商务英语泛读考试复习汇总(单词及词汇题).doc

二生词复习内容1带句子复习Unit One Part A TEXT ADeposit dipzit Vt./n. 存款,沉淀Save account 银行账户 During a certain week, for example, you may make telephone calls, have your eyeglasses repaired, ride in a taxi, consult your doctor, deposit money in you saving account.The Nile floods the fields and deposits mud on themLaundry l:ndri n. 洗衣店, 洗衣, 要洗的衣服What about the laundry, the television repairman, the plumber?The report on the hospital mentions such desiderata as a supply of clean laundryTransaction trnzkn n. 交易, 执行, 办理Business TransactionHad you not helped us, we should have canceled this transactionYacht jt n./Vt. 游艇/驾游艇, 乘游艇custom-build car 按买主要求制造的汽车Nonessential high-quality goods, such expensive jewelry, yachts, and custom-build cars, are called luxuriesThe yacht hit a rock and damaged her bowsSuspend sspend Vt. 吊, 悬挂; 暂停, 悬浮, 中止If just one phase of business, such as transportation, were to suspend operations, factories could not ship their products.A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something elseLay off v.解雇, 停止, 关闭, 休息Soon worker would be laid off because of shutdowns; and with the loss in wages families would have to curtail their buyingWhy dont you lay off smoking for a while until your cough gets better?Savings bond 储蓄公债One family reported these business activities for a certain day: issued checks to pay automobile insurance and electric bill; bought a rug chairs; mailed a letter to order some books; paid the newsboy; hired a carpenter to repair the window frame; bought a United States savings bond at the bank; left a roll of film at the camera shop; had dinner at a restaurant.Unit Two Part A TEXT APopcorn ppk:n n. 爆米花 adj. （无艺术含量或智慧的事物）流行的Suppose a farmer recognizes the need for popcorn and decides to grow some.I bought a cup of coke and some popcornstorage warehouse仓库For example, to a storage warehouse and when the warehouse in turn sells it to a supermarket or amusement parkaroma rum n. 浓香, 香气Marketing occurs most obviously, perhaps, at the movie theater where patrons are greeted with the sight, sound, and aroma of freshly popped corn as they pass into the theaterThe aroma of roasting coffee beansBeauty salon n. 美容院Other business marketing services include beauty salons, insurance agencies, driving schools, emergency care centers, and the telephone companies.snack bar 快餐柜, 小吃店And you will surely come across restaurants and snack bars that provide food and food services such as Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger KingDont stay too long at the snack barIntangible intndbl adj.难以明了的, 无形的 n.无形的东西They are intangible and perishable他们是无形的，易消失的The old building have an intangible air of sadness about itBarbecue b:bikju: n.烤肉, 烧烤, 烤架 v.烤炙Some stores feature one special kind of food, such as health foods, cheese, or barbecued chickenIf youre not busy Sunday, wed love to have you both over for a barbecueStationery steinri n.文具, 信笺As we continue our tour, you may see at least on department store and stores specializing in things such as shoes, jewelry, sporting goods, furniture, stationery, and flowers.The letter is typed on his office stationeryLubrication lu:brikein n. 润滑Many service stations, for example, sell not only gasoline, oil, and other goods but also lubrication and repair servicesRetail ri:teil n.零售 vt.零售, 传述 adv.以零售形式adj.零售的The businesses where you and your family buy goods and services are known are retail stores or retailersCould you tell me the retail prices of these shoes?Promote prmut vt.促进, 提升, 升迁, 发起, 促销Some of these activities are promoting, pricing and distributingall the activities that help put the goods and services you want and need into your handThe government decided to promote public welfareBillboard bilb:d n. 广告牌 vt. 宣传As you continue touring community, the billboard on highways or street encourage you to “Try 7 Up” or “Visit Disneyland”Large billboards have disfigured the sceneryreal estate agent 房地产经纪人cashiers ki n.出纳员, 收银员 vt.解职, 丢弃dealer di:l n.