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My life didn't please me, so I created my life.

我的生活不曾取悅于我,所以我創(chuàng)造了自己的生活。——可可·香奈兒

confront

[k?n?fr?nt] vt. 使面臨,遭遇;對照

聯(lián)想記憶:con(一起)+front(正面)→與…正面相對→使面臨,遭遇

The company was confronted with a severe problem—shortage of funds. 這家公司面臨一個非常嚴峻的問題——資金短缺。

be confronted with 面對/confront sb. with 使某人面對

confrontation n. 對抗,對峙,沖突 (例:confrontation between employers and unions 雇主與工會之間的對峙)/confrontational adj. 對抗的

broker

[?br??k?(r)] n. 經(jīng)紀人,代理人

finance broker 金融經(jīng)紀人/insurance broker 保險經(jīng)紀人/mortgage broker 抵押經(jīng)紀人

brokerage n. 經(jīng)紀業(yè);傭金

passbook

[?pɑ?sb?k] n. 銀行存折

組合詞:pass(通過)+book(證書)→可以取錢的通行證→銀行存折

You should update the passbook to know your balance. 你應該更新你的存折來了解賬戶余額。

passbook balance 存折余額/passbook savings account 存折儲蓄賬戶

bill

[b?l] n. 賬單;議案,法案;鈔票;節(jié)目單;海報 vt. 貼海報宣布;給…開賬單

The bill discount is different from the bank loan in essence. 票據(jù)貼現(xiàn)和銀行貸款在本質(zhì)上是不同的。

bill of entry 報關(guān)單/bill of lading 提單,提貨單/bill of exchange 匯票/commercial bill 商業(yè)匯票/bill of materials (BOM)用料清單

fill the bill 符合要求;出類拔萃

peer

[p??(r)] n. 同齡人;同等地位的人;貴族 vi. 仔細看,費力地看

You can find others' faults and correct yours in the peer review process. 在同行評議的過程中,你可以發(fā)現(xiàn)別人的缺點并改正自己的缺點。

peer pressure 來自同輩人的壓力/peer at 盯著…看

peerage n. 貴族;貴族的爵位

impending

[?m?pend??] adj. 臨近的;(尤指壞事)即將發(fā)生的

詞根記憶:im(進入)+pend(懸掛)+ing→正準備掛進來→即將發(fā)生的

impending danger/disaster 即將到來的危險/災難

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The conference is held to discuss how to tackle the impending global economic depression.

召開這次會議是為了討論如何應對這場即將到來的全球經(jīng)濟衰退。

prepared

[pr??pe?d] adj. 準備好的

Most companies are prepared for the economic reform. 大多數(shù)公司做好了經(jīng)濟改革的準備。

be prepared to (do) 愿意(做);準備好(做)/prepared statement 事先寫好的聲明

preparedness n. 有準備(的狀態(tài)),已準備

buyer's market

買方市場

The market competition will be more fierce than ever with the advent of the buyer's market. 隨著買方市場的到來,市場競爭將會更加激烈。

harassment

[?h?r?sm?nt] n. 騷擾;煩惱

According to a survey, 50 per cent of white-collar women in New York have experienced some form of sexual harassment during their work. 根據(jù)一項調(diào)查,紐約50%的白領女性在工作中曾遭遇過某種形式的性騷擾。

racial harassment 種族騷擾

file

[fa?l] n. 檔案,文件;文件夾,公文柜 vt. 把(文件)歸檔;提交(申請書等) vi. 提交申請;排成縱隊行進

file a claim/petition/lawsuit 提出索賠/呈交訴狀/提起訴訟/file for bankruptcy 提交破產(chǎn)申請書/file clerk 檔案管理員

file sth. (away) 把…歸檔/create/delete/download a file 創(chuàng)建/刪除/下載文件/consult/refer to a file 查閱/參考檔案資料

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If the employees are caught disclosing our business secrets to other companies, we shall file a complaint with the relevant departments.

