商务英语阅读课堂笔
记整理版
Business English A Reading course(整理版)
商务英语阅读的主要内容:
商务英语阅读主要包括世界经济形势、经济全球化、国际贸易与投资、金融风险与管理、商业文化、企业管理等。这些阅读材料不但传递最新的世界经济和国际商务信息,开阔学生的视野,还提供最新、最典型的商务语言和词汇,有助于学生熟悉并掌握商务英语文章的典型语言用法、语言风格及语言特点等。1)阿迪达斯 Impossible Is Nothing. 没有什么是不可能
2)香奈儿 Fashion passes, style remains. 流行稍纵即逝,风格永存
3)飞利浦 Let us make things better. 让我们做得更好
4)麦氏咖啡 Good to the last drop. 滴滴香浓,意犹未尽
This Bill of exchange shall be accepted first and then can be honored by the acceptor.
(该汇票应先承兑,然后由承兑方进行支付)
Words & expressions:
Transnational road warriors 从事跨国商务活动的人
Faculty and alumni
Performance-review process 绩效考核过程
Make an assessment of sb 对某人作出评价
In a group setting 公共场合
Have a one-on-one session with sb 进行单独会话
Tone down 缓和语气
Career progression 事业发展
Cultural gulf 文化鸿沟
In the arena of international commerce 在国际商务的平台上
Common ground 共同点
At the institutional level 制度层面
Fall short 结果,后果
Ongoing cross-pollination 不断学习他国先进事物
Trait 特征
Be customer-centric 以客户为本
Implement 实施
Commonality 共性
The integration of the global economy 全球经济一体化
See local context ad integral 本土文化语境知识
一些跨国公司英文名称:
Procter & Gamble Company 宝洁公司
Johnson & Johnson Ltd. 强生公司
Carrefour China Inc. 家乐福
Bayerische Motor en Werhe AG宝马公司
Coca-Cola Enterprises可口可乐企业
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Sinopec Group中国石油化工集团公司 China Ocean Shipping Company COSCO中国远洋运输总公司
Standard Chartered Bank 渣打银行
Words & expressions:
To name a few 举例
A medical practice 诊所
A successful new venture 成功的新企业
The critical ingredients for success 主要的结构Distinguish…..from…. 把。。和。。区别开来
Enrolling in college 上大学
Have something in common 有共同语言
Sensitivity to 对。。敏感
Awareness of 认识到
We lead, Others copy. 理光复印机
Obey your thirst. Sprite 雪碧
Everyday Low Price 沃尔玛 Wal-Mart
Life is a journey. Travel it well. United Airlines联合航空Your Future Is Our Future HSBC---汇丰银行
Taking the lead in a Digital World SAMSUNG三星Rap up a brainstorming session 自由研讨会
Be dismayed at 对什么感到沮丧
Tucson-based company
Insulate…….from……分离
Big-box retailers 大面积超市
Feel loyal to his staff 不相违背他的员工
Irreverent undergrads 放荡不羁的本科生
Take a pass 接受,处理
Find one’s lost sparks 找回他们失去的活力,火花Be supervised by 被监督
Grade on their work 打分,定级别
Ask for a donation 捐赠
Hardware store 五金店
A circular cutout 圆形缺口
A gaggle of 散漫的一群
Part-timer 兼职者
Rub sb the wrong way 使恼怒
Feel defensive 抵触情绪
Expose sb to a bit of brashness 让某人接触Don’t be a Jerk about it 不要简单用事
Escort sb out the door 护送出门
Security guard 保安
Take a clinical approach 冷静处理
Get sued 被起诉
Executive coach 高管教练
Factor into your decision 在考虑范围之内Refrain from 尽量不要
Take in everything 吸收一切
At such a tough time 艰难时刻
Reach out to 接触联系
A career counselor 事业顾问
A prospective employer 老板
Newly laid-off employees 刚下岗的职员
A short detour 短期内
Act out 实行
1. No business too small, no problem too big (IBM)没有不做的小生意,没有解决不了的大问题
2. Take TOSHIBA, take the world.拥有东芝,拥有世界
3. For the Road Ahead.(本田)走向康庄大道
4. Time is what you make of it.(Swath)天长地久
5. Apple thinks different. (苹果)不同凡想
Soft landing 软着陆
E-shopping; 网购
Mouse potato 电脑迷
Hot-button 热点问题
Small Office Home Office 在家办公族
Business Improvement District 经济开发区
On the job hunt 找工作
Committed 坚定的
Passionate 热情的
Failure-is-not-an-option 失败不是一个选项
Entail 带来,使成为必需
Productivity 生产力
Come right out 直接,突然,立刻?
