第二部分 真题词汇
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a chain of [ei tʃein ɔv]
一家连锁
[真题例句]It is not terribly helpful to know what is going on in the pet-food industry if you run a chain of travel agencies.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]如果你经营一家连锁旅行社,了解宠物食品行业的现状并不是非常有用。
a copy of [ə 'kɔpi ɔv]
一份
[真题例句]Could you book a room for the market research seminar in my name and let me have a copy of the form?(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]你能以我的名义为市场研究研讨会预订一间房并且给我一份表格吗?
a great need for[ə ɡreɪt ni:d fɔ:]
对于……有极需
[真题例句]There is a great need in companies for staff who can communicate well,and I can help people to feel confident about those skills.(剑4,Test3,Listening,Part 3)
[参考译文]公司非常需要员工良好的沟通能力,而我能够帮助这些员工提高这种能力。
a group of [ə ɡru:p ɔv]
一组,一队,一群,一伙,一批
[真题例句]Would you like to take a group of student visitors on a tour of your company?(剑3,Test 3,Speaking,Part 3)
[参考译文]你愿意带领一组学生参观你的公司吗?
a number of [ə 'nʌmbə ɔv]
若干,一些,许多
[英文释义]several,many
[真题例句]In the last year Bennetts has opened a number of new stores.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]去年,本尼茨公司新开了几家新店。
a quarter of [ə 'kwɔ:tə ɔv]
……的四分之一
[英文释义]one of four equal or almost equal parts of something
[真题例句]A quarter of the bank's branches are in Europe,and a third in Asia.(剑 2,Test 2,Listening,Part 1)
[参考译文]有四分之一的分行分布在欧洲,三分之一在亚洲。
[真题例句]We put about a quar-ter of our investment into a strong marketing campaign,which was s upported by a slightly larger invest ment in the sales team.(剑4,Test 3,Listening,Part 1)
[参考译文]我们将投资额的四分之一用来开展一场大型营销活动,并且投入了更大的一笔资金用于销售团队建设,以支撑本次活动。
a range of [ə reindʒ ɔv]
一系列的
[真题例句]Well,at the newspaper I always concentrated on economic matters,but now I can choose to work on a wider range of projects than before.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part4)
[参考译文]以前,我给报纸提供的稿件主要是针对经济问题,但是现在却不同以往,我能够选择撰写领域更加宽泛的内容。
[真题例句]Foresight,a manufac-turer of audio equipment,is launch-ing a new range of CD players and needs accompanying instruction booklets.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]Foresight是一家音响设备制造商,现在正开发一条新系列的CD 播放器 ,需要制作随机附送的说明书。
[真题例句]Your services could be of interest to a range of companies.(剑4,Test2,Reading,Part1)
[参考译文]你的服务可能会令一些公司感兴趣。
[真题例句]The prospect of spending a limited time in a wide range of busi-ness is attractive to them.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]在不同的公司度过一段有限的时间,这一前景对他们而言具有吸引力。
a stream of [ə stri:m ɔv]
一连串,一系列
[真题例句]The company's perfor-mance over the years means that it gets a steady stream of offers from large tour operators wanting to buy the company.(剑2,Test 3,Read-ing,Part 5)
[参考译文]很多大型的旅游供应商都想收购该企业,而其近年来的市场表现则意味着它能获得不少大企业开出的优厚的收购条件。
abroad [ə'brɔ:d]adv.
在国外;到国外
[英文释义]in or to a foreign coun-try or countries
[真题例句]As my department has won some new business abroad,I need to improve my Spanish and German.(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]因为我们部门在国外获得了一些新业务,所以我需要提高一下自己的西班牙语和德语的水平。
absence ['æbsəns]
n. 缺席;缺勤;不在
[英文释义]when someone is not where they are usually expected to be
[记忆方法]来自absent(adj. 缺席的,不在场的)
[真题例句]The smaller the envi-ronment,the bigger the part you play as an individual,and the more people notice your absence.(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]工作环境越小,你个人力量的体现越大,也会有更多人注意到你的缺席。
[真题例句]Rebecca has agreed to assist us in his absence.(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]丽贝卡同意在他不在期间帮助我们。
[真题例句]They show the number of days lost because of staff absence in eight companies,from June to September in both 2002 and 2003.(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part3)
[参考译文]该部分给出 8 个公司在2002和2003年6月到9月间员工矿工天数的变化图。
[真题例句]The number of ab-sences rose between June and August 2003,when it equalled the previous September's high,before dropping to half that level.(剑 3,Test 4,Reading,Part 3)
[参考译文]在2003年的6月到8月,矿工天数一直递增,当达到去年9月的最高峰后又下降一半。
[真题例句]Absences in 2002 varied little,but in 2003 they rose sharply in July,dropping considerably the next month and staying unchanged in September.(剑 3,Test 4,Reading,Part 3)
[参考译文],但在 2003 年 7 月，旷工天数猛然增多,而8月又大幅度下降,9月不变。
[真题例句]2002 saw a continuing increase in absences,unlike 2003,when two months had the same low level after a sharp rise in July.(剑 3,Test 4,Reading,Part 3)
[参考译文]与 2003 年 7 月旷工天数猛然上升，而之前的两个月旷工天数都呈现同等低态势不同,2002年的旷工天数持续上涨。
accept [ək'sept]
v. 接受(提议或邀请);同意
[英文释义]to say‘yes' to an offer or invitation
[记忆方法]ac(=ad,to)+ cept(取)→去取→接受
[真题例句]She needs to accept all the work she is offered.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]她需要答应所有的工作任务。
access ['ækses]
n. 通道;使用途径;(接近某地或某人的)机会(或方法);(使用某物的)权利
