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Day 03

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link-up
[ˈlɪŋkʌp] n. 连接;结(合);连接物

This airline has abandoned its link-up with British Airways. 这家航空公司已经放弃了与英国航空公司的合作。

talent
[ˈtælənt] n. 才能;天才;天资

Don't look down upon him. He has a talent for investment. 不要小看他。他有投资天赋。

talent competition 人才竞争 / talent show 才艺表演

talented adj. 有才能的;天才的

strength
[streŋθ] n. 力量;强项,长处;实力

The new private company gradually showed its strength in management and innovation after its establishment. 在成立之后,这家新的民营公司逐渐展现出在管理和创新方面的优势。

competitive strength 竞争力 / economic strength 经济实力

strengths and weaknesses 优势和劣势 / go from strength to strength 不断壮大 / on the strength of 凭借

pro forma
[ˌprəʊˈfɔːmə] adj. 形式上的;惯常的,例行的 n. 形式发票;预计报表

联想记忆:pro(在…之前)+form(形式)+a(啊)→啊!在领导面前总是要走形式→形式上的

Please carefully check the enclosed pro forma and contact us if there is something improper. 请认真检查随函附寄的形式发票,如有不当之处,请与我们联系。

pro forma invoice 形式发票

pro forma instruction 常规指示

wage
[weɪdʒ] n. 工资 vt. 开始,进行(战争、运动等)

The government made a promise that they would wage a continuous war against price hikes. 政府保证将继续设法控制物价上涨。

wage scale 工资等级 basic wage 基本工资 incentive wage 增产奖励工资,计件工资 wage sheet 工资单 wage... against/on 对…发动(战争等)

wage-earner n. 领工资的人;家里挣钱的人

saturate
[ˈsætʃəreɪt] vt. 使充满;使吸收;浸,浸透

词根记忆:satur(满的)+ate(使)→使…满的→使充满

saturated adj. 浸透的;饱和的 / saturation n. 饱和(例:saturation point 饱和点) adj. 呈饱和状态的;遍及各处的(例:saturation campaign 大量的宣传)

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The market is saturated with various brands of mobile phones, so the competition is extremely fierce.

市场上充斥着各种品牌的手机,因此竞争异常激烈。

confectionery
[kənˈfekʃənəri] n. 糕点糖果;糖果店

联想记忆:confection(糖果)+ery→糖果店

The orders for confectionery soar during the holidays and festivals. 节假日期间,糕点糖果的订单猛增。

trivial
[ˈtrɪviəl] adj. 琐碎的,不重要的

联想记忆:在trial(审判)中间加上vi就成了trivial(琐碎的)

The production director put a great emphasis on quality control, and he considered there was nothing trivial in that. 生产主管非常重视质量管理,他认为质量管理无小事。

trivial detail/matter 细枝末节/琐碎小事

trivially adv. 琐碎地;平凡地 / triviality n. 琐事;平凡 / trivialise vt. 使显得琐碎(或不重要);轻视

upkeep
[ˈʌpkiːp] n. 保养(费);维修(费)

来自词组keep up(维持;维护)

The factory has specialised staff responsible for the general upkeep of the production facilities. 这家工厂有专业人员负责生产设备的常规保养。

awareness
[əˈweənəs] n. 知道;意识

consumer awareness 消费者意识 / quality awareness 质量意识

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The advertising campaign aims to strengthen the customers' brand identification awareness of our products.

此广告宣传活动旨在增强消费者对我们产品的品牌识别意识。

invoice
[ˈɪnvɔɪs] n. 发票;发货单;货物 vt. 开发票;记清单

联想记忆:口头(voice)上的承诺是不能当作发票(invoice)用的

Please help me invoice all the items to the company's account. 请帮我将所有物品记到公司账户上。

commercial invoice 商业发票 / pro forma invoice 形式发票 / value-added tax invoice 增值税发票 / issue an invoice for 为…开具发票

consumable
[kənˈsjuːməbl] adj . 可消耗的 n. [pl.]消耗品

Our company specialises in computer consumables, office equipment and furniture. 我们公司专门经营计算机耗材、办公设备和家具。

consumable material 消耗材料;消耗航材 / consumable article 消耗品

mailshot
[ˈmeɪlʃɒt] n. 邮寄广告;邮寄广告单(或册)

组合词:mail(邮件)+shot(投)→投递邮件→邮寄广告单(或册)

We update our mailshots regularly and send them to our customers. 我们定期更新邮寄广告单,并将它们发给我们的客户。

do a series of mailshots 进行一系列的邮寄广告宣传 / send out a mailshot 发出邮寄广告材料

fire
[ˈfaɪə(r)] vt. 解雇;激发,激起;开火 n.

