2015年职称英语考试《综合类》补全短文辅导及译文(2)
Public Relations
Public relations is a broad set of planned communications about the company, including publicity releases, designed to promote goodwill and a favorable image1.
(1) Since public relations involves communications with stockholders,financial analysts,government officials,and other noncustomer groups,it is usually placed outside the marketing department, perhaps as a staff department or outside consulting firm reporting to top management. This organizational placement can be a limitation because the public relations department or consultant will likely not be in tune with2 marketing efforts. (2)
Although the basic purpose of public relations is to provide positive influence on the public image, this influence generally may be less than that provided by the other components of the public image mix.
(3) Publicity on the other hand should not be divorced from the marketing department4,as it can provide a useful adjunct to5 the regular advertising. (4)
The point we wish to emphasize is that a firm is deluding itself if it thinks its public relations function,whether within the company or an outside firm,can take care of public image problems and opportunities. (5) Many of these have to do with the way the firm does business7,such as its product quality,the servicing and handling of complaints,and the tenor of the advertising. Public relations and directed publicity may help highlight favorable newsworthy events, and may even succeed in toning down the worst of unfavorable publicity, but the other components of the public image mix create more lasting impressions.
词汇：
goodwill .信誉;善意,友好;愿意,乐意
noncustomer group 非消费者群体consulting firm 咨询公司 o
vertone 联想;暗示;次要的作用(或意义);弦外之音
delude 欺骗,哄骗 newsworthy 有新闻价值的
注释：
1.... designed to promote goodwill and a favorable image.：……旨在提高信誉,树立良好形象。
2.in tune with:与……协调,与……一致。例如：
The price of gold coins fluctuates in tune with commodities.金币的价格随商品涨落。
3.be in the form of:是(或有)……形式(或形状)。例如：
Gold was found in the ancient tomb in the form of bars.在古墓中发现了铸成金条的黄金。
4.Publicity on the other hand should not be divorced from the marketing department ...另一方面,宣传也不能脱离营销部门……
5.a useful adjunct to...：对……的有用补充
6.downright ill-advised:十分不明智
7.Many of these have to do with the way the firm does business.其中有许多因素与公司做生意的方式有关。