[英文释义]the method or pos-sibility of approaching a place or person,or the right to use or look at something
[记忆方法]ac(=ad,to)+ cess(去)→来去要走通道→通道
[真题例句]Job swapping also helps you to understand the way other departments work and gives you ac-cess to other teams within your firm.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]交换工作可以帮助你了解其他部门是如何工作的,并且给你接近公司内部的其他团队的机会。
[真题例句]Access without a per-mit is denied until further notice.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]除非后续通知 ,未经允许,不得进入。
accommodation[əˌkɒmə'deɪʃn]
n.住处;工作场所;停留处
[英文释义]a place to live,work,stay,etc in
[记忆方法]ac(=ad,to)+ com(共同)+ ation(名词词尾)→使……用共同的方法→使……适应→转用作提供住处
[商务用语]Book local hotel ac-commodation for guests 为来宾在当地旅馆预订食宿(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)
[真题例句]Normally we'd book three nights' accommodation but,as you don't live far from there,two should be fine as you can travel straight there on the first morning.(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]通常,我们会预定3天的食宿 ,但是 ,既然您住的地方离会议地点较近,您可以在会议第一天上午直接到那里 ,因此 ,我们为您预定了两天的食宿。
[真题例句]We also offer three-day programmes,and these in-clude accommodation.(剑4,Test 1,Listening,Part 3)
[参考译文]我们也提供3天的课程,包括食宿。
[真题例句]Soledad Ramirez has asked for confirmation that her conference accommodation is available.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)
[真题例句]Soledad Ramirez 的要求确认她在会议期间能找到住处。accommodation
accompany [ə'kʌmpənɪ]
v. 陪同,陪伴;伴随,和……一起提供(或存在)
[英文释义]to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something
[记忆方法]ac(=ad,to)+ com(共同)+ pan(面包)→共同吃面包→陪伴
[真题例句]Foresight,a man-ufacturer of audio equipment,is launching a new range of CD players and needs accompanying instruction booklets.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]Foresight是一家音响设备制造商,现在正开发一条新系列的CD 播放器 ,需要制作随机附送的说明书。
account [ə'kaʊnt]
n. 账户,户头
[英文释义]an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to take it out when you need to
[记忆方法]ac(=ad,to 表加强)+count(数,计算)→把……数进去→账单
[固定搭配]account for sth(在数量上)占(剑 4,Test 2,Listening,Part 1)
[商务用语]accounts clerk 会计文员,会计员(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)
[真题例句]Finally,as part of our continuous programme of staff development,we plan to offer a wide variety of courses next year,including Account Management,as well as continuing with IT Skills and Customer Services.(剑 2,Test 1,Listening,Part 3)
[参考译文]最后,作为员工培训系列方案的组成部分,我们计划明年提供更加多样化的培训课程,既包括已有的课程IT技能和客户服务,也有新课程账户管理。
[真题例句]…and for any tax questions,you need to contact the Accounts Office.(剑 2,Test 2,Listening,Part 3)
[参考译文]……如有关纳税的问题，请联系财务室。
[真题例句]The invoice should come to the Course Secretary before it goes to Accounts.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]服务费用清单在记账之前应当寄给课程秘书。
[真题例句]Now Europe and Unit-ed States together account for the same amount as South-East Asia.(剑4,Test 2,Listening,Part 1)
[参考译文]美国和欧洲的出口总额与东南亚相等。
accountant [ə'kaʊntənt]
n. 会计;会计师
[英文释义]someone who keeps or examines the records of mon-ey received,paid and owned by a company or person
[记忆方法]account(账目)+ ant(表人)→管理账目的人→会计师
[真题例句]I was actually an ac-countant,working for a large holi-day company.(剑 2,Test 3,Lis-tening,Part 4)
[参考译文]实际上,当时我是在一家大型的旅游公司做会计工作。
accurate ['ækjərət]
adj. 准确的;精确的;正确的
[英文释义]correct,exact and without any mistakes
[记忆方法]ac(=ad,to表加强)+cur(关心,注意,留心)+ ate →非常小心的→准确的,精确的
[派生词汇]accurately adv. 准确地;精确地;正确地(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)accuracy n. 准确性;精密度(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)
[真题例句]He made very few mistakes,and calculated his costs and the time that a job would take very accurately.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]他在工作中极少犯错,并未提到成本的高低和时间的长短问题。
[真题例句]Asma Samairat wants staff at her transport company to improve their keyboard accuracy.(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]Asma Samairat 希望她运输公司的员工能提高他们敲击键盘的准确度。
achieve [ə'tʃi:v]
v.(尤指经过努力)完成,达到,实现
[英文释义]to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim,es-pecially after a lot of work or effort
[记忆方法]a(to)+ chieve(= chief,首领)→成为首领→实现
[真题例句]Both Internet and High Street sales dipped in the middle of the period,with the Internet al-ways achieving fewer sales than the High Street.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)
[参考译文]网络与店铺销售都暂时下滑,但网络销售一直要稍低于店铺销售。
[真题例句]I know it might seem that we've paying them a lot of money,but if you think of the sales we're achieving…(剑 2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]我知道我们支付了广告公司一大笔广告费,但是如果想想我们因此而提高的销售量……
acquire [ə'kwaɪə(r)]
v. 取得,获得;购得;学到
[英文释义]to obtain something
[记忆方法]ac(=ad,to)+ quire(追求)→去求得→取得
[派生词汇]acquisition n. 获得;获得物(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)
[商务用语]Mergers and acqui-sitions 合并与收购(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)
