冀教版英语八年级下册lesson27Business-English

1、2021/6/71Business English商务英语2021/6/72 English is the language of international business. Do you know that business English can be different from everyday English? In business, people sometimes speak English in interesting ways. You might not always know what they mean. Can you guess the meanings of

2、 the sentences below?2021/6/73 Look at this one: Buy low, Sell high. Its a short and simple sentence. Buy something at a low price, and then sell it at a high price. It makes sense, right? What does Were in the red this month mean? Does it mean everyone is wearing red clothes? No! It means the busin

3、ess is losing money. Business people usually write red numbers below zero and black numbers above zero. Pretty simple, right? 生意亏损生意亏损2021/6/74 I am moving up the ladder may be difficult to understand. It means a person gets a better job or a better position at work. If someone tells you he or she i

4、s moving up the ladder, you should congratulate this person. How about I have to beef up my report? we know that beef is meat from cows, if you “beef something up” ,you make it big and strong-like a cow! This sentence means “I have to make my report stronger”. 2021/6/75 There are many more interesti

5、ng business terms including: Hes a fat cat(Hes a rich person); and They cook the books (They steal money by making changes to the companys accounts). Have you heard of any other business terms or sayings? 术语术语谚语谚语2021/6/76Buy low, Sell high.Were in the red this month. I am moving up the ladder.I hav

6、e to beef up my report.Hes a fat cat.They cook the books.低买高卖。低买高卖。我们这个月出现了财政赤我们这个月出现了财政赤字字/亏损。亏损。我升职了我升职了/找到一份更好找到一份更好的工作。的工作。我让我的报告更有说服力。我让我的报告更有说服力。他是个有钱人。他是个有钱人。他们通过更改公司账目盗钱他们通过更改公司账目盗钱/通过做假账窃取公司的钱财。通过做假账窃取公司的钱财。2021/6/77cost sb. an arm and a leg非常昂贵burn a hole in ones pocket 很快地被花光 2021/6/781.

7、at a price of 以以 的价格的价格Eg. I bought this book at a price of 20yuan.2. make sense 讲得通，有道理，有意义讲得通，有道理，有意义Eg. What you say doesnt make sense at all.3. move up 升级，提高，上升升级，提高，上升Eg. His boss will move him up next month.4.beef up加强，补充（人数、兵力等），使更大加强，补充（人数、兵力等），使更大Eg. We should beef up our basketball team wi

8、th some new players.2021/6/795. congratulate vt.祝贺祝贺 congratulate sb. 祝贺某人祝贺某人 eg. Lets congratulate your sister! congratulate sb. on sth.（n./v-ing）因某事而祝贺某人 （其中congratulate的宾语必须是“收到祝贺的人”，而不是“所祝贺的事”) eg. His parents congratulated him on his success. His parents congratulated him on passing the exam.

9、congratulate that从句从句 eg. I should congratulate you that you have done this by yourself.2021/6/710congratulation n. 祝贺祝贺 常用复数congratulations congratulations to sb.祝贺某人祝贺某人 eg. Congratulations to you!congratulations on sth.(n./v-ing)为某事祝贺为某事祝贺 eg. Congratulations on passing the exam!2021/6/7116.include& including 包含，包括包含，包括include v. The list includes many students names.including (prep.)+n./pron./v-ing “包括包括在内在内”eg. There are many subjects this term, including math, Chinese, and English.included 也有介词用法也有介词用法incl