Provocative 挑衅的
Take a pay cut ?付出代价
Build an adaptable skill set 技能组合
pull out all the stops 全力以赴
经典的英语面试问题:
1. Tell me about you!
2. What do you know about our company?
3. Why do you want to work for us?
4. What would you do for us? What can you do for us that someone else can't?
5. What about the job offered do you find the most attractive? Least attractive?
6. Why should we hire you?
7. What do you look for in a job?
8. Please give me your definition of a secretary. (the position for which you are being interviewed).
9. What’s your greatest weakness?
10. What kind of salary did you have in mind?
M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hand. 只溶在口,不溶在手
Be a perfect fit 完全合适
Fire away 问我吧
Outside-the-box thinking 突破性思维
Be generally attributed to 归功于
Parallels between…….and……. 在什么和什么方面是可以并存的Have their place 有它们的位置
Fare with 处理
Brain-tingling questions 令人头疼的问题
Layered chocolate shell 一层一层的巧克力外衣
Be cast in little moulds 扔到小模型里
A cement mixer 水泥搅拌车
Congealing into a big lump 凝固成一大块
Be squirted with 被喷
Be imprinted by a bank of rubber dies 跟着皮带传送
Be on its way out 过时
Due to overexposure 过度曝光
Fraction 分数
incorporate 合并
Stand your ground 坚持你的立场
Click 吻合
Come in 提交
Top reality 最现实的
A hands-free notepad 无需手动的笔记本
Modest advantages 普普通通的优势
Low-tech 低端的
Power blackouts 断电
Checking account; 查看账户
Drain out 消耗消费
Hold on to 省钱
Don’t let savings bonds sit 不要把钱放在银行
Series EE bonds 系列电子储蓄债券
Series I bonds 低风险储蓄债券
Built-in adjustments for inflation ?
Through payroll deduction 通过扣除薪水的方式购买债劵National average 全国平均值
Bond fund 公债基金
Be equivalent to 等同于
Take a bite out of 大幅度削减
Tax-Exempt 免税债券
Drop your PMI (私人不动产抵押借款保险)
Down payment 首付
An equity stake 股权
Roll back car insurance premiums 终止汽车保险费Bargaining for bucks 讨价还价
A hand-beaded silk dinner suit 手工钉珠的晚宴西装With some exceptions 除个别例外
Less for Uncle Sam 交少一点钱给政府
Count on 指望,依靠
Shave up 去除。除掉
Study up on 认真研究
Communication takedown 除掉通讯费
Bar charts: 柱形图
histograms: 直方图
line graphs/line charts: 曲线图
pie charts: 饼图
forms/tables/lists: 表格
It’s not just spam. 垃圾电子邮件
Writing a press release 写新闻稿件
Who still needs to weigh in? 谁需要参与其中?
Through a hosted site on the Internet (主页面)
E-mail woes 电子邮件的困扰
The online encyclopedia 网上百科全书
Restrict access to a limited group of people限制某些人群进入
In addition to the scores of (论点,理由)free, open-source wikis New breeds of wiki software 维基软件的新种类
Integrate with network directories 整合网站目录
Plug into his network 连接网络
Pull up the wiki ?
Web browser 网站浏览器
Prospect pipeline 客户渠道
Proprietary information 个人绝密信息
Spring for 求助于
Lock down 安全防范
Back up 备份
Draft a code of conduct 起草一套行为准则
Hard drive 硬盘
Write a press release 写新闻稿件
A piece of server software 一种服务器软件
A hosted site on the Internet 网站主页
A bulletin board 公告栏
Plug into the network 连接网络
Web browser 浏览器
Prospect pipeline 客户渠道
Hosted version 主机版本
security muscle 安全性能
Sensitive customer data 涉及客人隐私的客户数据Back up sensitive pages 备份敏感的页面信息
A training program 培训计划
Draft a code of conduct 起草一套行为准则
Store information on hard drives 把信息储存在硬盘罗斯福励志名言:
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money, it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative efforts.