[真题例句]The company has re-cently acquired the sports group Eddie Wilkins plc.(剑 4,Test 4,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]该公司收购了埃迪·威尔金斯体育集团公开股份有限公司。
[真题例句]Sandersley's two re-cent departures from its main ac-tivity are the acquisition of restau-rant chains in Spain and in Turkey.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]Sandersley 公司近期推出的两项新业务不同于其主要的旅游经营项目,即获得在西班牙和土耳其的连锁餐馆的经营权。
act as [ækt æz]
(尤指临时)担当,担任,充任
[英文释义]to do a particular job,especially one that you do not normally do
[真题例句]He will,however,con-tinue to act as part-time consultant.(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 3)
[参考译文]然而,他将继续担任兼职顾问。
adapt [ə'dæpt]
v. 使适应不同情况(或用途);改动;改造;改装;改编
[英文释义]to change something to suit different conditions or uses
[记忆方法]ad(to)+ apt(适当)→使适当→使适应
[派生词汇]adaptable adj. 有适应能力的,能适应的;适应性强的(剑4,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)
[商务用语]electronic files adapted for most software programmes 适用于大多数软件程序的电子文件(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)
additional services
[ə'dɪʃənl sɜ:vɪsɪz]
追加供给,额外服务
[真题例句]I'm thinking to ask about they experience on website and for additional service.(剑 2,Test 3,Writing,Part 1)
[参考译文]我想询问他们在网站和附加服务的体验。
address [ə'dres]
v. 对付,应付;处理
[英文释义]to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
[记忆方法]ad + dress(服装,装扮)→经过装扮、修饰的语言→演讲
[真题例句]As a global company,we play our part in addressing global social and environmental concerns such as health hygiene,and water quality.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]作为一个全球性的公司,我们在全球关心的社会和环境问题,如健康卫生、水质量问题上,起着重要作用。
administration[ədˌmɪnɪ'streɪʃn]
n. 管理;经营;行政
[英文释义]the arrangements and tasks needed to control the oper-ation of a plan or organization
[记忆方法]ad(做)+ ministr(看作minister,部长)+ ation(表状态、动作)→部长负责管理和执行工作→管理部门
[商务用语]administration office 行政办公室(剑2,Test 4,Listen-ing,Part 3)
[真题例句]From July Tony Barnes from Sales will work in Marketing to replace Jane Crew,who moves to Administration.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 3)
[参考译文]从7月起,原营业部的托尼·巴恩斯将在市场营销部任职,顶替简·克鲁的位置 ,而简·克鲁将调入管理部门。
adult ['ædʌlt]
n. 成人
[真题例句]The company attracts families because it arranges joint activities for adults and children.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]公司吸引家庭游客因为安排了家长与孩子共同参与的活动。
advanced [əd'vɑ:nst]
adj. 先进的
[英文释义]highly developed
[记忆方法]来自advance(v. 前进)
[固定搭配]in advance 预先,事先,提前(剑 2,Test 3,Reading,Part 4/剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 1/剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 7/剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 7)in advance of提前(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)
[真题例句]Karen says that al-though the advanced Internet Technology course is excellent,it's better to start with the other one.(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]卡伦认为高级因特网技术课程虽然很不错,但是最好还是从另一个课程学起。
[真题例句]I'm not beginner but I won't be good enough for the Advanced class.(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]我虽然不是初学者,但是也不具备参加高级课程的能力。
[真题例句]In order to obtain an advanced business qualification,Paul White has to take a year off work without pay,and is looking for funding.(剑 3,Test 1,Read-ing,Part 2)
[参考译文]保罗·怀特为了获得高等商业资格,需要停薪离职一年并找到资金资助。
[真题例句]It's important to form a project team as early as possible before move,and at least twelve months in advance.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]很有必要在迁走之前尽快成立一个搬迁项目准备小组,至少要提前一年的时间做准备。
[真题例句]We need them four weeks in advance.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]我们提前四周需要。
[真题例句]The maintenance en-gineer is coming on Friday to carry out routine servicing—please in-form me in advance of any equip-ment faults.(剑4,Test 3,Read-ing,Part 1)
[参考译文]维修工程师将在周五来访,进行日常服务——如果发现任何设备问题,请提前通知我。
advertise ['ædvətaɪz]
v.(尤指为了销售某物)登广告,做广告,宣传;公布;征聘
[英文释义]to make something known generally or in public,es-pecially in order to sell it
[记忆方法]ad(做)+vert(转)+ise(使……)→通过做广告来转变人们的看法→为……做广告
[固定搭配]advertise in 在……做广告(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)
[真题例句]They also said we should advertise in cinema guides.(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]他们(广告公司)还建议我们在电影指南上刊登广告。
[真题例句]How would you adver-tise the opening?(剑 4,Test 4,Speaking,Part 3)
[参考译文]你如何给开业典礼做广告宣传?
advertising campaign
['ædvəˌ taɪzɪŋ kæm'pein]
广告宣传
[真题例句]Sarah,can you fix a date for us to discuss the new advertising campaign with Nick Bradshaw?(剑3,Test 1,Listen-ing,Part 1)
[参考译文]萨拉,你能跟我们确定一个日期与尼克·布拉德肖来讨论新的广告宣传吗?
[真题例句]We think the huge in-vestment in the advertising cam-paign this autumn will take sales to one point five million dollars in Year One.
