商务英语BEC高级词汇

1、Attorney 法律事务代理人, 律师e.g. We need to use attorneys and other specialists in the area to smooth the way and prevent mistakes. 我们需要使用法律事务代理人和业内专家帮助铺平道路,避免出错.Lets do better than our best!独乐乐,不如与人乐乐Attrition 人员自然损耗,人员自然削减 (如自然退休, 死亡等，而不是人为的辞退,裁员)e.g. By a quite practice of attrition we were able to reduc

2、e our staff size and cut our annual expenses while not firing anyone and risking a decrease in employee morale. 通过正常的人员自然损耗,我们得以减少员工人数并削减年度费用, 同时也避免了因采取解聘行为而导致员工士气降低的风险.Audio conference 电话会议Attribute 品质, 特性e.g. They have the appropriate attributes for effective team leadership. 他们具备有效领导团队的应有品质。Audio

3、 typing 听录音打字e.g. Because my boss is away from the office a lot he often dictates on to a cassette tape, so I have to learn audio typing. 因为我老板难得在办公室，常常把话留在口述记录机里，因此我得学会听录音打字。Audit 审计e.g. The audit is known, colloquially, as “checking the book.” 审计，就是人们平时口头上说的查帐。Auditor 审计员，审计师，稽核员e.g. The auditor i

4、s responsible for checking the reason for any changes in the accounts. 审计员负责核查账目中任何改动的原因。Authorized dealer 特约经销商， 授权经销商e.g. The applicant company is appointed by Ford Motor Company as an authorized dealer. 该申请公司被指定为福特汽车公司的特约经销商。Authorized share capital 法定股本，也称作nominal capitale.g. The company is allo

5、wed to issue a total amount of shares known as the authorized share capital or nominal capital. However, the issued capital may be less than that. 公司获准发行一定数目。Auto hire company 汽车出租公司Auto insurance 汽车保险e.g. For auto insurance, this information includes complete driving history-accidents or tickets-th

6、e kind of car, and the purposes for which it is to be used. 办理汽车保险所需信息包括完整的驾车历史记录事故或罚单记录以及车的种类、用途等。Awareness 意识，认识程度e.g. The booklet helped raise public awareness of the product. 这本小册子有助于提高该产品的知名度。e.g. The old company started extensive advertising on radio to increase awareness among young people wh

7、o had not been the companys traditional customers. 这家老牌子公司开始在电台大做广告，以使从前不是其传统消费者的年轻人提高对产品的认识。Axe 1 大幅削减e.g. In an effort to save money our company president aced the promotions budget. 为节省开支，我们公司的总裁大幅削减了推广活动的预算。Axe 2 裁员e.g. Three people in the marketing department were axed last week and are now loo

8、king for new positions. 市场营销部的三名员工上周被解雇了，他们目前正在寻找新的工作annoyance 令人讨厌的人或事例:The target market has viewed the ad so many times that it no longer makes a positive impression, and, in fact, it may make a negative impression in the form of an annoyance.annual general meeting 年度股东大会(根据法律规定每年举行,出席的包括公司成员,股东和

9、董事),简称AGM.口语里也称the yearly shareholders meeting.例: The financial results will be announced at the annual general meeting.annualization 年工时制例: She also said companies might be able to implement the governments measures based on the annualization of working hours rather than a calculation week by week.

10、annual production 年产量例: Within five years annual production went from 20 000 to 230 000 cars and the company founded its first South American subsidiary.annual profit 年收益,年利润例: The company produces an annual profit of 25 million.annual report 年报例: An annual report is a document which tells you about

11、 the companys performance over the year.appointment 任命,(聘任的)职位例: There has been a new appointment to the board.appraisal 评价,评估例: annual appraisal interviews 年度能力评估面试appointed 任命的例1: Measures are taken to ensure that newly-appointed members of staff are integrated effectively into existing teams.appr

12、eciation 增值,升值例:For investors, innovation has translated into stong earnings growth and stock price appreciation.approach to dialogue谈话方式例:Different language have their own approach to dialogue.arrival notice到货通知.例:We have not yet received the carriers arrival notice.articles (在法律事务所)培训期,律师实习例:Shes