商人, 经销商, 发牌者, 毒品贩子They may be salespeople in department stores, cashiers in supermarkets, ticket sellers in movie theaters, services-station attendants, real estate agents, florists, or automobile dealersA cashier ran away with the days takingsShes now firmly established (in business) as an art dealerCopywriter kpirait n.广告文字撰写人This group includes receiving clerks in a large store, designers of window displays, artists preparing posters, copywriters preparing newspaper ads, and so onDistribution distribju:n n.分布, 分发, 分配, 散布, 销售量Although marketing is sometimes called” distribution”, the terms actually have different meaningsThe manager tried to even out the distribution of work among his employeesConception knsepn n.概念, 观念, 构想, 怀孕Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception pricing, promotion and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organization objectivesI have no conception of what you meanUnit Three Part A TEXT APatronage ptrnid n. 赞助, 光顾, 任免权Product and patronage buying motives This orchestra has been established under the patronage of the governmentHay fever花粉热, 干草热For example, the customer who suffers from hay ever may want an air conditioner for the homeHas had hay fever all his lifePollen plin n.花粉 vt.授粉给The primary reason for the purchase of the air conditioner is to remove pollen from the air in order to give relief from the symptoms of hay everStamen is in the middle of a flower and may produce pollenUnit Four Part A TEXT APurchase p:ts vt.购买n.购买, 购买的物品 n.紧握,支点Customers will not purchase a product or service until they are convinced that they will benefit from owning that product or serviceYou can rely on your solicitors professionalism in dealing with the house purchaseConsumption knsmpn n.消费, 消耗, 肺痨Our economy is divided into three phases: production, marketing, and consumptionThe meat was condemned as unfit for human consumptionLumber lmb n. 木材, 木料 v. 伐木 vi. 缓慢地移动vt. 拖累Faming, mining, fishing, lumbering, and manufacturing make up of the production phase of our economyMaterial, such as lumber or tile, used in making floorsWholesaler hulseil n.批发商Wholesalers and retailers make up the marking phase of our economyAs you know, we are a well-established firm in the line of textiles, and we enjoy good relations with all the wholesalers, chain stores and distributors in CanadaUnit Five Part A TEXT AEntrepreneur ntrprn: n.企业家, 承包商,主办者Two kinds of businessman-heroes have gained wide-spread respect among the people. The first kind is often calls the entrepreneur.He would not have succeeded in such a risky business if he had not been such a clever entrepreneurOil refining炼油The men who more than one hundred years ago built up the great industries of the nation, such as steel, railroads, and oil refining, were usually entrepreneursFrontier frntj n.边界, 边境, 尖端, 边缘The fact that these early entrepreneurs built great industries out very little made them seem to millions of Americans like the heroes of the early frontier days who went into the vast wilderness of the United States and turned forest into farms, villages, and small citiesThe frontier ranges from the northern hills to the southern coastrugged rgid adj.高低不平的,衣裳褴褛的,粗鲁的, (人)坚毅的, (气候)严酷的, (声音)刺耳的,坚固耐用的The entrepreneur, like the earlier hero of the frontier, was seen as a “rugged individual”The path to glory is always ruggedTheme i:m n.主题, 题目, 主旋律The theme of Algers novels is that in the United States a poor city boy or a poor farm boy can become a wealthy and successful businessman if he works hard and relies on himself rather than depending on othersPeace was the dominant theme of the conferenceprevailpriveil vi.盛行, 获胜, 劝说indolence indlns adj.懒散, 懒惰; 无痛This quality marked him for success, explained Alger, because in the boot-blacking business, as well as in the higher vocations, the same rule prevails, that energy and industry are rewarded, and indolence suffersMisty weather prevails in this part of the countryHe got the better of his indolenceInspire inspair vt.鼓舞, 激发, 产生, 赋予.灵感 vi.吸入Although Americans today are likely to think that Horatio Algers stories are too good to be true, they continue to be inspired by the idea of earning wealth and success as an entrepreneur who makes it on his ownThe sight inspired him with nostalgiaAppeal to对 . 