[参考译文]我们相信在秋季 ,庞大的广告投资会在第一年将销量推到150万。
advice [əd'vaɪs]
n. 意见;忠告;劝告
[英文释义]an opinion which someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation
[固定搭配]take the advice of 采纳……的建议(剑 2,Test 4,Lis-tening,Part 4)
[真题例句]It seems we were right to take the advice of the advertis-ing agency and not to employ ac-tors…(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]对我们而言,采纳广告公司不启用男演员来代言广告的意见,似乎是个正确的选择。
affect [ə'fekt]
v. 影响;侵袭;感染;打动
[英文释义]to have an influence on someone or something,or to cause them to change
[真题例句]The meeting is about something which affects only one department.(剑2,Test 3,Read-ing,Part 1)
[参考译文]会议的内容仅与一个部门息息相关。
afford [ə'fɔ:d]
v. 买得起;(有时间)做,能做
[英文释义]can afford to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time
[记忆方法]af(=ad,to)+ ford(拿出)→能拿得出[钱]→买得起
[真题例句]Though we have a small budget this year,we should easily be able to afford them.(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]尽管我们的预算很少,但是我们还可以轻松支付广告费用。
afterwards ['ɑ:ftəwədz]
adv.(美亦作afterward)过后,以后,后来
[英文释义]after the time men-tioned; later
[记忆方法]after(后面的)+ ward(方向)→后来,以后
agency ['eɪdʒənsɪ]
n. 代理机构
[英文释义]a business which rep-resents one group of people when dealing with another group
[记忆方法]ag(=act,做,行动)+ency(名词词尾,表状态)→做事情的地方→代理,代理行,行政部门
[商务用语]Travel Agency for the Business Executive 商务人士的旅游中介(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)
[真题例句]We've already had just about two months and the agency thinks it should go on for another month.(剑 2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]我们的广告促销活动已经进行了大约2个月的时间,广告公司建议我们的活动再继续一个月。
[真题例句]Instead the oil group contacted an agency to carry out more market research.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]而是石油公司联系了一家代理进行更多市场调查。
[真题例句]It's up to you as well to make it work. Successful relation-ships depend on sharing informa-tion about the business freely and being totally open with the agency.(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]要想工作顺利进行,总经理也要配合。共享商业信息并且不让事务所感觉公司对它们有排斥,这才能构成良好的合作关系。
[真题例句]It's something I need to think about. I agree we should certainly meet some of these agencies and see what they have to offer. But I know the marketing team won't like it.(剑 3,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]我还要考虑些事情,虽然我同意我们应该见一些事务所，看看它们能提供给什么样的服务,但是市场营销组是不会喜欢的。
[真题例句]That is why we work together with local agencies and governments.(剑4,Test 1,Read-ing,Part 6)
[参考译文]那就是我们与当地代理机构和政府合作的原因。
ahead [ə'hed]
adv.(在比赛或竞争中)领先,占优势
[英文释义]having more points than someone else in a competi-tion or competive situation
[固定搭配]ahead of 在……前面 ,胜于(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)
[真题例句]Most self-employed journalists find it difficult to plan ahead.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]大部分自由撰稿的记者发现很难提前制订工作计划。
[真题例句]Both products saw their sales climb steadily during the period,product X remaining ahead of product Y.(剑3,Test 3,Read-ing,Part 3)
[参考译文]在这段时间内,两种商品的销量稳步上升,但商品 X仍高于商品Y。
[真题例句]The business is do-ing really well and you are ahead of the competition but this means there are new challenges ahead.(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]女顾客的想法却截然不同 ,她认为现在公司的生意很好 ,在竞争中处于领先地位,同时这也意味着公司面临着许多的挑战。
[真题例句]…at WTM,our market share has increased by ten per cent,taking us ahead of our rivals PTA for the first time.(剑4,Test 1,Listening,Part 1)
[参考译文]WTM的市场份额增长了10%,首次领先我们的对手PTA。
aim [eɪm]
v. 打算,计划;想要 n. 目标,目的;意图
[英文释义]v. to intend n. a result that your plans or actions are in-tended to achieve
[固定搭配]aim at 瞄准 ,指望 ,意欲,目的在于,打算,针对(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)with the aim of 目的是……,以……为目的(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 5/剑4,Test 4,Read-ing,Part 4)
[真题例句]Are you going to talk about the merger over lunch? That's the aim.(剑 2,Test 1,Lis-tening,Part 1)
[参考译文]你打算吃午饭时谈论合并的事情吗? ——这是会面的目的。
[真题例句]So by aiming at the middle market,Timtex doesn't re-ally please anyone very much.(剑2,Test 2,Listening,Part 1)
[参考译文]把销售对象定在中端市场后,Timtex 公司就不太受人青睐了。
[真题例句]We're aiming at men and women in the twenty to thirty age group,rather than teenagers.(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]我们把产品的消费群体定位于年龄在20至30岁之间的女性和男性顾客,而青少年顾客不是我们的考虑范围。
[真题例句]Before you draw up the contract you must decide what your aims are only agree to pay according to how well the agency achieves these aims.
[参考译文]在草拟合同前,你需要确定你的目标并且依照事物所完成指标的好坏程度来付钱。
[真题例句]Our aim now is to make Turners products a big name at all the important sports events across the world.(剑 4,Test 1,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]我们现在的目标是使Turners 的产品在全世界的所有重要赛事当中都成为一个大品牌。
[真题例句]Sainsbury's contracted Cobalt with the aim of improving profitability.(剑 4,Test 4,Read-ing,Part 4)
[参考译文]Sainsbury已经同Cobalt签订合同,目的在于提高收益率。
[真题例句]…our aim now is to in-troduce those products into other countries.(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]我们现在的目标是将这些产品介绍到其他国家。
[真题例句]The company's prin-cipal aim since it was first founded has been to supply its customers with high-quality sports and leisure products at competitive prices.(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]自从公司建立以来,主要目标是把高质量的运动和娱乐产品以竞争性的价格提供给顾客。
airline ['eəlaɪn]
n. 航空公司
[英文释义]a business that oper-ates regular services for carrying passengers and/or goods by air-craft
[记忆方法]air(空中)+line(线)→航线
[真题例句]The exhibition is twice the size it was last year as the organisers have been successful in attracting many more lead-ing airlines,hotels and car rental companies than in the past.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]今年的展会规模是去年的两倍,展会的组织者成功地吸引了比去年更多的有影响力的航空公司,酒店,汽车租赁公司。