一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)有員工向其他公司泄露本公司的商業(yè)秘密,我們將向有關(guān)部門提出申訴。

proprietor

[pr??pra??t?(r)] n. 所有者,經(jīng)營者

The proprietor is responsible for all the business. 經(jīng)營者對所有業(yè)務負責。

restaurant proprietor 餐館老板

proprietorship n. 經(jīng)營者;獨資企業(yè)/proprietorial adj. 業(yè)主的;所有的,所有權(quán)的 (例:proprietorial right 所有權(quán))

line

[la?n] n. (產(chǎn)品)種類;生產(chǎn)線;線條;路線;行業(yè) vt. 使排成一行;用線標示 vi. 排隊

assembly line 裝配線;流水線/production line 生產(chǎn)線/line process 流水線加工/line worker 流水線工人/line manager 生產(chǎn)經(jīng)理

line in a queue 排成一行

linear adj. 線狀的/lined n. 畫有橫線的;有襯里的/lineal adj. 直系的;嫡系的

fiduciary

[f??dju???ri] n. 受托人 adj. 信托的

聯(lián)想記憶:fid(相信)+uciary(…的)→相信的→信托的

Once the two parties make a fiduciary relationship, the agent shall not breach the fiduciary duty. 一旦雙方構(gòu)成受托關(guān)系,代理人就不應該違反受托責任。

act as a fiduciary 充當受托人/fiduciary position/relation 受托地位/關(guān)系

native

[?ne?t?v] adj. 本國的;土著的;天然的 n. 本地人,當?shù)鼐用瘢煌廉a(chǎn)

Cultural globalisation mainly refers to the identification of cultures and values exceeding native boundaries. 文化全球化主要指的是對文化和價值觀的認同超越本國的界限。

native country 祖國/native speaker 說母語的人/native intelligence 與生俱來的智慧

fraud

[fr??d] n. 欺詐行為;騙子;假貨

He was accused of credit card fraud one week ago. 他一周前被指控進行信用卡欺詐。

fraudulent adj. 欺騙的,不誠實的/fraudster n. 騙子

justify

[?d??st?fa?] vt. 證明…是正當?shù)模惶妗q護

聯(lián)想記憶:just(公平的,公正的)+ify(使)→使…公正的→證明…是正當?shù)?/p>

Many immoral businessmen and politicians embrace the principle that the end justifies the means. 許多道德低下的商人和政客奉行的原則是為達目的不擇手段。

justifiable adj. 有理由的;正當?shù)?justified adj. (人或行為等)正當?shù)模挥姓斃碛傻?/p>

server

[?s??v?(r)] n. 服務器;發(fā)球員;侍者;托盤

Please make sure that you download the file from a secure server. 請確保你是從一個安全的服務器上下載的這個文件。

print server 打印服務器/mail server 郵件服務器

minister

[?m?n?st?(r)] n. 部長;大臣;牧師 vi. 照料,服侍

cabinet minister 內(nèi)閣部長/prime minister 首相;總理

minister to sb./sth. 照料;援助

ministerial adj. 部長的;大臣的 (例:hold ministerial office 擔任部長職務)

mimic

[?m?m?k] vt. 模仿,模擬 n. 模仿者

Maybe you can mimic this businessman's way of doing things, but you can never learn his way of thinking. 或許你能模仿這位商人的做事方式,但你永遠也學不會他的思維方式。

mimicry n. 模仿

correlate

[?k?r?le?t] v. 互相關(guān)聯(lián);聯(lián)系

[?k?r?l?t] n. 相關(guān)物;相關(guān)聯(lián)的人 adj. 關(guān)聯(lián)的

聯(lián)想記憶:co(相互)+r+relate(關(guān)聯(lián))→相互關(guān)聯(lián)