幸福并不仅仅取决于拥有多少钱财,而在于成功的喜悦和创造活动所带来的心灵震颤。
The world can be changed by man's endeavor, and that this endeavor can lead to something new and better.
人经过努力改变世界,这种努力可以使人类达到新的、更美好的境界。
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
我们面临最大的恐惧是恐惧本身。
Was sworn into office 宣誓就职
The depths of the Depression 大萧条
In a state of shock 休克状态
Board of trade 商品交易所
The terrifying “runs”挤兑
Failing banks 每况愈下的银行
Go bust 破产
Inaugural address 就职演讲
With his standout line 以他那杰出的话语
Executive power 行政权力
Owe much to 归功于,多亏
Diplomatic Reception Room 外事接待厅
Was obsessed with 被。。。困扰
Fireside Chat 炉边谈话
On the air 广播正在播
Walk people through the basics of banking 银行运作的基本原理
Lifted the shame 轻轻把羞愧抹掉
Strike a patriotic blow 让民众可以做出一个爱国的举措
Were gently thrown in with an unsavory lot 被温柔的扣上不道德的帽子
Call forth 唤起,激励
Metaphor 隐喻
Offspring 产物
In rapt attention 全神贯注
企业各职位:
GM (General Manager)总经理
VP (Vice President)副总裁
FVP (First Vice President)第一副总裁
AVP (Assistant Vice President)副总裁助理
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)首席执行官,类似总经理、总裁,是企业的法人代表。
COO (Chief Operations Officer)首席运营官,类似常务总经理
CFO (Chief Financial Officer)首席财务官,类似财务总经理
CIO (Chief Information Officer)首席信息官,主管企业信息的收集和发布CTO (Chief technology officer)首席技术官类似总工程师
HRD (Human Resource Director)人力资源总监
OD (Operations Director)运营总监
MD (Marketing Director)市场总监
OM (Operations Manager)运作经理
PM (Product Manager)产品经理 (Production Manager)生产经理TM ( Team Manager )
PM ( Project Manager ) 项目经理
PL ( Project Leader ) 项目组长
TSE ( System Engineer ) 系统工程师
BSE ( Bridge System Engineer)
PG ( Programmer ) 程序员
其他职位缩写:
CAO: Art 艺术总监
CBO: Business 商务总监
CCO: Content 内容总监
CDO: Development 开发总监L ( Team Leader )
In the arena of international commerce 国际商务平台Performance-review process 绩效考核过程
Customer insight 客户洞察
The integration of the global economy 全球经济一体化
A brainstorming session 自由研讨会
Big-box retailer 大面积超市
Lifetime warranty 终身保修
Executive coaches 高管教练
突破性思维 outside-the-box thinking
潜在客户 potential customer
求职者 job hunter
高度竞争的世界 hyper competitive world
打造个人品牌 personal branding
目标受众 target audience
以客户为本 customer-centric
initiative 主动性
Make its mark 打上。。。烙印Greenwashing 绿色粉饰
Environmentally friendly 对环境无害
Under a huge amount of fire 最近受到强烈抨击environmental credential 环保认证
The general public 公众
Marketing campaign 营销活动
Executive director 执行总监
Window dressing 摆摆样子
Walking the walk 光说不做
PR campaign 公关活动
When it comes to green issues 当谈到环保问题Making a stand 坚持,站稳立场
Relatively few and far between 少之又少
Official figures 官方数据
Design discipline 设计准则
Solve sustainability problem 解决可持续问题
Embrace this fresh new approach 接受新的做法
A hosted site 主网址
Bulletin board 公告栏
Web browser 网页浏览器
Prospective pipeline 客户渠道
The online encyclopedia 网上百科全书
A press release 新闻稿
Security muscle 安全能力
Back up sensitive pages 备份敏感资料
Hard drives 硬盘驱动器
Advertisements:
1. We offer 3-R guarantee, namely guaranteed repair, replacement and refund. 我们实行“三包”:包修、包换、包退.
2. Applying “Dabao” morning and night ,Makes your skincare a real delight. 要想皮肤好,早晚用大宝.
3. It gives me hair super shine, super body and leaves it smelling fresh as a meadow.
它使我的头发发质柔软,熠熠生辉,恰似绿草地一般清新芬芳。
4. Hand in Hand, Future in Your Hand.
伴你同行,齐握未来.
