Through purchasing the stocks, the state-owned company soon acquired the bulk of the stocks of that privately-run company.

　　16. 和••••••打交道 / 作交易

　　strike / make a deal(s) with…

　　生意人應當以誠信為本，公平交易。

　　A businessman must take honesty as his cardinal principle and make fair deals.

　　17. 停滯不前

　　stand still

　　在人生的競賽中，如果你總是安于現狀、停滯不前，你永遠也不會成為勝者。

　　In the race of human life, you will never win any place if you are always satisfied with what you are and stand still.

　　18. 前進，向前

　　move ahead

　　只要不斷進取，勇于創新，你就能登上最高領獎臺。

　　As long as you keep on moving ahead and strive to bring forth new ideas, you will reach the top of the winner’s platform.

　　19. 落后，落伍

　　fall behind

　　那個領導的觀點已經落伍了。

　　The leader’s opinion had fell behind.

　　20. 受••••••支配

　　be slaves to…

　　意志堅強的人主宰自己的人生，而意志薄弱者甘愿受命運擺布。

　　A man of strong will feels in control of his own life while a man of weak will feels himself to be a slave to his fate.

　　21. 深深感到••••••

　　have a rather acute sense of

　　風雨同舟幾十年，這對老夫婦深感人生中愛情的珍貴。

　　Having gone through many years of hardship in the same boat, the old couple have a rather acute sense of the true value of love in their life.

　　22. 尋求注意力，引起注意

　　seek attention

　　這家公司獨特的宣傳和推廣活動使它最終在交易會上出盡了風頭。

　　The unique publicity and promotion eventually helped the company seek more than enough attention from the public at the trade fair.