高级商务英语文本(3)

　　—注解及样例—

　　1. out of control失去控制

　　e.g. Measures must be taken to have the overheated economy cooled down. Otherwise, it would be out of control.

　　如果再不采取果断措施给过热的经济降温，经济局面会失控。

　　2. to snap断裂，垮掉

　　e.g. The twigs20 snapped under the snow.雪把树枝压断了。

　　Our manager works too hard. I'm afraid she will snap suddenly.

　　我们经理工作太认真，我真担心哪天她的身体会垮掉。

　　3. intuition 直觉

　　e.g. My intuition told me to keep this company as our supplier.

　　直觉告诉我应当仍然以该公司为供货商。

　　I've got an intuition that something has gone wrong.

　　凭直觉我感到出了问题。

　　4. to circulate 传阅

　　e.g. The report will be circulated to all members.

　　该报告将在全体成员中传阅。

　　5. to have a go at 跃跃欲试

　　e.g. The sales manager recently in power itched21 to have a go at the East Asian market.

　　新上任的销售经理跃跃欲试，要进军东亚市场。

　　6. to convince 说服

　　e.g. It took me a few weeks to convince my boss of the importance of training.

　　我花了几个星期才说服老板培训的重要性。

　　At last I felt convinced that I was again on the wrong track.

　　我最后确信自己考虑问题的思路又错了。

　　to persuade 说服，是指劝诱(induce)他人相信或去做某事

　　e.g. he persuaded me to buy that huge 30-inch TV set.

　　他劝我买了那台30寸的大电视。

　　&大致说来，persuade与人的意志(will)或感情(feeling)相关，convince是与人的理智(reason)或理解力(understanding)相关。

　　7. to authorise授权

　　e.g. She has been authorized22 to sign the contract.

　　她被授权签订合同。

　　8. to reconcile 使……相吻合，核对，调和

　　e.g. He failed to reconcile statement with the fact.

　　他难以作出符合事实的陈述。

　　to reconcile a checkbook with a bank statement

　　按银行结帐单核对支票薄。

　　I can't reconcile the two extreme views.

　　我无法调和这两种极端的观点。

　　9. to streamline 精简，使……更有效率

　　e.g. The leadership had streamlined the plant organization. As a result, the output doubled and the overheads fell drastically as well.

　　由于领导精简了工厂机构，不仅产量翻了一番，而且大大缩减了企业经营费用。

　　10. to invoice 给……开发票

　　e.g. The seller may invoice the goods at per ton.

　　卖方可以每吨70美元开具该货的发票。

　　Invoice us after the shipment.

　　请在装船后给我公司开具发票。

　　名词——发票

　　e.g. Enclosed is our invoice in triplicate for Art. No.1204.

　　随函附上1204号货物的发票一式三份。

　　11. in everybody's interest 符合大家的利益

　　12. fine by me 我觉得没问题

　　e.g. Is the newly bought cream OK with you?

　　新买的雪花膏用着行吗?

　　Yes, fine by me. 我觉得还不错。

　　13. mailshot 邮寄广告