He was fired not because of disability but because of his disagreement with his big boss. 他被开除不是因为工作能力有问题,而是因为他和大老板的意见不一致。

fire sb./sth. up 使充满激情 fire questions/insults at sb. 向某人提出一连串的问题/辱骂某人

succession
[səkˈseʃn] n. 连续,接续;继任,继承(权)

The company has profited more than one billion dollars for the fifth year in succession. 这家公司已经连续5年盈利超过10亿美元。

in succession 连续地 / in succession to 接替 / a succession of 一系列

pull together
齐心协力;振作起来

The government called on all the enterprises to pull together to fight against the economic crisis. 政府号召所有企业齐心协力,共同抵御这场经济危机。

moratorium
[ˌmɒrəˈtɔːriəm] n. 延期偿还;暂停,终止

The government imposed a moratorium on initial public offering. 政府暂停首次公开发行新股。

impose/seek a moratorium 实施/寻求延期偿还

rival
[ˈraɪvl] n. 竞争者,对手 adj. 竞争的 vt. 竞争,对抗;相匹敌

No other companies can rival us in the performance of the product. 在该产品的性能上,没有任何公司能和我们相匹敌。

close rival 势均力敌的对手 rival bid/offer 竞争投标/报价

rival... for/in 与…相匹敌,比得上

rivalry n. 竞争,对抗

pre-emptive
[ˌpriːˈemptɪv] adj. 有先买权的,优先购买的;先发制人的

联想记忆:pre(在…之前)+emptive(看作empty,空的)→提前把某种商品买空→优先购买的

In order to gain more market shares, we should launch a pre-emptive marketing campaign. 为了赢得更多的市场份额,我们应该提前发起营销活动。

pre-emption n. 优先购买

bar chart
条形图

The bar chart presents the increase in output from July to December. 该条形图显示了从7月到12月的产量增长情况。

rocket
[ˈrɒkɪt] vi. 迅速增加;飞快地移动 n. 斥责;火箭

The flood led to crop failures and consequently the prices of agricultural products rocketed. 洪水导致农作物减产,农产品价格也因此而飙升。

give sb. a rocket 痛骂某人;严厉指责某人 / rocket to stardom 一举成名

rocketry n. 火箭学;火箭技术

critical
[ˈkrɪtɪkl] adj. 关键的;重要的

be critical to 对…很重要 of critical importance 具有重要作用的 a critical comment/report 一项重要的评论/报告

critically adv. 批判性地;严重地 / critic n. 评论家,批评者(例:an outspoken critic 一个坦率的评论家)

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An open trade system is critical to economic prosperity while isolation only leads to poverty.

一个开放的贸易体系对经济繁荣很重要,而闭关锁国只能导致贫穷。

modernisation
[ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃn] n. 现代化;现代化的事物

The government is making great efforts to promote modernisation in rural areas. 政府正在努力推动农村地区的现代化进程。

vex
[veks] vt. 使烦恼,使生气;使焦虑

The leaders of the Eurozone were vexed by how to handle the Greek crisis. 欧元区的元首们为如何处理希腊危机而困扰。

vexation n. 烦恼;恼火;心烦意乱 vexed adj. (问题等)棘手的;(人)恼火的(例:be vexed at/with 为…烦恼)vexing adj. 令人烦恼的(例:vexing problem 令人烦恼的问题)

optimistic
[ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk] adj. 乐观(主义)的

Optimistic foreign investors are not influenced by the domestic political incidents. 乐观的外国投资者并没有受到国内政治事件的影响。

be optimistic about 对…乐观,看好

optimistically adv. 乐观地 / optimism n. 乐观;乐观主义

establish
[ɪˈstæblɪʃ] vt. 建立,创办

联想记忆:est(存在)+abl(看作able,能够)+ish(使)→使能够存在→建立

establish relations with 同…建立关系

establishment n. 建立 / established adj. 已确立的;已建立的

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M How do you plan to manage your overseas business?

您打算如何管理您的海外业务呢?

W We are establishing overseas offices for that.