One's salary correlates with his or her work performance in our company. 在我們公司,一個人的薪水是和他/她的工作表現(xiàn)相關(guān)聯(lián)的。

correlate with 和…相關(guān)

correlation n. 相互關(guān)系/correlative adj. 緊密相關(guān)的;相互關(guān)聯(lián)的

factory

[?f?ktri; ?f?kt?ri] n. 工廠;代理店

factory floor 廠區(qū)/factory building 工廠廠房/factory worker 工廠工人

date

[de?t] n. 日期;年代;約會;棗 vi. 過時;注明日期;始于 vt. 確定…的年代;和…約會

The friendly cooperation between our countries dated from the 17th century. 我們兩國的友好合作始于17世紀。

fix a date 確定日期/birth date 出生日期/blind date (由第三方安排的)男女初次約會/dating skill 約會技巧/date back to/date from 追溯到/to date 迄今為止

dated adj. 過時的,陳舊的 (例:dated idea 過時的想法)

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Thank you for your letter dated July 8th. We will arrange production according to your requirements as soon as possible.

謝謝您7月8號的來函。我方會盡快按照貴方的要求安排生產(chǎn)。

domain

[d??me?n; d???me?n] n. 領域;范圍;領土;域名

聯(lián)想記憶:do(做)+main(主要)→在主要領域做→領域

Business is a very attractive domain for ambitious people. 商業(yè)對于有野心的人來說是一個很有吸引力的領域。

domain name 域名

dominant

[?d?m?n?nt] adj. 支配的,統(tǒng)治的;占優(yōu)勢的;顯著的

詞根記憶:domin(=dom,支配)+ant(…的)→支配的

He was a dominant figure in the American business industry. 他在美國商界是個舉足輕重的人物。

dominant businessman 有勢力的商人/dominant position 統(tǒng)治地位

dominance n. 支配,控制 (例:economic dominance 經(jīng)濟主導地位)

deny

[d??na?] vt. 否定,否認;拒絕給予;拒絕…的要求

聯(lián)想記憶:de(表強調(diào))+ny(看作no,否定)→否定

There is no denying that.../It cannot be denied that... 無可否認的是…

denial n. 否認;拒絕給予 (例:in denial 拒絕接受,拒不承認)

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M Why do you look so upset today?

你今天怎么看起來這么不開心呢?

W The security guard denied our access to the factory.

保安人員不讓我們進工廠。

retain

[r??te?n] vt. 保持,保留;聘請(律師等)

詞根記憶:re(回)+tain(拿)→拿回來→保留

Though the company is gradually declining, it still retains huge influence in the local market. 盡管這家公司在逐漸衰退,但它在當?shù)厥袌錾先匀槐3种薮蟮挠绊懥Α?/p>

retained earnings/profit 留存利潤;未分配利潤/retaining fee 律師費;聘用定金

retainer n. 預付費用;租房定金/retaining adj. 固定的;矯正的

budget

[?b?d??t] n. 預算,預算案;預算撥款,專款 v. 撥款;安排

詞根記憶:bud(=burse,錢包)+get(得到,控制)→控制住錢包→預算

The annual budget will be reduced due to the economic recession. 由于經(jīng)濟衰退,年度預算將被削減。

budget account 預算賬戶/budget report 預算報告/budget revenue 預算收入/budget schedule 預算明細表

overshoot a budget 超出預算/set a budget 制定預算

budgeting n. 編制預算/budgetary adj. 預算的 (例:budgetary control 預算控制/budgetary cost 預算成本)

foremost

[?f??m??st] adj. 最重要的;最先的 adv. 首先

Foremost, the government should stabilise the market and boost the consumer's confidence. 首先,政府要穩(wěn)定市場,增強消費者的信心。

first and foremost 首要地/foremost task 最重要的任務

debt-equity ratio

債務權(quán)益比

The debt-equity ratio is an important indicator that could suggest a company's long-term debt-paying ability. 債務權(quán)益比是能夠表明公司長期償債能力的一個重要指標。

