financial firms in the S&P 500 fell by

但对每个人来说都有一些痛苦：标准普尔500指数中非金融公司首席执行官的薪酬中值下降了10%

2013年6月阅读原文

高考Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.

在这种情况下，聪明的公司需要找到办法让员工有足够的灵活性来有效地管理时间。

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考When Sandra Day O'Connor finished third in her class at stanford law school, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.

1952年，桑德拉·戴·奥康纳（Sandra Day O'Connor）在斯坦福法学院（stanford law school）以全班第三名的成绩毕业时，她无法在律师事务所找到工作，因为她是一名女性。

2016年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

六级Many top firms will not even look at applications from those who lack a 2.1, i.e., an upper-second class degree, from an elite university.

许多顶级公司甚至不会考虑那些没有2.1分（即精英大学的二等以上学位）的人的申请。

2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

考研"They're harder to find and they have job offers," says Jay Dunwell, president of Wolverine Coil Spring, a family owned firm.

“他们更难找到，而且他们有工作机会，”家族企业狼獾螺旋弹簧公司总裁杰伊·邓威尔（Jay Dunwell）说。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Rival firms competed with each other to follow where he led.

竞争对手互相竞争，以追随他的领导。

2012年12月阅读原文

四级In another firm the workers were constantly complaining about the malfunctioning heating system, but the owners was too busy or too mean to do anything about it

在另一家公司，工人们不断地抱怨供暖系统的故障，但业主们太忙或太吝啬了，什么也不做

2011年6月听力原文

四级If your complaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager.

如果你的投诉是即时的，假设你在餐厅点错了菜，礼貌但坚定地要求见经理。

2010年6月听力原文

四级But also be firm in making your complaint

但也要坚定地提出投诉

2010年6月听力原文

高考Social media firms would conduct a survey on the kitemark scheme.

社交媒体公司将对kitemark计划进行调查。

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

高考She said social media firms were exposing children to major emotional risks, with some youngsters starting secondary school ill-equipped to cope with the tremendous pressure they faced online.

她说，社交媒体公司让孩子们面临巨大的情感风险，一些刚上中学的年轻人没有能力应对他们在网上面临的巨大压力。

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

考研similarly, some Wall Street investment firms armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice.

类似地，一些华尔街投资公司以金融产品专利武装自己，即使他们在法庭上反对这种做法。

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Because Harlow Curtice's firm was leading America in creating "a new economic order", he was named by Time magazine asMan of the Year in 1955.

因为哈洛·科蒂斯的公司在创造“新的经济秩序”方面领先美国，他在1955年被时代杂志评为年度最佳人物。

2013年6月阅读原文

考研firms who want to keep their outside directors through tough times may have to create incentives.

那些想在艰难时期留住外部董事的公司可能必须创造激励机制。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考That's the message from a group of members of the UK government who have been examining how social media firms like Linkedin gather and use social media data.

这是一组英国政府成员发出的信息，他们一直在研究Linkedin等社交媒体公司如何收集和使用社交媒体数据。

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us, it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized so

当涉及到科技公司为我们描绘的超互联超智能世界时，消费者似乎越来越不愿意交出提供个性化、定制的超智能服务所需的大量消费者数据

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级Leah's interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.

莉亚对瑜伽的兴趣促使她下定决心重塑自己的生活。

2017年6月阅读原文

考研To find out, the researches controlled for various factors that might make firms more likely to invest like size, industry, and sales -- and for indicators that a place was desirable to live in, like growth in wages or population.

为了找出答案，这些研究控制了可能使公司更愿意投资的各种因素，如规模、行业和销售，以及一个地方适宜居住的指标，如工资或人口的增长。

2016年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研firms are now studying how genes interact, looking for correlations that might be used to determine the causes of disease or predict a drug's efficacy.

公司现在正在研究基因如何相互作用，寻找可能用于确定疾病原因或预测药物疗效的相关性。

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the company's district managers.

作为一家全国性计算机公司的新任销售总监，亚历克斯·戈登（Alex Gordon）期待着与公司地区经理的首次会面。

2010年6月听力原文

四级Without Mr Jobs to shower his star dust on the event, it felt like just another product launch from just another technology firm.

如果没有乔布斯先生将星尘撒在这次活动上，那感觉就像是另一家科技公司推出的另一款产品。

2012年12月阅读原文

四级He doesn't feel at ease in the firm.

他在公司里感到不自在。

2014年6月听力原文

考研The effect tended to be larger for larger firms.

对于规模较大的公司，这种影响往往更大。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Many firms will die, but the survivors will emerge leaner and stronger than before.

许多公司将倒闭，但幸存者将变得比以前更加精干和强大。

2013年6月阅读原文

高考Our generation once joined hands and stood firm at times of national emergency.

我们这一代人曾经在国家紧急关头携手并肩，立场坚定。

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文