13、doing her articles with a firm in London.A share A股股票(持有者没有投票权的普通股票)例: But the A shares, off limits to foreign investors, were still among the best performers.Asian crises of the late 1990s 90年代末亚洲金融危机例:As Asian crises of the late 1990s illustrated, U.S.firms entering international business transact

14、ions need to be cautious of foreign governments.as is 按现状出售,概不保证,亦作as seen.例:The goods are to be sold as is .asking price 索要价,要价例:Always negotiate, never pay the full asking price.asleep at the switch 玩忽职守,坐失良机例:Interest rates dropped significantly for a month before climbing back to higher levels,

15、but our finance manager was asleep at the switch and failed to renegotiate our loans.as of 自.起,等于as from例:I would like to inform you that as of September 6, 2001,the new name for our company will be Sunrise.as per 按照,依据例:The client requested that we send our report to him on a computer disc, so we w

16、rote a short note to him sayingas per your request, we are sending you our report on disc, and elclosed it with the disc.aspirational group 带领性消费群体,领导性消费群体例:Our emulates certain reference groups(aspirational groups) whereas one is actually a member of other groups.as seen 看货买卖,现场交易(货物按买者所见现状出售,卖方不保证

17、质量)例: If you buy at a car auction you take the vehicle as seen.Assembly line 装配线e.g. He first worked on the shop floor on the assembly line. 他先是在工厂的装配线上工作。e.g. I hope that all the training programs they run for the staff on the assembly line might have begun to have an effect. 希望那些为工作在装配线上的员工提供的专业培训

18、，如今已经开始发挥作用。accounts 账目例:The financial director was accused of falsifying the company accounts.accounts 会计部门 即 accounts department例: She works in accounts.accounts payable 应付账款例: Accounts payable is created when a firm deals with suppliers who extend credit.accounts receivable 应收账款例: Assets include

19、cash, accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, and patents.achievable 切实可行的,可达到的例: Your objectives should be relevant to the job you have applied for and achievable.Backup 为做备份，亦作back upe.g. You can backup accounting records, business plans charts, graphs or confidential information o

20、n CDs for decades-safe and secure. 你可以把帐目记录，业务计划，图表或机密情报备份到光盘上，可保证数十年安然无恙。Back-up facility 支持设备，辅助设备e.g. The latest development is the use of the virtual office to provide essential back-up facilities to the self-employed. 目前，虚拟办公室的最新进展是被用来为个体经营者提供基本的支持设备。Bad debt 坏帐， 呆帐， 倒账（无法收回的应收账款）e.g. The bank

21、wrote off one million pounds in bad debt. 银行注销了100万的呆帐。Bad publicity 负面影响e.g. When they started to raise prices, they might create bad publicity, which would hurt their brands. 当他们开始提价时，就可能造成负面宣传，损害其品牌。Baggage allowance 行李重量限额e.g. If the boss is traveling with a lot of heavy equipment he will probab

22、ly exceed the baggage allowance by the airline. 假如老板携带很重的设备出差，很可能会超过航空公司规定的行李重量限制。act of God 不可抗力, 天灾, 亦作 force majeure.例1. Private householders or businessmen insure against burglary, loss or damage by vandalism or acts of God.例2. The insurance policy does not cover acts of God.actuals 实际数字(相对于估计的数

23、目)例: These are the actuals for last years turnover.actuary 精算师(受雇于保险公司或退休基金公司,根据死亡率和意外事故、火灾、盗窃等的可能性，估计保险风险和费用)例：Actuaries spend their time working out whether or not an accident will happen and how much it will cost if it does.adaptation 重新打造以适应本土化例1：Adaptation may need to be made in branding, label

24、ing, and packaging of the product.例2：Potential risk refers to the level of adaptation required to enter foreign markets.added value 增加值，增值例：An important aspect of marketing goods like CD players and televisions is possible added value, such as free videos or CDs.addition （某一产品系列中的）新增产品例：The KR 700 i

25、s the latest addition to our range of fax machines.Additional Benefit Funding 附加福利基金（专款）例：You will be able to use as much as you like of your Additional Benefit Funding to buy benefits.advance 预付款, 垫款例: I asked for an advance on my salary.advanced orders 预订货量例: The development of the game has taken

26、two years but advanced orders are impressive.advancement 进步例: Businesses established in foreign countries should contribute to the social advancement of those countries.advance publicity 前期宣传例: The product has sold well considering it was not given much advance publicity.advance reservation clerk (酒

