Dialogue 1
A: How often are the stockholders meetings held?
B: Stockholders meetings are held biannually. Usually the meetings are scheduled by spring and fall. In between the meetings, each stockholder receives biannual reports. Financial statements are made once a year.
A: What percentage of the stockholders actually attend the meetings? I’m guessing not a large percentage.
B: You’re right. It’s a low percentage. Also, in order to attend meetings, you have to hold a certain amount of shares. So most of stockholders are excluded from proceedings.
A: So, how much say do the stockholders really have?
B: Unless they’re united, very little.
A:股东大会多久召开一次？
B:股东大会每半年召开一次。会议通常在春季和秋季举行。在两次会议之间，每位股东都会收到半年一次的报告。财务报表每年编制一次。
A:实际出席会议的股东比例是多少？我猜比例不大。
B:你说得对。这个比例很低。此外，为了参加会议，你必须持有一定数量的股份。因此，大多数股东被排除在诉讼之外。
A:那么，股东们到底有多少发言权？
B:除非他们团结一致，否则很少。
Dialogue 2
A: At the last meeting, the stockholders voted unanimously to block the merger of our company with Blycore. All the executive committee was in favor of the merger. I don’t understand how the stockholders could have so much power throw a wrench in the plans.
B: If they all unite on a certain issue, it’s the stockholders who have the finally say. You’d think it might be our CEO or the workers, but in fact, the stockholders control the money so they have the most power.
A: It is really that simple? It doesn’t seem very efficient to run things that wany.
B: It might not be the most efficient, but if you think about it, it makes pretty good sense. The stockholders are our investors. They own the capital in your company, so they should have say about what is done with the company,
A: I guess I’d buy that.
A:在上次会议上，股东们一致投票反对我们公司与Blycore的合并。执行委员会全体成员都赞成合并。我不明白股东们怎么会有这么大的权力来破坏计划。
B:如果他们在某个问题上团结一致，股东才有最终发言权。你可能会认为这可能是我们的首席执行官或工人，但事实上，股东控制着资金，所以他们拥有最大的权力。
A:真的那么简单吗？这样做似乎效率不高。
B:这可能不是最有效的，但如果你仔细想想，这是很有道理的。股东是我们的投资者。他们拥有你公司的资本，所以他们应该对公司的所作所为发表意见，
A:我得承认是这么回事。
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