英语广告中很多是使用固定的短语和词组,在这一点上恰好和汉语的四字结构相对应,例如:价廉物美 cheap and fine。
1)reasonable charges收费合理
2)attractive and durable美观耐用
3)courteous service服务周到
4)superior quality质地优良
5)perfect in craftsmanship制作精巧
6)convenient to carry携带方便
7)popular both at home and abroad驰名中外
8)great variety款式繁多
9)with a high reputation久负盛名
10)pretty and colorful瑰丽多彩
New York Stock Exchange 纽约证券交易所
Chicago Board of Trade 芝加哥商品交易所
Diplomatic Reception Room 外事招待处
Friends of the Earth 地球之友
World Wildlife Fund 世界野生动物基金会
The depths of the Depression 大萧条
Inaugural address 就职演讲
Fireside Chat 炉边谈话
The basics of banking 银行运作的基本原理
An eco-friendly corporation 环保型企业Environmental credential 环保认证Marketing campaign 营销活动
Third-party endorsement 第三方认证
PR campaign 公关活动
Global warming 全球变暖
Organic growth 内增长
Existing customers 现有客户
Bake into 整合
Stock market valuation 股市估值
Come up the ranks 提升
Turn over 转换
Economic downturn 经济下滑Customer expertise 客户专家
Customer insights 客户洞察
Ballot box 投票箱
Home turf 地盘
Reinstitute 重新制定
All hands on deck 所有员工Government regulators 政府监管职能部门Customer intimacy 客户亲密关系
Close a major sale
Balance sheet 资产负债表
Indicators of sales
Profit performance 利润绩效A lagging indicator
As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it. 1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____. a.they do not know how to enjoy themselves b.they do not believe that relaxation is important for health c.they are travelling fast all the time d.they are becoming busier with their work 2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________. a.not fearing stress b.knowing the art of relaxation c.high sense of responsibility d.having control over performance 3.Which of the follwing statements is ture? a.We can find some ways to avoid stress b.Stress is always harmful to people
商务英语整理笔记 询价还价(询盘还盘) inquiry 询盘 offer/quotation 报盘 ※firm offer 实盘 ※non-firm offer 虚盘 ※subject to 以---为准例:我方向你放报实盘,以你方在下周前回复为准。We send you firm offer subject to your reply reaching us before next week. subject to our final confirmation/prior sale/goods being unsold 以我们最后的确认/以前的销售/未出售货物为准(了解即可) This offer is valid/open/good/firm for 3 days.该报价有效期为3天。 counter offer 还盘 offerer 发盘人 offeree 受盘人 ※superior to 比---好superior quality 质量上乘inferior to 不如---- 考点在to The goods is of superior quality.产品质量上乘。 ※sale by trademark/brand/name of origin 按照商标/品牌/产地名销售 discount 打折 e.g. 打7折30% discount Your price is rather at the high side/low side.你的价格高/低。 ※out of stock 缺货 ※supply from stock 供现货 ※supply sb with 例:我方向你方提供100吨核桃现货。We supply you with 100 tons of walnuts from stock. market is firm 市场趋升market is active 市场活跃market is strong 市场坚挺 specialize in +名词专营---- line 行业或职业What’s you line?你从事什么行业? line 行情out of line of the market 与市场不符合 in line with 和---一致 considerable business 大量生意 Chamber of Commerce 商会 ※CIFC3% London=成本、保险加运费及3%的佣金运至伦敦港口 price list 价目表 平等互利的基础上on the basis of equality and mutual benefit We owe your name and address to +人或公司承蒙-----告知贵公司的名称和地址 有竞争力的价格competitive price ※和其他供应商比较起来,我们的价格更有竞争力。Our prices are more competitive than those of other suppliers.或Our prices compare favorably with those of other suppliers. ※首批订单initial order ※试订单trial order ※place/book an order with sb.向某人订货 常用的贸易术语
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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案(四) 十六 Trees shoul d only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and , fortunately,the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of obergrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from d oing it unnecessarily than from l eaving the tree to grow in its own way. First, pruning may be d one to make sure that trees have a d esired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut diseaed or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the centre and so preventing