我们正在为此建立海外办事处。

memorable
[ˈmemərəbl] adj. 显著的;难忘的,值得纪念的

词根记忆:memor(记忆)+able(能够…的)→能够成为记忆的→难忘的,值得纪念的

My first job interview is the most memorable experience in my life. 我的第一次求职面试是我一生中最难忘的经历。

memorably adv. 值得纪念地;重大地

commonplace
[ˈkɒmənpleɪs] n. 老生常谈;司空见惯的事 adj. 平凡的;陈腐的

组合词:common(普通的)+place(地方)→普通的地方→司空见惯的事

It is not commonplace that Chinese consumers have kept the world economy spinning. 世界经济的运转依赖于中国消费者的表现,这可不是老生常谈。

import
[ˈɪmpɔːt] n. 输入,进口
[ɪmˈpɔːt] v. 输入,进口

联想记忆:im(进入)+port(港口)→运进港口→输入,进口

Japan has to import large amounts of raw materials from other countries due to its lack of natural resources. 由于自然资源匮乏,日本必须从其他国家大量进口原材料。

control/restrict import 控制/限制进口 import duty 进口税 import license 进口许可证 import quota 进口配额

importer n. 进口商 / importation n. 进口;输入品

break the bank
耗尽资源;倾家荡产

Our company just doesn't have enough capital to invest in the European market right now, so your plan will break the bank. 我们公司现在没有足够的资本投资欧洲市场,因此你的计划会让我们破产。

recompense
[ˈrekəmpens] v./n. 补偿;赔偿;酬谢

联想记忆:re(表强调)+compense(补偿)→补偿

After a hard negotiation with the insurance company, we were just partly recompensed for our loss. 在和保险公司进行激烈的磋商后,我们只得到了损失的部分赔偿。

financial recompense 经济赔偿

(in) recompense for(作为)对…的赔偿

exit
[ˈeksɪt; ˈeɡzɪt] n. 退出;出口 v. 退出;离去

The fierce competition forced the company to exit the local market. 激烈的竞争迫使这家公司退出当地市场。

entry and exit inspection 出入境检查 / exit visa 出境签证

fire exit 消防通道 / emergency exit 紧急出口 / make one's exit 退场

on-the-job
[ˈɒn ðə ˌdʒɒb] adj. 在职的

on-the-job training 在职培训

unearned income
非劳动收入;非工资收入

Any legally earned income and unearned income should be respected and protected. 任何合法的劳动收入和非劳动收入都应得到尊重和保护。

abbreviation
[əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn] n. 缩写,省略

WTO is the abbreviation for“World Trade Organisation”. WTO是“世界贸易组织”的缩写。

loyalty
[ˈlɔɪəlti] n. 忠诚

customer loyalty 顾客忠诚度 / loyalty program(客户)忠诚计划

object
[ˈɒbdʒɪkt] n. 目标;物体;客体
[əbˈdʒekt] vi. 反对 vt. 提出…作为反对的理由

If you are willing to work for our company, money is no object. 如果你愿意来我们公司工作,钱不是问题。

household object 家庭用品 / object of the activity 活动的目标 / object to 反对

objection n. 异议(例:raise an objection 提出异议)

upmarket
[ˌʌpˈmɑːkɪt] adj. 高端市场的;高级的,高档的 adv. 在高档之列

upmarket product 高端产品 / upmarket shop 精品店 / move upmarket 进军高档市场

policy
[ˈpɒləsi] n. 政策;原则;保险单

When doing business, you should remember the saying—“Honesty is the best policy”. 做生意时,你应该记住“诚为上策”这条格言。

trade policy 贸易政策 / insurance policy 保险单 / diplomatic policy 外交政策 / adopt a policy 采取一项政策

decade
[ˈdekeɪd; dɪˈkeɪd] n. 十年,十年期

词根记忆:deca(十)+de→十年

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The sales volume of our products has increased tenfold over the past decade.

在过去的十年里,我们产品的销售额增长了十倍。

hype
[haɪp] n. 大肆宣传;促销广告 vt. 大肆宣传;使兴奋

Consumers should be more concerned about the quality of the products rather than the Internet hype. 消费者应该更多地关注产品质量,而不是互联网上的大肆宣传。

marketing hype 夸张的促销广告

hype sth. up 夸张地宣传某物

pay
[peɪ] n. 工资,酬金 v. 付(钱)

The company made tremendous profits from its overseas investment and paid off all its debts. 该公司海外投资获利丰厚,偿清了所有欠款。

pay premium 付佣金 / maternity pay 产假工资 / sick pay 病假工资 / pay increase 加薪

pay back 偿还 / pay off 付清(工资);取得成功;贿赂 / pay for 为…付钱 / pay tribute to 称赞,歌颂

payable adj. 应付的,可付的(例:payable in advance 预付款 / payable on demand/at sight 见票即付)

label
[ˈleɪbl] n. 标签;商标;标志 vt. 贴标签于;分类;标注;把…称为

联想记忆:lab(实验室)+el→实验室的试剂瓶上贴有标签→标签

price label 价格牌 / energy efficiency label 能效标识

label as(尤指不公正地)把…称作

听说小站

M Mr. White works very hard in the company.