[真题例句]…in summer,when there were lots of tourists waiting to come to the island,the local air-line sometimes used to just leave my food on the mainland and bring tourists instead.(剑4,Test 2,Lis-tening,Part 4)
[参考译文]夏天有很多游客 ,当地的航空公司有时就不运货，只做旅游生意。
alternate ['ɔ:ltɜ:nət]
adj. 轮流的,交替的
[英文释义]with first one thing,then another thing,and then the first thing again
[记忆方法]altern(其他的)+ ate(动词词尾)→变成其他的→交替
[派生词汇]alternative adj.(计划或方法)可替代的;可供选择的(剑3,Test 1,Listening,Part 1)
[真题例句]The last five years have seen alternate rises and falls in profits before tax,at the same time as fluctuating profit margins for the company.(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 3)
[参考译文]近5年,该公司的税前利润增减交替,同时其利润率也处在涨时跌的浮动中。
altogether [ɔ:ltə'geðə(r)]
adv. 完全,全然;总共,一共
[英文释义]completely or in total
[真题例句]So it should be five thousand,seven hundred and fourteen pounds altogether to pay.(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 2)
[参考译文]那么应该支付的全款是5,714英镑。
amateur ['æmətə(r)]
adj. 业余爱好的,非职业的
[英文释义]taking part in an activi-ty for pleasure,not as a job
[记忆方法]amat(爱)+ eur(表人)→有爱好的人→业余爱好者
[真题例句]Thirteen years later,in 1993,he bought the business and repositioned it to focus entirely on musicians,both amateur and pro-fessional.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]13年后,在1993年他买下了公司,并且将业务集中在专业和业余音乐家的巡演方面。
ambition [æm'bɪʃn]
n. 抱负;志向;雄心;野心
[英文释义]a strong desire for success,achievement,power or wealth
[记忆方法]ambi(二)+ tion(名词词尾)→期望得到两倍于别人的东西→雄心,野心
[派生词汇]ambitious adj. 有抱负的;志向远大的;雄心勃勃的(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 5)
[真题例句]You'll be a strong leader,full of ideas and ambition,and commercially aware,prefer-ably with knowledge of the retail industry in one of the countries where we have stores.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]你将成为强有力的领导者,足智多谋,满怀抱负,具备商务知识,最好能了解我们开分店的某一国家的零售业。
[真题例句]I've always had big ambitions,but I didn't expect it to become as big as this.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]我一直都有雄心壮志,但没料到事业会做到这么大。
amount [ə'maʊnt]
n.(尤指不可数事物的)数量;数额;量;总数
[英文释义]a collection or mass especially of something which cannot be counted
[记忆方法]a(=ad,to表加强)+nount(升,上)→升到最高处→总计
[真题例句]Julia Strekalova want to know how to calculate the amount she can charge custom-ers for her marketing consultancy services.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]朱莉亚想知道如何计算出她向客户收取的营销服务费用。
analyse ['ænəlaɪz]
v. 分析
[英文释义]to study or examine something in detail,in order to dis-cover more about it
[记忆方法]ana(分开)+ lyse(放)→分开放→分解;分析
[真题例句]Sara is studying cus-tomer survey methods and needs to learn how to analyse the data.(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]萨拉正在研究客户调查的方式,并需要学会如何分析这些数据。
[真题例句]When travelling on business,Ben Smith needs to be able to write letters,send emails and analyse data.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]在出差旅途中,本·史密斯需要写信、发邮件和分析数据。
anniversary [ˌænɪ'vɜ:sərɪ]
n. 周年纪念;周年纪念日
[英文释义]the day on which an important event happened in a previous year
[记忆方法]anni(年)+ vers(转向)+ ary(名词词尾)→一年转到一次→周年纪念;周年纪念日
[商务用语]anniversary event 周年庆典(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)anniversary party 周年派对(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)
[真题例句]…but this week you're celebrating its first anniversary.(剑2,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]但本周您却正在庆祝创刊一周年。
announce [ə'naʊns]
v.(尤指公开地)宣布,宣告,通告
[英文释义]to state or make known,especially publicly
[记忆方法]an(表强调)+ nounce(通知)→发出通知→宣布
[真题例句]Finance will announce at the meeting which departments will relocate.(剑2,Test 3,Read-ing,Part 1)
[参考译文]财务部将在会上宣布更换办公地点的部门。
[真题例句]… last month more than 40 job losses were an-nounced at Cycle world.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]……上月 Cycle World 宣布裁员40人。
[真题例句]I believe Rezzo's have just announced their pre-tax profits…(剑4,Test 3,Listening,Part 2)
[参考译文]我想 Rezzo 已经公布了他们的税前利润。
annoy [ə'nɔɪ]
v. 烦扰,打搅,使烦恼
[英文释义]to make someone angry
[记忆方法]an(一个)+ no + y(看作yes)→求婚的时候,一个No或Yes 使男人们或苦恼或狂喜→使恼怒
[派生词汇]annoying adj. 讨厌的,恼人的(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 4)
[真题例句]What really annoys me most is the time I spend showing new employees how to do the job.(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]最让我头疼的是,我要花时间向新雇员演示工作流程。
[真题例句]You know the most annoying thing?(剑 2,Test 1,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]你知道最恼人的事情?
annual ['ænjuəl]
adj. 一年一度的;每年的
[英文释义]happening once every year,or relating to a period of one year
[记忆方法]ann(年)+ ual(形容词词尾)→每年的
[商务用语]annual dinner 年度晚宴(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)annual leave 年度假(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)annual losses 每年损失(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 5)annual meeting 年会(剑2,Test 1,Speaking,Part 3)annual report 年度报告(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)annual seminar 年度会议(剑 2,Test 1,Speaking,Part 3)annual share 市场占有率 ,市场份额 annual turnover 年营业额(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 3)
[真题例句]Your company is hold-ing its annual seminar for all the sales representatives,and you are in charge of preparing the meet-ing room.(剑2,Test 1,Speaking,Part 3)
[参考译文]你所在的公司将要举办销售人员的年度会议 ,而你负责布置会议室。
[真题例句]Do you think annual meetings for staff are useful?(剑2,Test 1,Speaking,Part 3)
[参考译文]你认为年会对于员工而言有益处吗?