《商务英语阅读》期末考试复习资料一、词汇翻译题(课内词汇+课外高频商务词汇) 1.entrepreneur 企业家 2.specification 规格详述 3.human resources 人力资源 4.institution 机构 5.orientation 方向,导向,新员工 入职培训 6.decline 消减,衰亡 7.bonus 奖金 https://www.wendangku.net/doc/021695114.html,unch 推出,投放市场 https://www.wendangku.net/doc/021695114.html,munity 社区,共同体 10.necessities (生活)必需品 11.stock 股票 12.liquidity 流动性,变现性 13.risk 风险 14.potential 潜在的 15.act of God 不可抗力 https://www.wendangku.net/doc/021695114.html,y off 使……下岗 17.listed company 上市公司 18.log on 登入、连接(上网) 19.absolute interest 绝对产权 20.keyboard skills 打字技能 21.human resources 人力资源 22.account for 解释某事物的原因,占……比例 23.executive 高级管理人员,执行总 裁 24.logo 企业或公司等专用的标记、标 识 25.administration 管理 26.budget 预算27.feasible 可行的 28.industry 产业,行业 29.ingredient 成分,要素 30.securities 证券 https://www.wendangku.net/doc/021695114.html,mission 佣金 32.dividend 股息,红利 33.mature 到期,成熟 34.accounts receivable 应收账款 35.job description 岗位描述 36.letter of intent 意向书 37.living wage 基本生活工资 38.bar code 条形码 39.acid test 决定性的考验 40.executive 高管,主管 41.administrative expenses 行政管 理费用 42.jet lag 飞机时差反应 43.customized 用户化的,按客户要求 定制的 44.keep-fit market 保健市场 45.lecture theatre 梯形教室,梯形 报告厅 46.local adaptation 本土化 47.balance sheet 资产负债表 48.benefits package 福利套餐,整体 福利 49.bill of lading 提单、提货单 50.access fee 使用费 二、单项选择题(课内) 1.Factors of production refer to _______. A.natural resources and capital https://www.wendangku.net/doc/021695114.html,bor and entrepreneurs C.both A and B 2.The structure of a large manufacturing company and that of a small service firm
Chapter 1 Why China Works 中国是今年唯一呈现出重大发展的主要经济体(economy),由于它通常是唯一敢于打破经济教科书中每一条例的经济体。事实上,中国不像其他五大经济体那样发展缓慢的主要原因是,它宏观调控的能力(its capacity for macro-economic control)。 为什么中国市场经济体系奏效?(market economic system)目前,欧美等国正通过银行及汽车业国有化及金融业实施新的有力规定(regulations),走向宏观调控。但问题更加紧迫(the question has a new urgency)。中国看上去最能驾驭(navigate)七十年内最糟的经济滑坡(downturn)。 在危机中,中国官员既能吸取像西方同行(counterparts)的传统市场工具,也能吸取中国市场经济体系的积累经验(arsenal)。去年早期,由于房地产市场(housing market)过热,中国官员仅命令银行削减房贷(cut back on housing loans),然后随着房屋销售量下降(fall),他们提供类似更低的房屋购置税(lower taxes on home purchases)。最近几周,他们展开类似西方的经济救援行动(launch economic rescue efforts),其中包括价值6000亿的大计划以增加政府开支和大幅利率削减(ramp up government spending)(big interests cuts)。但同时,他们也发布在西方国家眼里是不合理的干涉的命令,例如,上周中国官员召集包括钢铁建筑等行业的国有行业并购(buy up)国内外新资产(at home and abroad)以积极(actively)发挥在经济中的作用。 曾把中国宏观调控视为不成熟经济的弊病(immature economy),现在是稳定的保障(bulwark of stability)。CLSA经济学家AR说,”政府对大多数资本密集型产业的控制,让我看好中国的未来。政府会对这些领域的公司说,继续花吧,不要由于你们的投资计划“。尽管最大的出口及股票市场出现下滑,中国经济在09年看上去增加7%多,虽比近些年两位数(double-digit)增速有所下滑,但与其他国家相比仍然坚挺。随着国有银行放松信贷(loose credit),企业贷款率切实(actually)增加。摩根斯坦利的亚洲首席SR说,在一个投资支持可持续发展,并占GDP的40%的国家,政府再次增加投资以抵抗对增长的威胁。他又说,在危机时期,中国的指挥控制系统切实比其他市场基础系统有效。
2019年12月大学英语四级阅读真题及答案 2015年12月大学英语四级阅读真题及答案 【参考答案】 36、N。 saw 第一空显然缺少谓语,优先考虑动词,结合语义并根据Late November and December能够推出应选择过去式动词,故答案锁定saw。 37、F。 decades 根据two,首选复数名词,结合语义,“ for the first time in the two decades”,二十年来头一次。 38、H。 globally 句子为主系表结构,不缺主要成分,所以首选副词和形容词,根据语义,ever表示“一直以来地、向来地”,“十一月向来是世界范围内最温暖的一个月。” 39、D。 chances 缺少主语,并且谓语是are,所以首选复数形式的名词,结合前文Enjoy the snow now,“享受现在的雪吧”,因为“时机是好的”。 40、J。 occurs 空格前方有主语,且是单数形式,而后面由when引导的时间状语从句的时态是一般现在时,所以主句谓语锁定第三人称单数形式的动词,只能选择occurs。 41、A。 specific空格左为定冠词the,空格右为名词,中间只能选形容词,选择“特定的”符合语义。 42、B。 associated 空格左为be动词,右边为介词with,中间只能是形容词或动词的过去分词形式,be associated with表示“与…有联系”,符合原意。