manual

[?m?nju?l] adj. 手工的,體力的 n. 手冊;指南

詞根記憶:manu(手)+al(形容詞后綴)→手工的

manual labourer/job 體力勞動者/工作/training manual 培訓手冊

manually adv. 用手地,手工地

fluctuate

[?fl?kt?ue?t] vi. 波動,漲落,起伏

詞根記憶:fluctu(波動)+ate(動詞后綴)→波動,起伏

The domestic oil prices will fluctuate with the international oil price. 國內(nèi)石油價格將隨國際石油價格波動。

fluctuate between 在…之間波動

fluctuation n. 波動 (例:wide fluctuations in product prices 產(chǎn)品價格的大幅波動)

notably

[?n??t?bli] adv. 顯著地;尤其

The economic reform showed its positive effect, notably in improving the residents' livelihood. 經(jīng)濟改革展現(xiàn)出它的積極效果,尤其是在改善民生方面。

notable adj. 顯著的

sovereignty

[?s?vr?nti] n. 主權(quán);主權(quán)國家;統(tǒng)治權(quán)

We maintain that the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of each nation should be respected. 我們主張尊重每一個國家的獨立、主權(quán)、統(tǒng)一和領土完整。

quality

[?kw?l?ti] n. 質(zhì)量;素質(zhì);品格,品質(zhì);性質(zhì)

The restaurant won wide popularity for its quality service and competitive price. 這家餐館因服務優(yōu)良、價格低廉而受到廣泛的歡迎。

quality assurance 質(zhì)量保證/goods of high quality 優(yōu)質(zhì)產(chǎn)品

be of high quality 高質(zhì)量的/quality time 優(yōu)質(zhì)時間(指全心照顧子女等的時間)/personal quality 個人品質(zhì)

qualitative adj. 質(zhì)量的,質(zhì)的;定性的 (例:qualitative analysis 定性分析)

pact

[p?kt] n. 條約,協(xié)定,公約

The two countries have made a pact with each other to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions by 5% in the next five years. 兩國達成了協(xié)議,在未來的五年里將二氧化碳的排放量減少5% 。

free-trade pact 自由貿(mào)易協(xié)定/investment pact 投資協(xié)定

non-aggression pact 互不侵犯條約

return

[r??t??n] n. [常 pl.] 收益,投資回報;返回;歸還;報告書,統(tǒng)計表 v. 回報;返回 adj. 回程的

return on investment 投資回報/economic returns 經(jīng)濟效益/rate of return 回報率/annual returns 年度收益;年度報告/tax return 納稅申報單

return ticket 往返票,回程票/in return for 作為對…的回報

returner n. (離職生養(yǎng)小孩一段時間后)復職的女性/returnable adj. 可歸還的;可回收的

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M How about the quality of the products in your store?

你們店的產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量怎么樣?

W It is not necessary for you to worry about that. The customers can unconditionally return any faulty goods within seven days.

您不必為此擔心。顧客可以在七天內(nèi)無條件退回任何有瑕疵的商品。

synergy

[?s?n?d?i] n. 協(xié)同作用,協(xié)同增效作用(協(xié)作所產(chǎn)生的效果優(yōu)于單獨行動的效果)

聯(lián)想記憶:syn(合成)+ergy(看作energy,能量)→把能量合在一起→協(xié)同增效作用

The research shows that companies generally have a incentive to merger when the synergy effect of products begins to appear. 研究表明,當產(chǎn)品協(xié)同效應開始顯現(xiàn)時,企業(yè)普遍存在兼并動機。

synergistic adj. 協(xié)同的,協(xié)作的

accommodator

[??k?m?de?t?] n. 調(diào)解人;適應者;提供方便者

Benefits are the best accommodator between different companies. 利潤是不同公司之間的最佳協(xié)調(diào)者。