怀特先生在公司工作很卖力。

W He has already been labelled as a workaholic by his colleagues.

他早已经被同事们称作工作狂了。

stock-in-trade
[ˌstɒk ɪn ˈtreɪd] n. 待售存货;惯用伎俩

The market is sluggish and the stock-in-trade keeps on increasing. 市场不景气,待售存货在不断增加。

urgent
[ˈɜːdʒənt] adj. 紧急的;急迫的

urgent order 紧急订单 urgent service 加急业务 urgent cable/telegram 加急电报

urgency n. 紧急(的事情);催促 / urgently adv. 紧急地;急迫地

occasion
[əˈkeɪʒn] n. 时机;场合;理由 vt. 造成;导致

It should have been an occasion to celebrate, but she seemed not so excited. 这本是一个值得庆祝的时刻,但是她似乎并不是那么兴奋。

on occasion(s) 偶尔;偶然;有时 / if the occasion arises 如果有必要的话 / social occasion 社交场合 / on the occasion of 在…的时候

occasional adj. 偶尔的,偶然的;临时的

appointment
[əˈpɔɪntmənt] n. 任命,委派;委任的职位;约定,约会

联想记忆:appoint(任命)+ment(名词后缀)→任命;委任的职位

Cody's appointment as the president was greeted with cheers. 科迪被任命为总裁,大家欢呼雀跃。

cancel/make an appointment 取消/安排约会 appointment book 记事簿

logo
[ˈləʊɡəʊ] n. 识别标记;标志;商标

This company has an eye-catching logo. 这家公司的标志很醒目。

company logo 公司标志 / design a logo 设计标志 / display a logo 展示标志

plunge
[plʌndʒ] n./vi. (价值或数量等)骤然下跌

Due to the influence of financial crisis, the stock market plunged to a new low yesterday. 受金融危机的影响,昨天股市跌至新低。

dramatic plunge in profit 利润暴跌 / plunge into(使)陷入(不快的事情)/ take the plunge(尤指经过踌躇或深思熟虑后)最终决定(做某事)

transpire
[trænˈspaɪə(r)] vt. 使蒸发;使排出 vi. 泄露,被人知道;蒸发;发生

词根记忆:trans(透过)+spir(呼吸)+e→透过皮肤呼吸→蒸发

It transpired that the company's products did not pass the quality safety test at all. 人们得知这家公司的产品根本没有通过质量安全检测。

reckon
[ˈrekən] v. 估算,计算;认为

联想记忆:reck(顾虑,考虑)+on(在…方面)→在…方面考虑→估算;认为

Experts reckon that oil prices will keep on rising in the international market in the short run. 专家认为,短期内国际市场的石油价格将会持续上涨。

reckon on sth. 指望;依赖 / reckon sth. up 统计;合计 / reckon with 重视;认真处理;考虑

reckoning n. 估算;计算;结账;〈喻〉算账(例:final reckoning 算总账)

achievable
[əˈtʃiːvəbl] adj. 可完成的;做得成的;可有成就的

Outsize returns could be achievable in this prosperous emerging market. 这个繁荣的新兴市场上有可能带来巨额回报。

arise
[əˈraɪz] vi. 出现;上升;起立

词根记忆:a+ris(升起)+e→出现;上升

Many fundamental problems arose after the collapse of the bubble economy. 经济泡沫破灭后,许多根本性的问题浮现了出来。

arise from 从…中产生;由…引起

flying start
迅速起步,迅速发展

The start-up company got off to a flying start after the injection of a large amount of capital. 大笔资金注入后,这家刚成立的公司迅速起步了。

freebie
[ˈfriːbi] n. 免费赠品

The consumers can get freebies once they spend up to 300 yuan in this supermarket. 消费者在这家超市消费满300元可以获得免费赠品。

conditional
[kənˈdɪʃənl] adj. 有条件的;有前提的

conditional contract 有条件的合同;暂行契约 / conditional discharge 有条件释放令 / conditional approval 条件性批准 / conditional acceptance 有条件承兑

conditionally adv. 有条件地

写作小站

Please ensure that our goods can be delivered on time as the payment is conditional upon the receipt of them.