[真题例句]They show the market share,annual turnover and share prices for eight electronics man-ufacturing companies between 1999 and 2002.(剑 2,Test 3,Reading,Part 3)
[参考译文]图表显示了 8 家电子制造公司在1999年至2002年之间的市场占有率、年营业额和股票价格。
[真题例句]Smart Ltd,a plastic products manufacturer,is planning to produce a high-quality annual report for its shareholders.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]斯马特有限公司,是一家塑料产品的制造商,现在筹备为他的股东们提供一份高质量的年度报告。
[真题例句]Staff must book annu-al leave six weeks in advance by getting the relevant form signed by Human Resources.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]员工们提前 6 周获得由人力资源部门所签发的相关表格来预订休年假。
[真题例句]The annual dinner is coming up on 29 August,so I think we should use them to produce the invitation cards.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]年度晚宴将在8月29日举办，我觉得我们可以用它们来制作邀请函。
[真题例句]Within three years,however,he had turned the com-pany's annual losses into a £10 million profit. He is beginning to do the same at CHR.(剑 3,Test 4,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]可是,3年以内,扭转公司每年损失一千万英镑的局面,他在CHR刚开始也是这样做的。
apart from [ə'pɑ:t frɔm]
除了;不考虑,不算;此外
[英文释义]except for or not con-sidering
[真题例句]It was so clear,apart from anything else.(剑2,Test 3,Listening,Part 1)
[参考译文]如果不考虑别的因素,还算清楚的。
appear to [ə'piə tu:]
看来像是,看来似乎
[真题例句]Although the sales sector is enormous,there ap-peared to be no specialist recruit-ment help.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]虽然销售部门的人员配置丰富,然而该部门似乎未设置专门的招聘助理人员。
appearance [ə'pɪərəns]
n. 外表,外观;外貌;样子
[英文释义]the way a person or thing looks to other people
[记忆方法]ap(=ad,to)+ pear(出现)+ ance(名词词尾,表状态)→出现
[商务用语]Making the appear-ance of products more attractive 使产品包装设计更吸引人(剑 4,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)
[真题例句]Does the layout and appearance of a store influence you?(剑 4,Test 4,Speaking,Part 3)
[参考译文]一家商店的布局和外观装饰会影响你吗?
applicant ['æplɪkənt]
n.(尤指求职于或考大学的)申请人
[英文释义]a person who formally requests something,especially a job,or a place at college or univer-sity
[记忆方法]appli(看作apply,申请)+ cant(表人)→申请人
[真题例句]I don't think they would,but I have heard they might give applicants who come for interview some sort of personality test.(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]我想他们不会这么做。但是我听说他们可能会让参加面试的应聘者做一个类似于性格测试的东西。
[真题例句]Applicants for the above post must be able to start work straightaway.(剑 2,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]申请以上职位能够马上开始工作。
[真题例句]What questions should applicants ask at interview?(剑2,Test 4,Speaking,Part 3)
[参考译文]面试过程中,求职者应该问些什么样的问题?
[真题例句]It is essential for appli-cants to have experience as store managers.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]求职者必须有店铺经理的从业经验。
[真题例句]Most successful ap-plicants will have to spend time working in different countries.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]大多数求职成功的人将不得不在另外的国家工作一段时间。
application [ˌæplɪ'keɪʃn]
n.(通常指书面的)申请,请求
[英文释义]an official request for something,usually in writing
[商务用语]application form 申请表(剑2,Test 2,Listening,Part 3/剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 1/ 剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)
[真题例句]If you're interested,see Max Collins,who'll give you an application form.(剑2,Test 2,Listening,Part 3)
[参考译文]如果你对此感兴趣,可以联系马克斯·科林斯,他会给你一份申请表。
[真题例句]Email us for an ap-plication form,saying what your salary is.(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]请将申请表格电邮给我们,说明你的薪水所得。
[真题例句]We can't say wheth-er your training application will be accepted until we can confirm that funds are available.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]在能够确认有足够的资金之前,我们不能确认能否接受你的培训申请。
[真题例句]Or visit our website for more information and to download an application form.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]也可以访问我们的网站以获取更多信息并下载申请表。
apply to [ə'plai tu:]
适用于,与……有关
[英文释义]be appropriate or rele-vant to
[真题例句]So it will apply to you whichever business you are in.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]无论你在何种企业,它都将会适用于你。
appoint [ə'pɔɪnt]
v. 任命;委派
[英文释义]to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
[记忆方法]ap(=ad,to)+ point(点)→到指定的一个点→任命
[固定搭配]appoint sb. to do sth. 派遣某人做某事(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 5)
[真题例句]Bennetts is changing fast,and we are confident that the newly appointed members of the management team will help us to improve sales with the next twelve months…(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]本尼茨公司正在不断地推陈出新,我们相信新任命的管理团队将会帮助我们在今后的12个月内提高公司的销售量……
[真题例句]… the first thing we did was appoint new directors.(剑4,Test 1,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]首先是任命新主管。
appointment [ə'pɔɪntmənt]
n. 约会,约见
[英文释义]the agreement of a time and place for meeting
[记忆方法]ap(=ad,to)+ point(点)+ ment(名词词尾)→到指定的一个点→任命
[真题例句]I'm ringing about an appointment with Peter Field.(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 1)
[参考译文]我来电询问和彼得·菲尔德的约会。
appreciate [ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt]
v. 欣赏;赏识;理解,领会;意识到
[英文释义]to recognize or under-stand that something is valuable,important or as described
[记忆方法]ap + preci(价值)+ate →给予价值→重视
approach [ə'prəʊtʃ]
v. 靠近;接近;临近
[英文释义]to come near or near-er to something or someone in space,time,quality or amount
[记忆方法]ap(=ad,to)+ proach(接近)→接近
[真题例句]… approach CRM with care. If you can't measure customer response,then it's better to keep to more traditional marketing methods.(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]要慎用 CRM,如果你不能衡量顾客反应,用传统方法会更稳妥些。
appropriate [ə'prəʊprɪət]
adj. 适当的,恰当的;合适的
[英文释义]suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion
[记忆方法]ap(=ad,to)+ propri(=proper,适当的)+ ate(形容词词尾)→适当的