43、G。 experiences 空格左为主语southern Africa,空格内应该为动词的第三人称单词形式,结合语义,选G,“南非经历着干燥的天气。 44、M。 reduce 空格左为情态动词,空格内必须为动词原形,填reduce“减少”符合原题。 45、K。 populations 空格与左边的large fish 共同构成动词support的宾语,只能选一个名词来作为名词词组,故选K,“大量的鱼群”。 【参考答案及解析】 61题,定位到第一段最后一句“varies by culture”,所以答案选A——They are culture-related。 62题,由题干的大写名词Russian定位到第二段和第三段。第二段的“Russian, for example, began to wake up about a half-hour later each day”这个句是干扰句,起得晚不一定睡得早,所以答案推不出“他们比其他地方的人睡得更久”。然后看到第三段“Russia’s other late nights and early mornings generally coincided with public holidays”,所以答案为C——They don’t sleep much on holidays。 63题,题干问的是欧洲人缺乏睡眠的major cause主要原因是什么,由题干的大写名词Europeans’ loss定位到倒数第二段的“compared to Germans, Italians, and the French, who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup”,原文的Germans,Italians, and the French就是题干中“Europeans”的同义改写,而他们stayed up就是为了to watch the Cup,所以说他们缺乏睡眠的原因便是C选项——The World Cup。
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Business English A Reading course(整理版) 商务英语阅读的主要内容: 商务英语阅读主要包括世界经济形势、经济全球化、国际贸易与投资、金融风险与管理、商业文化、企业管理等。这些阅读材料不但传递最新的世界经济和国际商务信息,开阔学生的视野,还提供最新、最典型的商务语言和词汇,有助于学生熟悉并掌握商务英语文章的典型语言用法、语言风格及语言特点等。1)阿迪达斯 Impossible Is Nothing. 没有什么是不可能 2)香奈儿 Fashion passes, style remains. 流行稍纵即逝,风格永存 3)飞利浦 Let us make things better. 让我们做得更好 4)麦氏咖啡 Good to the last drop. 滴滴香浓,意犹未尽 This Bill of exchange shall be accepted first and then can be honored by the acceptor. (该汇票应先承兑,然后由承兑方进行支付) Words & expressions: Transnational road warriors 从事跨国商务活动的人 Faculty and alumni Performance-review process 绩效考核过程 Make an assessment of sb 对某人作出评价 In a group setting 公共场合 Have a one-on-one session with sb 进行单独会话 Tone down 缓和语气 Career progression 事业发展 Cultural gulf 文化鸿沟
Easy Money Hacks to Level up Your Money David Carlson It’s always a good idea to conduct regular “money checkups” to make sure you are making the most of your money. To make it a bit more interesting, I like to think of this as “hacking” your mo ney. Small changes can make a big difference. My wife and I were leaving hundreds of dollars on the table each year by putting off reviewing our savings account. By making a small change we literally are making $500+ from interest that we were previously missing out on. Ready to level up your money? Let’s walk through the list of money hacks and see which ones will work for your situation. Check your savings account People love to rip on banks for making billions and billions in profits, but there is one specific thing that millions of people are doing that allows them to profit: keeping their savings in low-yield savings account. The average APY of savings accounts is 0.06%. The rate can be as low as 0.01%. Basically you are getting nothing for your money. I was one of those people. Until recently, I had a rock-bottom interest rate on my savings account. The thing was, this was an emergency fund that I was going to keep in cash long-term. It only makes sense to park it in the savings account with the highest yield. As I outlined in my post switching banks made us $500+ a year. By switching from my TCF savings account that paid 0.01% APY to a CIT Bank savings account that paid 2.30% APY, I essentially gave myself a $500+ year bump in cash flow. Even if you have minimal or no savings right now you probably have a goal of building an emergency fund. Banks make enough money, don’t do them a favor by building and keeping your emergency fund in a savings account with a rock-bottom interest rate. Pay attention to credit card rewards
