新概念英语第四册48-03

接下来课文...This may be illustrated by comparing the position of a nation with that of a private business enterprise. ...

compare with 与….. 比较 （'compare with'mormally emphasizes similarity)

contrast 比较 ('contrast' mormally refers to difference)

compare to: 比作 We compare him to be a chicken.

private (business) enterprise /individual enterprise /

one man enterprise : 私企

接下来课文...An enterprise has to incur certain costs and expenses in order to stay in business. For our purposes, we are concerned only with one kind of cost--the cost of managing and administering the business. ...

out of business : 破产

concern with :talk about

concern for/about 关心

I concern for your health.

接下来课文...Such administrative overhead in a business is analogous to the cost of government in a nation. The administrative overhead of a business is low to the extent that everyone working in the business can be trusted to behave in a way that best promotes the interests of the firm. ...

is low to the extent/degree that …可以改为 is so low that

接下来课文...If they can each be trusted to take such responsibilities, and to exercise such initiative as falls within their sphere, ...

exercise initiative： 发挥能动性

Initiative stage： 初级阶段

within their sphere/ to their utmost 尽其最大力量

接下来课文...then administrative overhead will be low. It will be low because it will be necessary to have only one man looking after each job, ...