breach

[bri?t?] vt. 違反,打破 n. 違反,違背

聯(lián)想記憶:b(看作“不”)+reach(到達,去)→不讓去→違背個人意愿→違反,違背

The company breached the contract unilaterally, which caused great injuries to its reputation. 這家公司單方面違反合同,這對其聲譽造成了極大的損害。

breach of contract/copyright 違反合同/侵犯著作權(quán)

soft

[s?ft] adj. 軟的,柔軟的;柔和的,溫和的

soft currency 軟通貨;軟性貨幣/soft terms 優(yōu)惠條件/soft market 疲軟市場/soft landing 軟著陸;軟性經(jīng)濟滑坡

participate

[pɑ??t?s?pe?t] v. 參與,參加;分享

聯(lián)想記憶:parti(看作party,聚會)+ cip(拿)+ate(吃)→參加宴會時拿起東西就吃→參加

In order to associate with social celebrities, he frequently participates in various business activities. 為了結(jié)交社會名流,他頻繁出席各種商務活動。

participate in 參與,參加

participant n. 參加者,參與者/participation n. 參加

drain

[dre?n] vi. 排水;流干 vt. 喝光;耗盡;使流出 n. 排水;排水管;消耗

This measure will drain 1 billion yuan from the national treasury in five years. 這項措施將在五年內(nèi)花掉國庫10億元人民幣。

drain off 漸漸枯竭;排出/cash drain 現(xiàn)金流失

drained adj. 筋疲力盡的;無精打采的/drainage n. 排水;排水系統(tǒng)

stick

[st?k] vt. 刺,戳;伸出;粘貼 vi. 堅持;遵守;伸出;粘住 n. 棍;手杖;呆頭呆腦的人

This country usually issues various trade statements to bind others, but it seldom sticks to them. 該國經(jīng)常發(fā)表各種貿(mào)易聲明來約束他國,但是它自己卻很少遵守這些聲明中的規(guī)定。

carrot and stick 軟硬兼施/stick in the mind 經(jīng)久不忘;銘記在心/stick out 醒目;引人注目/stick up for 支持;捍衛(wèi)

sticker n. 堅持不懈的人;小貼紙/sticky adj. 黏的;悶熱的;極不愉快的

spread

[spred] vt. 展開;散布,使傳播;涂,敷 vi. 伸展;蔓延,傳播 n. 傳播,蔓延;范圍;差價

聯(lián)想記憶:散布(spread)傳單給人們看(read)

Not having enough cash, he has to pay monthly and spread the cost of bills. 由于沒有足夠的現(xiàn)金,他不得不分月支付賬單費用。

credit spread 信用價差

spread across 傳遍;席卷/spread out 展開,鋪開;伸展

spreader n. 傳播者;推廣者 (例:spreader of gossip 傳播流言蜚語的人)

abnormal

[?b?n??ml] adj. 反常的,異常的;變態(tài)的;不規(guī)則的

聯(lián)想記憶:ab(相反)+normal(正常的)→和正常相反的→反常的

The situation of world economic depression is quite abnormal. 世界經(jīng)濟的衰退形勢很反常。

abnormal situation 異常狀態(tài)

embarrass

[?m?b?r?s] vt. 使局促不安;使困窘;阻礙 vi. 感到窘迫

聯(lián)想記憶:em(里面)+barr(欄)+ass(驢)→像驢一樣被困在圍欄里→使困窘

It embarrassed him that he had not taken enough money with him when giving our customer a treat. 令他感到尷尬的是,他在請客戶吃飯時沒帶夠錢。

embarrassed adj. 窘迫的;尷尬的;陷入困境的 (例:financially embarrassed 拮據(jù)的)/embarrassing adj. 使人尷尬的/embarrassment n. 尷尬

collect

[k??lekt] vt. 收集,采集;收(稅等);領取(信件等);推斷出 vi. 積聚 adj./adv. (打電話)由對方付費(的)