英语四级阅读试题及答案详解1 Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts __1__ questions, and so on. For most of the time this “conversation” goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we become __2__ of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties, when mismatch is occurring between __3__ and meaning. When successful matching is being experienced, our question of the text continues at the unconscious level. Different people __4__ with the text differently. Some stay very close to the words on the page, others take off imaginatively from the words, interpreting, criticizing, analyzing and examining. The former represents a kind of comprehension which is __5__ in the text. The latter represents __6__ levels of comprehension. The balance between these is important, especially for advanced readers. There is another conversation which from our point of view is __7__ important, and that is to do not with what is read but with how it is read. We call this a “process” conversation as __8__ to a “content” conversation. It is concerned not with meaning but with the __9__ we employ in reading. If we are an advanced reader our ability to hold a
Business English A Reading course(整理版) 商务英语阅读的主要内容: 商务英语阅读主要包括世界经济形势、经济全球化、国际贸易与投资、金融风险与管理、商业文化、企业管理等。这些阅读材料不但传递最新的世界经济和国际商务信息,开阔学生的视野,还提供最新、最典型的商务语言和词汇,有助于学生熟悉并掌握商务英语文章的典型语言用法、语言风格及语言特点等。 1)阿迪达斯Impossible Is Nothing. 没有什么是不可能 2)香奈儿Fashion passes, style remains. 流行稍纵即逝,风格永存 3)飞利浦Let us make things better. 让我们做得更好 4)麦氏咖啡Good to the last drop. 滴滴香浓,意犹未尽 This Bill of exchange shall be accepted first and then can be honored by the acceptor. (该汇票应先承兑,然后由承兑方进行支付) Words & expressions: Transnational road warriors 从事跨国商务活动的人 Faculty and alumni Performance-review process 绩效考核过程 Make an assessment of sb 对某人作出评价 In a group setting 公共场合 Have a one-on-one session with sb 进行单独会话 Tone down 缓和语气 Career progression 事业发展 Cultural gulf 文化鸿沟 In the arena of international commerce 在国际商务的平台上 Common ground 共同点 At the institutional level 制度层面 Fall short 结果,后果 Ongoing cross-pollination 不断学习他国先进事物 Trait 特征 Be customer-centric 以客户为本 Implement 实施 Commonality 共性 The integration of the global economy 全球经济一体化 See local context ad integral 本土文化语境知识 一些跨国公司英文名称: Procter & Gamble Company 宝洁公司 Johnson & Johnson Ltd. 强生公司 Carrefour China Inc. 家乐福 Bayerische Motor en Werhe AG宝马公司
For the markets, rate cuts are like a drug. They can inspire euphoria, but can also induce dependency. Markets, like addicts, need bigger and bigger doses to get the same effect. This has framed the market’s prognosis for the Federal Reserve, which toda y meets to decide on monetary policy. When it cut by 50 basis points in Septemb er, it sparked a huge rally. But cutting by only 25bp in October prompted a rel apse, as US stocks fell and credit tightened once more. With Fed governors admitting that the liquidity squeeze had intensified and traders betting on a recession, markets decided that another 50bp cut must be forthcoming. That sparked the latest rally. But that speculation is dimming: fu tures are pricing a cut of 25bp not 50bp. Why? Central banks sounded hawkish last week. The Bank of England cut the b ank rate but warned on inflation, and the European Central Bank, which was on h old, sounded closer to raising rates than cutting them. Most important, however, is employment data. The Fed is mandated to pursue full employment, so bad jobs numbers provide great cover for a big rate cut.