27、店)客房预订接待员例：These major sectors are telecomms, IT, agro-industry and what is termed welfare.air freight operator 空运公司例：This air freight operator has no travel service.airline 航空公司例：I flew with my favourite airline as always.airline business 航空业务例：Cathay Pacific（国泰航空公司） is in the airline business.advi

28、sory service 咨询服务例：The bank provides a financial advisory service for all its (车辆等)流线型的例：We lowered the front end for more visibility, and softened the lines for a more aero look.affiliation 1 联营公司例: We have a number of affiliations throughout the country.affiliation 2 附属机构例: Please put

29、 your name, address and affiliation.abandon rate 挂断率（衡量客户服务质量的指标之一，计算方式为：拨入客户服务中心的电话总数中客户因等候时间过长而挂断的电话数目占总数的百分比）例： By choosing the right on-hold music, the company has reduced abandon rate by 50%.absenteeism 旷工，缺勤例：Improvements in working conditions helped to reduce levels of absenteeism.absolute in

30、terest 绝对产权，绝对权益例：The company has an absolute interest in the building.academic intelligence 学术方面的才智例：Phrases such as solves problems well,displays interest in the world at large,accepts others for what they are,admits mistakes,is goal oriented, and converses well suggest that people focus on the wo

31、rldly side of intelligence, as opposed to just academic intelligence.academic smarts 学术方面的才能例：Its not the usual way of thinking about it - academic smarts-IQaccelerated learning 速成学习例：Accelerated learning shows that language learning an be fast, effective and enjoyable.access 1 使用，享用权例1： Access to t

32、hese files is restricted.2 : Students have free access to the librarys scientific literature.access 2 进入例：Its acquisition of the group will allow it to gain access to Frances railway business.accommodation address 临时通信地址例:Please write to my accommodation address.account 1. 账户例:When the debt is clear

33、ed- as it must be by the time the customer retires- and the account goes into credit, it will attract interest at about 5 per cent.account 2. 客户,生意往来关系例:The firm is one of our major accounts.accountancy 会计工作例: To her, accountancy was a means to find out about business and be paid at the same time.Ba

34、nk charges 银行手续e.g. One significant expense is bank charges, which all businesses are forced to pay. 费用中的很大的一笔是手续费，所有的企业都必须支付。Banking business 金融业，银行业e.g. Credit lyonnais is in the banking business. 里昂信贷银行从事金融业务。Bank on 依赖获利e.g. bank on brand 依赖品牌获利bank statement 银行结帐，银行水单e.g. The bank statement sho

35、uld be checked against the cash book to make sure the figures are the same and there are no discrepancies. 银行结帐单应与现金账簿核对，确保两者数字一致无不符之处。Banner towing 条幅广告Banqueting manager （酒店的）宴会经理Bar chart 矩形图，条形图，直方图 也称bar graph or histogram （是以宽度相同的长条，按其长短或高低来表示指标或数值大小的一种图形。 有单式。复式和分段式三种。其中纵轴线称为vertical axis,横轴线

36、称为horizontal axis.）e.g. Last years sales figures for all our markets are shown on this bar chart. 我们所有市场去年的销售数字都显示在这个条形图上。e.g. The bar chart below shows the cost of buying three different photocopiers. 以下条形图显示购买三种不同复印机所需的费用。Bar code （打印在商品上，与电脑系统连接可读出商品价格和参考数据的）条形码，条码e.g. The shop assistant scanned

37、the bar code to check the price. 店员对条形码扫描以核对价格。Bar graph 矩形图，条形图，直方图，也称bar chart 或histograme.g. the bar graph shows the sales of cars in different countries during August, September and October. 该条形图显示了八月，九月，十月这三个月里公司在不同国家的汽车销售情况。Barrier crash （汽车）障碍试验Barrister （英国、澳大利亚）（有资格出席高等法院）律师，出庭律师，大律师，相当于美国的

38、attorneye.g. He is a barrister specializing in employment law.他是对劳工法有专门研究的大律师。Base pay 基本工资e.g. To know how much can be spent on benefits, you start with Base Pay. 要了解有多少钱可用于享受福利，须先看基本工资Bancassurance 银行保险业, 亦作bankassurancee.g. The job losses stem largely from the amalgamation of TSBs bank and insuranc