Passage 49
In America restaurants, tips are not usually added to the check or included in the price of the meal.// A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave.// You pay your check at the cash register on your way out.// In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there.//
Passage 50
Welcome to the official launch of Tulip Computers in Shanghai.// I regard it as a great honor that you show interest in our company today and be with us during this important day.// It is with pleasure that I want to inform you on Tulip’s strategy towards market and its objectives for the future.// We are looking forward to a long-term relationship with our clients and partners, which will help further strengthen our position in the world’s computer market.//
Passage 51
Tulip is the second oldest computer manufacturer in the world, only after the Apple Company.// The development and production of Tulip products take place in the Netherlands.// The sales and distribution activities are conducted through its won 18 subsidiaries in Europe and distributors throughout the rest of the world.// As a world leader in computer products, Tulip would like to share with Chinese customers its success.//
Passage 52
Two years ago, Tulip opened its Asian branch with headquarters in Hong Kong.// It is where the assembly of Tulip computers takes place for the Asian marker.// Tulip expects to establish manufacturing facilities in China in the future.// The main reason for this plan is that Far East is expected to become the largest trade center of the world at the turn of the century.//
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