[真题例句]Manfred Wirsing is a divisional manager who wants to set appropriate production targets for the coming year.(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]Manfred Wirsing 是一位部门经理,他想为明年设定一个合理的生产计划。
[真题例句]… Employers can ac-tually see what their employees are producing and then give them bonuses as appropriate.(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]……老板能看到每个员工的业绩并且给予适当的奖赏。
approve [ə'pru:v]
v. 批准,核准;认可
[英文释义]to accept,permit or of-ficially agree to something
[记忆方法]ap(=ad,to)+ prove(证明)→证明可行→赞成
[真题例句]Staff must have their holiday requests approved.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]员工必须得到度假许可。
approximately[ə'prɒksɪmətli]
adv. 大约,大概,左右
[英文释义]close to a particular number or time although not ex-actly that number or time
[记忆方法]ap(=ad,to)+ proxim(接近)+ ate(形容词词尾)+ ly(副词词尾)→接近地→大约,大概,左右
[真题例句]While the share price for Grant International fell,those for HDC Union and the Lindel Group increased by approximately the same amount.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)
[参考译文]尽管Grant International 的股票价格下跌,HDC Union 和Lindel Group 的股票价格增长额大致相同。
[真题例句]…it said there were approximately two hundred and fifty there,which is a lot more than the last one.(剑 4,Test 4,Lis-tening,Part 1)
[参考译文]据说那里大约有250人,比上次多很多。
Arabic ['ærəbɪk]
n. 阿拉伯语
[英文释义]the language of the people of the Middle East and North Africa
[真题例句]AFN marketing con-sultants has prepared a report for a north-African music publisher and requires a version in Arabic.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]AFN 的销售顾问已经准备了一份关于北非音乐发布的报告,他们需要一份阿拉伯语版的。
arrange [ə'reɪndʒ]
v. 安排;准备;筹划
[英文释义]to plan or prepare for;to organize
[记忆方法]ar(表加强)+ range(排列)→有顺序地排列→安排
[固定搭配]arrange for 安排,准备,商定(剑4,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)
[真题例句]In order to expedite the procedures,it shall be better to arrange someone to discuss with the customs straight away.(剑2,Test 2,Writing,Part 1)
[参考译文]为了加快办事程序,要最好立即安排人员与海关协商。
[真题例句]Tom,Arrange with printers for 3 cm logos to be in-creased in size by 10% on next brochure order.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]Tom,安排印刷工人在下一订单中要把宣传册上3厘米的标志尺寸增加10%。
[真题例句]Customers should ar-range insurance against damage before sending goods.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]顾客应当在送货之前购买损坏保险。
[真题例句]Thank you for your en-quiry about arranging a factory visit for your management students.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]感谢您询问安排管理系学生参观工厂的有关事宜。
[真题例句]…we went to Dubai to arrange for the purchase of the materials and to build it.(剑 4,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]我们去迪拜订购建筑材料,来建(新的办公楼)。
asap [eɪ es eɪ'pi:]
= as soon as possible 尽快
ask for [ɑ:sk fɔ:]
请求,征求,要求,索取
[英文释义]ask to be given(some-thing)
[真题例句]Don't forget to ask for parking spaces ！(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]别忘了申请停车位！
assembly [ə'semblɪ]
n. 组装;装配
[英文释义]the process of putting together the parts of a machine or structure
[商务用语]assembly line 生产线(剑 4,Test 1,Speaking,Part 3)assembly plant 装配工厂(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)
[真题例句]The company's Leices-ter factory is now only an assembly plant as most of the parts are import-ed.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]公司的莱切斯特工厂现在只是一个装配厂,而大部分的零件都是从别国进口而来。
[真题例句]DFN Motors to extend its Michigan assembly plant next year.(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]DFN 汽车公司将于明年扩大它的密歇根装配工厂。
assess [ə'ses]
v. 评价;评定;对……估价
[英文释义]to judge or decide the amount,value,quality or impor-tance of something
[记忆方法]as(=ad,to)+ sess(做)→使坐下来(说)→定价格→评价;评定;对……估价
[真题例句]Paolo Longo needs to be able to assess the effect on sales following his company's re-cent product promotions.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]新近的促销活动过后 ,Paolo Longo 紧接着需要对该活动的影响进行评估。
assist [ə'sɪst]
v. 帮助;协助;援助
[英文释义]to help
[记忆方法]as(=ad,to)+ sist(站立)→站在一旁→协助
[派生词汇]assistant n. 助手; 帮手; 助理(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 7)
[真题例句]Rebecca has agreed to assist us in his absence.(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]丽贝卡同意在他不在期间帮助我们。
[真题例句]Remember the chang-es to job titles-a technical assis-tant is now called a design assis-tant.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 7)
[参考译文]记住工作头衔的改变——一个技术助理现在被称作一个设计助理。
[真题例句]I'd like to thank some-one who's been very important to me since I started the company …that's my assistant…(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 3)
[参考译文]我想在此感谢一位自从我在公司以来对我一直很重要的人……他就是我的秘书……
association [əˌsəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn]
n. 协会;社团;联盟
[英文释义]a group of people who are united in a single organization for a particular purpose
[商务用语]CM Marketing Associ-ation Events for March CM市场营销协会3月份大事表(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)
at short notice [æt ʃɔ:t'nəutis]
立即,仓促
at the moment [æt ðə'məumənt]
此刻,目前
[英文释义]now
[真题例句]Item 20 is unavailable at the moment.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]编号20的产品目前无货。
[真题例句]My friends predicted I wouldn't keep this business for long as I'm always having new business ideas,but at the moment I want to see this project through.(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]我的朋友们预测我不会长久做这个生意,因为我总是有新的生意想法,但是目前我只想将这份事业做到底。
[真题例句]…they definitely thought it was something different from the style of ads that's in fash-ion at the moment.(剑 2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]……他们都明确地表示我们的广告不同于现今所流行的广告形式。
[真题例句]In which department is Jane Crew working at the mo-ment?(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]简·克鲁目前的工作的部门?