2017年商务英语高级考试阅读翻译资料:Let’s Talk Business Let’s T alk Business SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) said today it expects sales in the first quarter of 2002 to be between $6.0 billion and $6.2 billion. The company expects to incur a loss, excluding special items, of between (11) cents and (14) cents per share in the first quarter. The company continues to expect sales from ongoing operations for the full-year 2002 to decline between 5 percent and 10 percent compared to 2001. The company confirmed that it continues to expect to return to profitability in the third quarter of 2002 and be profitable for the full year 2002. Motorola also said that it believes the current 2002
Business English reading I have learned a lot in the Business English Reading classes. This course mainly analyses business stratages during the development of some famous companies, and introduces some main influencial factors. We talked about P&G Company at the very beginning. P&G is a well-known and successful company all over the world. It produces various products of different brands, for example VS, Pantene, OLAY, Crest, Pampers, Safeguard, Tide, Whisper and Gilllete and so on. These products are trusted generally by consumers and used almost in each family. P&G is a successful example in the same kind of company absolutely. However, it is not easy to gain the big success. It has ever been in danger of becoming another Eastman Kodak Co., a once great company that had lost its way. Thank to Lafley, the current CEO, taking some effective measures, the P&G could get through the trouble. Different with the former CEO, the first thing he told his managers when he took the job was just what they were thinking: focus on selling the company’s major brands, instead of trying to develop new brands. He has replaced more than half of the company’s top 30 officers and cut 9,600 jobs. And he has move more women into senior positions. He wants a focused, flexible company, that’s why he does all the things. To reach this goal, he has adopted the policy of outsourcing: he outsourced P&G’s information-technology operation to Hewlett Packard Co.. As to sales, Lafley suggests that they should remain the biggest retailer Wal-Mart stores, and develop more wholesalers to promote sales quotas. All these correct decisions owe to Lafley’s significant cognition and well preparation. Of course, there are many other successful examples. Too much factors can have effects on a company’s destiny.Of all the factors, the most important is the ability of leadership in management and decision making. Leadership includes the top leaders, CEO or president or general manager, and managers of each department. These leaders can be regarded as the main body of a company, so the quality of the body directly influences the whole company’s development. Every department has its own responsibility, only all departments work well can the whole company goes well. No matter what happened, capable leaders always catch up with proper methods to solve those problems to keep company running normally. Although sometimes it may be suffer a big shock, like economic crisis, good leadership must be able to negotiate a countermeature to avoid loss or reduce loss. This’s the most important function of leaders. Therefore, if we want to know whether a company can go further or not, we just need to realize what kind of leadershis it has. In my opinion, if a company wants to become a success, it should have the following points: first, it is based on quality-reliable products; second, it should win a good credit by considerate service and reasonable products price; third, keep communicating with consumers in order to know what the product that consumers really want is; forth, it should have an outstanding leading group to manage the company. For this reason, I think P&G is really an example of success.