Preview（腕試し）

Clark: How's business, Vivian?

Vivian: Not so good. Actually, it's quite bad. Recently, my company laid off a lot of employees.

Clark: Are you worried?

Vivian: Of course. If business doesn't improve soon, I'm sure my company will go belly-up, and I really don't want to lose my job.

Go belly-up means:

A.to show someone your belly

B. to make a big profit

C.to go bankrupt

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

profit = 利益

belly = 腹

go bankrupt = 破産する

recession = 不景気

lay off = 一時的解雇する

Examples（例文）

My old company went belly-up a few years ago.

Due to the prolonged recession, many large companies have gone belly-up recently.

Exercises（練習）Type the appropriate form of "go belly-up" in the box.	Answer (答え)
1. Have you heard the news? One of the biggest supermarket chains in the country may within the next few months; if that happens, thousands of people will lose their jobs.	->
2. Marcy's company couldn't survive the recession; they last spring.	->
3. Chuck's company, which had had major financial difficulties the last few years, has finally .	->