产生吸引力, 呼吁, 恳求, 申诉A final characteristic of the entrepreneur which appeals to most Americans is his strong dislike of submitting to higher authority (particularly the government)The company is prepared to trade off its up-market image against a stronger appeal to teenage buyersTrait treit n.特征, 特点, 少许, 一笔Throughout their history, the American people have had this traitOne of his less attractive traits is criticizing his wife in publicAdmire dmai vt.钦佩, 赞美, 羡慕They have strongly admired the entrepreneur who conducts his business and his life without taking orders from anyone above himThey admire her alabaster complexionAcquire kwai vt.获得, 学到, 取得They acquire power and wealth, but they do not have as strong a hero image as does the entrepreneur, because they are not seen as pure example of American idealsWe admired his intellectual providence to acquire vast stores of dry informationUndisputed ndispju:tid adj.无可置辩的, 无异议的, 确实的The entrepreneur, on the other hand, was the sole and undisputed captain of his businessOur product has become the undisputed market leaderUnit Six Part A TEXT ASkyscraper skaiskreip n. 摩天楼, 超高层大楼; 特别高的东西Symphony Orchestra 交响乐团In downtown Detroit there are some fine skyscrapers and expensive restaurants and stores, and right on the edge of the downtown area, facing Canada across the busy Detroit River, is the waterfront, and its civic center, with parks and a concert hall, home of the famous Detroit Symphony OrchestraA new skyscraper has been put up downtownProsperity prsperiti n. 繁荣, 成功, 幸运This concert hall, called the Ford Auditorium, is a reminder that Detroit owes its rapid growth and one-time prosperity to the automobile, and above all to Henry FordThe increasing sale of luxury goods is an index of the countrys prosperitymechanical miknikl adj.机械的, 力学的, 呆板的 n.(供制版用的)样书,版面设计At an early age, he showed an interest in mechanical things and dislike for farm workThe new car had to be withdrawn from the market because of a mechanical defectApprentice prentis n.学徒, 见习生 v.使当学徒In 1879, 16-year-old Ford left home for the nearby city Detroit to work as an apprentice mechanist, although he did occasionally return to help on the farmThe boy was apprenticed to a carpenterOperate preit v.操作, 运转, 经营, 动手术During the next few years, Henry divided his time between operating or repairing steam engines, finding occasional work in a Detroit factoryThe new law operates to destroy our advantagesSignify signifai vt.表示, 预示, 意味着, 象征 vi.有重要性Conscious kns adj.神志清醒的, 意识到的, 自觉的, 有意的 n.意识This event signified a conscious decision on Fords part to dedicate his life to industrial pursuitsShe signifies her disagreementI had to make a conscious effort not to be rude to himInternal combustion engine 内燃机His promotion to Chief Engineer in 1893 gave him enough time and money to devote attention to his personal experiments on internal combustion enginesMass-produce msprdu:s vt. 大量生产Henry Ford did not invent the automobile, but he was the first man to mass-produce it, and thus make it available to the ordinary manDignity digniti n.尊严, 高贵, 端庄Robot rubt n.机器人, 机械呆板的人,自动机,（非洲南部）自动交通信号灯Ford believed in the dignity of work, and did not wish his men to become underpaid robotsThere was something impressive about Julias quiet dignityThe toy robot moved forward with quick jerky stepsOutskirt autsk:t n.郊区（常用复数）He also built them a special town on the outskirts of the cityThey live on the outskirts (ie in an outlying district) of ParisDisperse disp:s v.分散, 散开Now many plants have been dispersed to other parts of the states, and unemployment, particularly among the blacks, has become a serious problemThe police dispersed the crowdGulf glf n.海湾, 鸿沟 vt.吞没She gets her own oil from the Gulf of Mexico and from Alaska, and from other oil fields still in production in various parts of the USA, but she cannot produce nearly enough to suit her multifarious needsThe president hugged himself with pleasure over the quick withdrawal from the gulf warUnit Seven Part A TEXT ASector sekt n.部门, 部分, 区域 n.计扇形, 扇区 vt.