詞根記憶:col(一起)+lec(選擇)→把選擇出來的東西放在一起→收集

We have to widely collect relevant infor-mation to make an accurate judgement for a present financial situations. 我們必須廣泛搜集相關(guān)信息,對當前的財政形勢作出準確的判斷。

collect accounts 收賬/collect on delivery (COD) 貨到付款/collecting account 收款賬戶

collect call 接聽者付費電話

collection n. 收款,征收/collective adj. 全體的,共同的 (例:collective bargaining 勞資雙方代表進行的談判)/collectively adv. 全體地,共同地/collector n. 收款人;收藏家 (例:tax collector 收稅員)

address

[??dres] vt. 發(fā)表演說;解決(問題);稱呼;寫信給,寄至;向…致辭 n. 地址;致辭;演講

聯(lián)想記憶:ad+dress(穿衣)→找個地方穿衣服→地址

The gift will be sent to your address within two working days. 這個禮物將在兩個工作日之內(nèi)寄給您。

address economic disputes 解決經(jīng)濟糾紛/address the problems in the development 解決發(fā)展中的問題

deliver an address 發(fā)表演講

addressee n. 收件人,收信人/addressable adj. 可以解決的

assess

[??ses] vt. 對…進行估價,評估;征稅;評價,評論

聯(lián)想記憶:as(表強調(diào))+sess(音似says,說)→說好話,說壞話→評價

assess cost/damage/value 評估成本/損壞程度/價值

assess one's ability 評估某人的能力/assess one's performance 評價某人的表現(xiàn)

assessor n. 估價員,評估人/assessable adj. 可估價的;可征收的

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M What a terrible storm!

多么可怕的暴風雨啊!

W Yes, it is hard to assess the property losses caused by it.

是呀,很難估計這場風暴會造成多少財產(chǎn)損失。

strongroom

[?str??ru?m; ?str??r?m] n. 保險庫;監(jiān)護病房

The products were so valuable that they had to be put in the strongroom. 這批貨物很珍貴,必須把它們放到保險庫里。

base

[be?s] n. 基礎,底部;基地;總部 vt. 設立;基于 adj. 基礎的;卑鄙的,不道德的

Beijing is an ideal base for international business operations. 北京是國際商務運營的理想基地。

base on/upon 以…為基礎/base motive 卑鄙的動機

basis n. 基礎 (例:on the basis of 在…的基礎上)/basic adj. 基本的 (例:basic requirement 基本要求/basic wage 基本工資)

study leave

進修假期

Only the top and middle management can enjoy study leave in the company. 在這個公司,只有中高層管理人員才享有進修假期。

geographical

[?d?i???ɡr?f?kl] adj. 區(qū)域的;地理的

詞根記憶:geo(地)+graphi(寫)+cal(…的)→寫的內(nèi)容跟地有關(guān)→地理的

geographical area 地理區(qū)域/geographical location 地理位置

geographically adv. 在地理上;地理學上

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It is believed that geographical separation of the market will disappear one day with the development of globalisation.

人們相信,隨著全球化的發(fā)展,市場的地理分割終有一天會消失。

plant

[plant] n. 工廠,車間;機械設備;植物 vt. 種植;培養(yǎng);安置

The company does not have sufficient funds to purchase a new plant and equipment. 這家公司沒有足夠的資金購買新廠房和設備。

assembly plant 裝配車間/processing plant 加工廠

blockbuster

[?bl?kb?st?(r)] n. 轟動;巨型炸彈;一鳴驚人者

Blockbuster mobile phones like the iPhone 4 were designed by Jobs' work team. 轟動一時的iPhone 4手機是由喬布斯的團隊設計的。

blockbusting adj. 轟動一時的;暢銷一時的 (例:blockbusting performance 轟動一時的演出)

