a stock of 3 200 000 a further 6milion was borrowed on short-term bonds; twenty or thirty 04 ships a year were sent to Asia and annual sales in London were worth up to 2 million. Twenty directors, elected annually by shareholders “The British Presence in India ran the Company ’s ...
Stock up – to collect or buy a lot of something. 备货——收集或购买很多东西。 Most restaurants stock up on champagne before New Year’s Eve. 大多数餐馆在除夕夜前都备有香槟。 Take off #1 – to become highly successful or popular quickly. 迅速走...