The case of Commerce One Inc. (CMRC), a business-to-business software company, is all too typical. The company used its rising stock value—which soared above $140 in early 2000—to fund five acquisitions that quickly catapulted its revenues to nearly $400 million. With its stock currently below $2 a share, Commerce One Chairman and CEO Mark B. Hoffman admits the days of acquiring growth on the cheap are over. " It's changed from what we were doing before, which was grow, grow, grow the company as quickly as you can, gain market share." Now, he sighs, "it's going to be much more like old, historical growth."
Another typical example is Commerce One Inc., which used its rising stock value to fund five acquisitions to achieve growth, but which, with its stock currently below $2 a share, has to see a return to slow traditional growth.
另一个典型的事例是第一商业软件公司,它一度用其高涨的股价并购五家公司以实现公司的发展,目前,其股价跌至不足二美元一股,它不得不回归那种缓慢、传统的发展模式。
1、The company used its rising stock value – which soared about $140 in early 2000 – to fund five acquisitions that quickly catapulted its revenues to nearly $400 million.
在此句中:
1)The company used its rising stock value是主句
2)which soared about $140 in early 2000是限制性定语从句,修饰名词stock value
3)to fund five acquisitions that quickly catapulted its revenues to nearly $400 million是动词不定式短语,作谓语动词used的状语,说明其目的;其中的that quickly catapulted its revenues to nearly $400 million也是限制性定语从句,修饰名词acquisitions.
2、It’s changed from what we were doing before, which was grow, grow, grow the company as quickly as you can, (and) gain market share.
在此句中:
1)It’s changed是主句
2)from what we were doing before, which was grow, grow, grow the company as quickly as you can, (and) gain market share是介词短语,作状语,说明主句中谓语动词的地点,其中:
①what we were doing before 是宾语从句,做介词from的宾语
②which was grow, grow, grow the company as quickly, (and) gain market share是个非限制性定语从句,补充说明前面从句what we were doing before所表明的内容
③as you can是由as引导的比较状语从句,和as quickly一起构成比较
all too
used to mean 'very' when talking about, usually, a bad situation 很,e.g.
1)In these conditions it was all too easy to make mistakes.在这些条件下很容易犯错误。
2)The holidays flew by all too quickly.假日过得太快了。
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only too
(usually)used before an adjective to emphasize a positive meaning极,非常,e.g.
1)"Would you like to make a donation?" "I'd be only too pleased." 你愿意捐赠吗?我非常愿意捐赠。
2)Prices have risen sharply, as we know only too well.价格大幅上涨,这正如我们所非常熟悉的。
all too/only too
used to emphasize that a particular situation exists when you wish it did not exist实在太,e.g.
1)Beggars are becoming an all too familiar sight in our cities.乞丐正在成为我们城市很常见的景象。
2)I regret to say that these rumors are only too true.我很遗憾地说这些谣言实在是太真实不过了。