ensure

[?n????(r); ?n????(r)] vt. 保證,確保

聯(lián)想記憶:en(表強調(diào))+sure(確信的)→確保

No one can ensure that they can be certain to benefit from the investment in European market. 沒有人能保證他們一定可以從歐洲市場的投資中獲利。

cutback

[?k?tb?k] n. 削減,減少;裁員

Many corporations face cutbacks because of economic depression. 由于經(jīng)濟蕭條,許多公司面臨裁員。

headed paper

帶信頭的信紙

It is our company's rule to correspond with our customers using headed paper. 我們公司規(guī)定和客戶通信時要使用帶信頭的信紙。

precede

[pr??si?d] vt. 在…之前發(fā)生(或出現(xiàn))的,先于

The outbreak of the global financial crisis was preceded by the collapse of the stock market. 股票市場崩潰之后爆發(fā)了全球性的金融危機。

precede sth. with 以…開始(或引導)

rationalise

[?r??n?la?z] vt. 使更有效,使合理化;對…進行合理的解釋

The factory is making great effort to rationalise its production process to cut costs. 這家工廠正努力對生產(chǎn)工序進行合理化改革,以降低成本。

rationalise one's behaviour 對某人的行為作出合理的解釋

rationalisation n. 合理化 (例:reform of rationalisation 合理化改革)

coordinate

[k?????d?ne?t] v. 調(diào)整,協(xié)調(diào)

[k?????d?n?t] n. 坐標;配套服裝

詞根記憶:co(一起)+ordin(順序)+ate(動詞后綴)→一起按順序調(diào)整→調(diào)整,協(xié)調(diào)

Department managers are responsible for coordinating the internal work with other related departments. 部門經(jīng)理負責協(xié)調(diào)涉及其他相關(guān)部門的內(nèi)部工作。

coordinate with 與…相協(xié)調(diào)

coordinator n. 協(xié)調(diào)人/coordination n. 協(xié)調(diào),配合

fast-growing

[?fɑ?stgr????] adj. 高速發(fā)展的;快速成長的

組合詞:fast(快速地)+growing(成長的)→快速成長的

Experts of foreign countries forecast that China is going to raise interest rates to cool its fast-growing economy. 外國專家預測中國正打算提高利率,為高速增長的經(jīng)濟降溫。

contributory

[k?n?tr?bj?t?ri] adj. 促進的,促成的;有貢獻的 n. 貢獻者

The collapse of the stock market is the contributory factor for the global economic crisis. 股市崩潰是這次全球性經(jīng)濟危機的誘發(fā)因素。

contributory factor 促成(誘發(fā))因素,誘因/contributory negligence 共同過失

agent

[?e?d??nt] n. 代理人,代理商,經(jīng)紀人;政府代表;動因,原因;劑;政府特工人員,間諜

詞根記憶:ag(做)+ent(表人)→辦事情的人→代理人,經(jīng)紀人

real estate agent 房地產(chǎn)經(jīng)紀人

agency n. 代理;代理處;提供專項服務的機構(gòu) (例:travel agency 旅行社/Xinhua News Agency 新華社)

render

[?rend?(r)] vt. 發(fā)出,開出;呈遞,提交;使得,致使;給予,提供;翻譯;(藝術(shù)上)再表現(xiàn);演奏

聯(lián)想記憶:給予(render)后自然就成了出借人(lender)

render an account 發(fā)出賬單

render sth. ineffective 使…無效/render a service to sb. 為某人提供服務/render a report 提交一份報告/be rendered in (into)English 被翻譯成英語

rendering n. 演奏,表演;翻譯

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The State Food and Drug Administration is obliged to render the settlement plan within 14 working days.