请确保贵方能及时发货,因为收到货物后我方才能付款。

tax
[tæks] vt. 收税,征税;给…造成负担,使超过极限 n. 税收

It is said that the government do not tax non-profit organisations in America. 据说美国政府不向非营利机构征税。

value-added tax 增值税 / tax return 纳税申报单 / tax bracket 纳税(税率)等级 / tax evasion 漏税,逃税

raise/cut taxes 增加/削减税收 before/after tax 纳税前/后

taxation n. 税收;征税(例:multiple taxation 多重课税)/ taxable adj. 应征税的(例:taxable income 应纳税收入)/ tax-deductible adj. 可以免税的(例:tax-deductible expense/income 可免税支出/收入)

abroad
[əˈbrɔːd] adj. 在国外的 adv. 往国外;在国外

The cost of borrowing abroad keeps rising currently. 目前国外借入成本不断上涨。

go abroad 出国 / at home and abroad 在国内外

interview
[ˈɪntəvjuː] vt./n. 面试;采访

联想记忆:inter(相互)+view(看)→相互看→面试

interview with sb. 和某人面谈;会晤;采访某人

interviewee n. 被面试的人 / interviewer n. 主持面试的人,招聘者 / interviewing n. 面试;采访

听说小站

M I did not see George during the interview.

我在面试时没有看到乔治。

W Oh, he was employed by recommendation.

噢,他是经人推荐而被雇用的。

automate
[ˈɔːtəmeɪt] v. (使)自动化,(使)自动操作

联想记忆:auto(自动)+mate(使)→使…自动做→(使)自动操作

Some ambitious factories invest massively to automate the production process. 一些有雄心的工厂投巨资来实现生产流程的自动化。

automation n. 自动化 / automatic adj. 自动的 [例:on automatic pilot(做事像自动驾驶仪一般)机械地,不假思索地]

slide
[slaɪd] n. 滑,滑行;滑面;跌落;幻灯片 v. (使)滑动;(使)滑落;跌落;悄悄或偷偷移动

The consumer price index has slid to the lowest level for 24 months. 消费者价格指数已经跌至24个月以来的最低点。

slide show 幻灯片放映

on the slide 日益恶化 / slide down 往下滑 / slide into(使)滑进;(使)不知不觉地陷入 / let... slide 任…恶化而不予处理,放任自流

boom
[buːm] n. (营业额等的)激增,(经济等的)繁荣,迅速发展;隆隆声,嗡嗡声 vi. 激增,繁荣,迅速发展;发出隆隆声

That country's economy is booming, especially in housing and construction. 那个国家的经济正蓬勃发展,尤其是在房地产业和建筑业方面。

market boom 市场繁荣 / boom and bust 繁荣和萧条 / boom period 繁荣期

baby boom 生育高峰期

booming adj. 繁荣的;蓬勃发展的(例:booming tourist industry 蓬勃发展的旅游业)

showroom
[ˈʃəʊruːm; ˈʃəʊrʊm] n. (样品)陈列室

组合词:show(展示)+room(房间)→展示物品的房间→陈列室

The customer visited our showroom and chose the samples that she liked best. 这位顾客参观了我们的陈列室,并选择了她最喜欢的样品。

headhunt
[ˈhedhʌnt] v. (猎头公司等)挖(人才),物色(人才等)

组合词:head(头)+hunt(打猎)→猎头→物色(人才等)

Many companies try to headhunt talent to strengthen their competitiveness. 许多家公司都试图挖人才来增强公司的竞争力。

head-hunter n. 猎头公司;物色人才者 / headhunting n. 挖人才,物色人才

initial
[ɪˈnɪʃl] adj. 初步的,初始的 n. (名字的)首字母 vt. 在文件上签上姓名的首字母

词根记忆:init(开始)+ial(…的)→初步的,初始的

During the initial stage, our business was not so satisfying. 在起步阶段,我们的业务不太令人满意。

initially adv. 最初,首先;开头 / initialise vt. 初始化

resistance
[rɪˈzɪstəns] n. 反抗;抵制;抵抗力;阻力;电阻

联想记忆:resist(反抗;抵制)+ance(名词后缀)→反抗;抵制

The government wanted big cuts in export subsidies to textile products, but this has met strong resistance. 政府想大幅度削减纺织品出口补贴,但此举遭到强烈抵制。

