If one small business goes under with months of bills unpaid, all the firms in the supply chain will take a hit.

如果一家连月拖欠账单的小企业破产，其供应链上的所有企业都会遭殃。

2. comply with 照做；遵守
 

They refused to comply with the UN resolution.

他们拒绝遵守联合国的决议。

3. the first quarter 第一季度
 

The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 percent.

第一季度的股息增加了近4％。

4. be related to 与...有关
 

Light industry is closely related to agriculture.

轻工业和农业密切相关。