使分成部分Other industries and services, including nearly all commercial and financial services, are owned and controlled by private enterprise, and this sector is called the “private” sectorThere are several sectors unusable in this diskCharacteristic kriktristik n.特点, 特性, 特色 adj.典型的, 特有的Each type is suited to certain services, profession and industries, and to small and large units, and so it is necessary to compare and contrast the chief characteristics of each typeHer predominant characteristic is honestyInterior intiri adj.内地的, 国内的, 内部的 n.内部, 内在Decorate dekreit v.装饰, 布置, 装修, 授予某人奖章或其他奖状It is very often found in retailing and in the direct service (such as window-cleaning and interior decorating)The architect laid out the interior of the buildingSeveral soldiers were decorated for braveryAccountant kauntnt n.会计人员, 会计师Architect :kitekt n.建筑师 n.【喻】缔造者, 创造者Sometimes the partners bring special skills (such as an accountant in a partnership of architects), and they share the riskThe accountant described his work to the sales staffThe architect was given/presented with a blank cheque to design a new city centreLiability aibiliti n.责任, 债务, 倾向, 可能性, 不利因素It is the main disadvantage of partnerships that ordinary of general partners have unlimited liability for losses and debtsIf your liabilities exceed your assets, you may go bankruptCollapse klps v.倒塌, 崩溃, 瓦解, 折叠 n.倒塌, 崩溃, 暴跌For the very large organizations of modern industry and commerce, the amount of capital needed and the potential losses which might result from collapse are very largeTalks between management and unions have collapsedout of the question adj.不可能的，不值得考虑的Unlimited liability is therefore out of the questionMaximum mksimm n.最大量, 最大限度, 最高点 adj.最高的, 最大极限的The main difference between private and public limited companies is that there is a restriction on the number of members in a private limited company (maximum fifty), whereas there is no such restriction in a public limited companyThe demonstration was carefully orchestrated to attract maximum publicityTransfer trnsf: v.转移, 调任, 转乘 n.迁移, 移动, 换车, 汇兑There are restrictions on the transfer of transfer of shares in a private limited companyHe intends to transfer the property to his sonsubscribe sbskraib vt.认购,订阅, 签名, 支持, 捐赠, 同意The public limited company can appeal to the public to subscribe capital, and so can raise more capital than the private limited companyDo you subscribe to her pessimistic view of the state of the economy?Unit Eight Part A TEXT AParticipated p:tisipeit vi.参加, 参与 vt.分享For example, the Alaska pipeline, which carries crude oil from wells in the Alaskan wilderness to tankers waiting offshore, was a hugely expensive project in which eight oil companies participatedI dont want to participate in the English partyArctic Circle n. 北极圈But in the case, the oil fields are located near the Arctic Circle, where frozen ports make year-round ocean transport impossibleI said: Only the other day the Russians put out that they have discovered huge new diamond fields somewhere inside the Arctic Circle.Bonanza bunnz n.富矿带, 带来好运的事物, 暴富之源And by 1981 crude oil had risen to about $40 a barrel, making the pipeline a bonanza for the ownersIts been a bonanza (ie very profitable) year for the tourist tradeConglomerate knglmrit n.联合企业, 密集体, 城郊混合区,地砾岩 vt.使聚集, 使结成,结合Warner, an entertainment conglomerate that produces movies and many of the shows seen on network TVAn American conglomerate holds a major share in the companyDairy dri n.牛奶场, 乳品店, 乳制品, 地方小店adj.牛奶的, 乳制品的In the last decade, they have broadened the scope of their operations considerably, increasing their market shares in dairy products and cotton and movies into food processingThe business of owning and operating a dairy or a dairy farmAt the expense of 以 . 作为代价 在损害.的情况下step up 增加, 加快, 提升, 升高（电压）, 站出来The so-called supply co-ops have likewise stepped up their sales to farmer of such necessities as fertilizer, petroleum, and chemical productsall at the expense of industrial competitorsI hope you try to get them to step up productionAverage vrid n.平均数, 平均水平 adj.平均的, 一般的, 通常的v.取平均值, 达到平均水平Levy levi n.征税, 召集vt.征收, 发动 vi.强收For example,