resistance to 抵抗;反对 / passive resistance 消极抵抗

resistant adj. 抵抗的

lose
[luːz] vt. 遗失;失去;失败 vi. 失败;放弃

The company has lost many customers to its rivals. 这家公司的许多客户被对手抢走了。

lose touch/contact with 与…失去联系 lose oneself in 陶醉于 lose out to 输给;被…所取代 have nothing to lose 已经再无可失了;没什么可牵挂的了

loser n. 失败者;失主

fee
[fiː] n. 费用,酬金

fees charged 收取的费用 / legal fee 诉讼费

entrance fee 门票,入场费

transparent
[trænsˈpærənt] adj. 透明的;显而易见的;坦率的;易懂的

The board required every department to make their accounts as transparent as possible. 董事会要求每个部门使其账目尽可能透明。

transparently adv. 显而易见地;坦白率直地 / transparency n. 透明,透明度;幻灯片

approval
[əˈpruːvl] n. 赞成,同意;批准,认可

联想记忆:ap(表强调)+prov(看作prove,证实)+al→经过一再证实才能批准→同意;批准

approval documents 批准文件 / approval of product quality and style 确认产品质量和样式

give approval to 批准 / meet with approval 得到批准 / seek approval 寻求认可

disapproval n. 不赞成;不批准

听说小站

M Has our new investment project started yet?

我们新的投资项目开工了没有?

W Not yet, it still needs the approval of relevant departments.

还没有,还需要相关部门的批准。

click
[klɪk] vt. 点击;使发出咔嗒声 vi. 发出咔嗒声 n. 单击;滴答声

发音记忆:“可立刻”→可立刻点击→点击

Some websites make up sensational stories to achieve a high click rate. 一些网站编造耸人听闻的故事来获得高点击率。

clickable adj. (电脑)可以点击的

proposal
[prəˈpəʊzl] n. 方案,计划;投保单

business proposal 商业计划书

put forward/submit/reject a proposal 提出/提交/否决方案 fill in a proposal 填写投保单

jurisdiction
[ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn] n. 权限;司法权,审判权;裁判权

联想记忆:juris(看作jury's,陪审团的)+diction(用词;措辞)→陪审团的措辞→审判权

We are not sure whether the local court has jurisdiction over intellectual property disputes. 我们不确定地方法院是否拥有知识产权纠纷的审判权。

jurisdictional adj. 司法的;司法权的;管辖权的

endeavour
[ɪnˈdevə(r)] n./vi. 努力,尽力

联想记忆:en(表强调)+deav(看作deaf,失聪的)+our(我们的)→一个失聪者努力想弄明白我们的意思→努力,尽力

endeavour to do sth. 尽力做某事

听说小站

M The customer is quite strict about product quality.

这个客户对产品质量要求很严格。

W OK! We will make every endeavour to meet our customer's demands.

好的!我们会尽最大努力来满足客户的要求。

relatively
[ˈrelətɪvli] adv. 相当地;相对地,比较地

联想记忆:relative(相当的;相对的)+ly(副词后缀)→相当地;相对地

This is a relatively high-end brand in China's domestic market. 这在中国国内市场上是一个相对高端的品牌。

relatively speaking 相对来说

gilt
[ɡɪlt] adj. 镀金的,烫金的;金色的 n. [pl.] 金边证券(指高度可靠的证券);镀金

We hurried to the restaurant for a dinner but it was closed, which took the gilt off the gingerbread. 我们匆匆去那家饭店吃晚餐,但是它不营业,真令人扫兴。

buy/issue gilts 购买/发行金边证券 exempt gilts 免税金边证券 gilt bill 优良支票 gilt lettering 烫印的金字

take the gilt off the gingerbread 使失去吸引力;令人扫兴

subcontract
[ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt] vt. 分包或转包(工程项目);订立分契,订立转契
[ˌsʌbˈkɒntrækt] n. 分包合同;转包合同

联想记忆:sub(分)+contract(合同)→分包合同

In order to ensure the quality of the project, you are only allowed to subcontract the part that requires fewer techniques. 为了确保工程质量,你方只能将技术要求较低的那部分工程转包。

subcontract agreement 转包协议

subcontracting n. 分包;订立转契;工业转包 / subcontractor n. 分包商 ptXYa4JylqevYSgOHbNRjhEycHLRlcd22+D1Wy7/KretCuHJ1/PYelxUhxvH8Jn1

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