[真题例句]It's got sixteen pag-es at the moment.(剑 3,Test 4,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]杂志现在有16页。
atmosphere ['ætməsfɪə(r)]
n. 气氛;环境
[英文释义]the character or feeling or mood of a place or situation
[记忆方法]atom(=vapour,气)+sphere(球)→地球周围的气体→大气
[真题例句]This is because in a small company,the Director shapes the company culture and overall atmosphere in the work-place.(剑 4,Test 3,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]这是因为在小公司里执行者塑造公司文化,影响整个工作气氛。
attendance [ə'tendəns]
n. 出席;到场;参加
[英文释义]action or time of being present
[商务用语]Conference Atten-dance出席会议(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 6)
attitude ['ætitju:d]
n. 心态,看法;态度
[英文释义]a feeling or opinion about something or someone,or a way of behaving that is caused by this
[记忆方法]at(=apt,倾向)+ itude(名词词尾)→……的倾向→态度
[真题例句]Self-employment has affected Sally's attitude to life.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]自由撰稿人的职业影响到了萨莉的人生观。
attract [ə'trækt]
v.(尤因具有积极、值得称赞的品质而)吸引;招引,引起
[英文释义](of people,things,places,etc)to pull or draw some-one or something towards them,by the qualities they have,espe-cially positive and admirable ones
[记忆方法]at(=ad,to)+ tract(拖,拉)→拉向……→吸引
[派生词汇]attractive a. 吸引人的,引人注意的；漂亮的，迷人的(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 5/ 剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)
[真题例句]So,if you want to at-tract investment or reduce your company's tax bill,call us on 0207 765 5540…(剑 2,Test 1,Listen-ing,Part 1)
[参考译文]因此,如果你想吸引投资或减少公司的税务支出,打我们的电话 0207 765 5540……
[真题例句]How can companies attract new customers?(剑 4,Test 1,Speaking,Part 3)
[参考译文]公司利用何种途径来吸引新的客户?
[真题例句]…companies already based in the countryside have found it increasingly easy to attract staff away from the capital.(剑4,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]……总部在周边的公司发现现在越来越容易把人群从都市吸引到郊区来。
[真题例句]There's a real possibil-ity that your hobby becomes less attractive when it's your job.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]当你的爱好变成你的工作时,爱好就非常有可能变得越来越没吸引力。
[真题例句]The prospect of spending a limited time in a wide range of business is attractive to them.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]在不同的公司度过一段有限的时间,这一前景对他们而言具有吸引力。
audio ['ɔːdiəʊ]
adj. 声音的;录音的;播音的;音频的
[英文释义]connected with sound and the recording and broadcast-ing of sound
[记忆方法]audi(听)+ o →听觉的
[商务用语]CDs,audio and video cassettes CD 盘 ,录音带和录像带(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)
[真题例句]Foresight,a man-ufacturer of audio equipment,is launching a new range of CD players and needs accompanying instruction booklets.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]Foresight 是一家音像设备制造商,现在正在开发一条新系列的CD播放器,需要制作随机附送的说明书。
aurora [ɔ:'rɔ:rə]
n. 极光
[英文释义]bands or arches of co-loured light in the night sky seen ei-ther in the most northern parts of the world or in the most southern parts
[商务用语]Aurora Ltd: Hands-Free Mobile Phones for Vehicles曙光有限公司:车置免提移动电话(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)
authority [ɔ:'θɒrəti]
n. 威信;权力;管辖权
[英文释义]the moral or legal right or ability to control
[记忆方法]author(作家)+ ity(名词词尾)→作家是写作领域的权威→权威,专家
[真题例句]The authorities there wanted to increase employment and offered Eastman a ￡1 million grant to start up after he promised to create 350 new jobs.(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]当地政府想增加就业率 ,伊斯门承诺建厂将为当地创造350个新的工作岗位 ,于是政府拨款一百万支持建厂。
available [ə'veɪləbl]
n. 可获得的;可用的;
可取得联系的;有空的
[英文释义]able to be obtained,used,or reached
[记忆方法]a(=ad,to)+ vail(价值)+ able(可……的 ,形容词词尾)→能带来价值的→可利用的
[派生词汇]availability n. 有效;有益;可利用性;可得到的东西(或人)(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)
[商务用语]Available of language training 可能的语言培训(剑 3,Test 2,Speaking,Part 2)select and check availability of entertain-ers 挑选表演艺人,并确认其能否参加(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)time available 适宜的时间(剑 3,Test 4,Speaking,Part 2)
[真题例句]All I've got to work on is getting it out to more places so that it is more widely available.(剑2,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)
[参考译文]我的工作计划就是要把我们的杂志推广到更多的地方,让更多的人能够读到我们的杂志。
[真题例句]Questionnaires avail-able from Information Desk.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]问卷可在咨询台索取。
[真题例句]Although 46 compet-ing packages were available when Finax was launched,it quickly succeeded in attracting the ma-jority of customers.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]尽管Finax被推广时,市场上已经有了46种与之竞争的同类产品 ,它迅速成功赢得了大部分客户的青睐。
[真题例句]I plan to leave my pres-ent job before the end of the year. If I were offered a post here I would be available to begin in December.(剑3,Test 2,Listening,Part 3)
[参考译文]我计划年底离职,若被你公司雇佣,我可以12月开始工作。
[真题例句]He chose the present company location because finan-cial support was available in that part of the country.(剑3，Test 3， Reading,Part 5)
[参考译文]他选择现在的公司位置的原因是在那个国家的部分地区的财政支持是可得到的。
[真题例句]We can't say whether your training application will be ac-cepted until we can confirm that funds are available.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]在能够确认有足够的资金之前 ,我们不能确认能否接受你的培训申请。
[真题例句]Valerija Georgievska needs a course on working out how much money her firm can ex-pect to have available each month.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]Valerija Georgievska需要学习一门可以计算出她的公司每月能预期收入多少的课程。
[真题例句]Soledad Ramirez has asked for confirmation that her conference accommodation is available.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)
[参考译文]确认她在会议期间能找到住处。
[真题例句]Although there is a lot of statistical material currently available,tends to be about one industry or group of industries in particular.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 6)
[参考译文]虽然现在有很多数据材料,但都倾向于某一专业领域。
[真题例句]IT in presenta-tions-what's available and how to use it(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)
[参考译文]商品包装设计上的 IT 技术——什么技术可用,如何应用?
average ['ævərɪdʒ]
n. 平均数;平均
[英文释义]the result obtained by adding two or more amounts to-gether and dividing the total by the number of amounts
[真题例句]This move goes against the market trend,with other insurers increasing rates by an average one per cent.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)
[参考译文]这一举措与市场趋势相悖 ,其他保险公司的保险利率平均增长了1%。