國家食品藥品監(jiān)督管理局必須在14個工作日內(nèi)提出處理方案。

hands-on

[?h?ndz??n] adj. 親身實踐的;親自動手的

His hands-on management style does not gain the praise of the president. 他的這種事必躬親的管理風格并沒有得到總裁的贊許。

distinguish

[d??st??ɡw??] vt. 區(qū)分,辨別;使揚名,使表現(xiàn)突出 vi. 區(qū)別,區(qū)分

聯(lián)想記憶:di(分開)+sting(刺)+uish→把帶刺的部分分出來→區(qū)分,辨別

Over the last few years, this young man distinguished himself as a successful entrepreneur. 在過去的幾年里,這位年輕人作為一名成功的企業(yè)家而聲名遠揚。

distinguish between/among 在…之間辨別,區(qū)分/distinguish from 區(qū)分

distinguishable adj. 可區(qū)別的/distinguished adj. 杰出的;著名的 (例:a distinguished entrepreneur 杰出的企業(yè)家)

tribunal

[tra??bju?nl] n. 特別法庭;審理團

聯(lián)想記憶:tri(三個)+bun(面包)+al(…的)→一個饅頭都可以引發(fā)血案,三個面包還不得告上特別法庭呀→特別法庭

Any employee has the right to appeal to an industrial tribunal when he/she is unfairly dismissed. 任何員工在遭到不公平解雇時,都有權(quán)向勞資法庭上訴。

industrial/employment tribunal 勞資法庭

function

[?f??k?n] n. 功能;職責;盛大的集會 vi. 運行;活動;行使職責

Commercial banks perform the function of raising capital for industry. 商業(yè)銀行有職責為產(chǎn)業(yè)融資。

fulfil/perform a function 履行職能/function as 起…作用;具有…功能

functional adj. 功能的/functionary n. 公職人員;官員

inclination

[??nkl??ne??n] n. 傾向,意愿

聯(lián)想記憶:inclin(e)(傾斜)+a+tion(名詞后綴)→傾向,意愿

David lakes any inclination to be a marketing advisor. 戴維對于當營銷顧問一點兒興趣都沒有。

inclination to do 做…的傾向

aftermath

[?ɑ?ft?m?θ; ?ɑ?ft?mɑ?θ] n. 余波,后果;結(jié)果

組合詞:after(之后)+math(數(shù)學)→數(shù)學運算之后,得出結(jié)果→后果;結(jié)果

The American government works hard to bail out the banking sector in the aftermath of the credit crunch. 信貸危機之后,美國政府努力救助銀行業(yè)。

settlement

[?setlm?nt] n. 解決,和解;協(xié)議;清償;殖民(過程),殖民地; (財產(chǎn)的)授予

Labour and management failed to reach a settlement over the payment. 勞資雙方未就報酬問題達成一致。

settlement day 清算日,交割日/property settlement 財產(chǎn)協(xié)議

settlement of a claim 同意理賠

mass

[m?s] n. 大量;堆 v. (使)集中,(使)聚集 adj. 群眾的;大規(guī)模的

We only make products which cater to the mass market. 我們只生產(chǎn)迎合大眾市場的產(chǎn)品。

mass production 大批量生產(chǎn),大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)/mass unemployment 大批失業(yè)現(xiàn)象

be a mass of 布滿,充滿

massed adj. 成群的;聚集的/massive adj. 大量的;巨大的;大規(guī)模的

disinclined

[?d?s?n?kla?nd] adj. 不愿的;不喜歡的

聯(lián)想記憶:dis(不)+inclined(傾向的)→不傾向于做的→不愿的;不喜歡的

The government is disinclined to use administrative measures to hold down the price. 政府不愿用行政手段抑制物價。

trend

[trend] n. 趨勢;動向 v. (使)趨向

聯(lián)想記憶:傾向(tend)一種趨勢(trend)

The report shows a clear downward trend in unemployment rate, which is a good signal of economy recovery. 這份報告顯示失業(yè)率有明顯下降的趨勢,這是經(jīng)濟復蘇的良好信號。

market trend 市場趨勢

trendsetter n. 樹立新風的人;引領潮流者/trendsetting adj. 引領潮流的

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