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ccsspp454 发表于 2012-11-6 19:40

                               
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tare 皮重（名词）

(noun) The weight of a container in which a product is packed

flash sales report 销售快报

A quick, unaudited report of a previous day or week's total sales

EXAMPLE: Frequently our company's marketing director asks the sales manager for a flash sales report to see if a new ad has had any immediate influence on our sales.


公司的营销主管经常请销售经理提供销售快报，以便观察新广告是否立即对销售产生了影响。

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ccsspp454 发表于 2012-11-6 19:41

                               
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flash sales report 销售快报

A quick, unaudited report of a previous day or week's total sales

strikebound  因罢工而歇业（形容词）

(adjective) Unable to operate or to be moved due to a labor strike

EXAMPLE: The ship's cargo is strikebound due to a strike by the dockworkers.


这艘船因码头工人罢工而无人卸货。

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ccsspp454 发表于 2012-11-6 19:42

                               
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strikebound  因罢工而歇业（形容词）

(adjective) Unable to operate or to be moved due to a labor s ...

alert someone to something  警告某人注意某事

To direct someone's attention to something, particularly as a warning that action is needed

EXAMPLE: I want to alert our office manager to the fact that we are almost out of paper and she needs to purchase more right away.


我想请经理注意，纸快用光了，她应该马上采购一些。

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ccsspp454 发表于 2012-11-6 19:43

                               
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alert someone to something  警告某人注意某事

To direct someone's attention to something, particul ...

deliberation深思熟虑（名词）

(noun) Very careful thought, often involving several people over an extended period of time without haste

EXAMPLE: After much deliberation the board of directors decided reluctantly to fire the company's president and seek a new person to fill the important role.


董事会经过深思熟虑，勉强决定解聘公司总裁，并搜寻新人填补这一重要职位。

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ccsspp454 发表于 2012-11-7 20:19

                               
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deliberation深思熟虑（名词）

(noun) Very careful thought, often involving several people over an  ...

to count on someone or something依赖于某人某事

To rely completely on someone or something

EXAMPLE: We count on our sales department both to find new customers, and to keep our old customers happy.


我们依靠销售部去发现新客户和保持老客户的满意度。

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ccsspp454 发表于 2012-11-7 20:20

                               
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to count on someone or something依赖于某人某事

To rely completely on someone or something

cutback  削减，下降（名词）

(noun) A large but not total decrease in something, such as production, services, or economic growth

EXAMPLE: Last year's severe lack of rain in the region caused a serious cutback in agricultural productivity which unfortunately devastated the local economy.


去年该地区严重缺雨，导致农业生产大幅下降，经济惨遭重创。

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ccsspp454 发表于 2012-11-7 20:21

                               
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cutback  削减，下降（名词）

(noun) A large but not total decrease in something, such as productio ...

to cough up勉强地拿出钱来

To pay with great reluctance (NOTE: only used when the object is money)

EXAMPLE: The stingy young man was sullen because he had to cough up more money than he expected to pay for tickets to the concert his girlfriend wanted to attend.


这位小气吝啬的青年闷闷不乐，因为女友想去听的音乐会的门票让他挤出了比预想更多的钱。

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ccsspp454 发表于 2012-11-7 20:22

                               
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to cough up勉强地拿出钱来

To pay with great reluctance (NOTE: only used when the object is money) ...

agio外汇兑换手续费（名词，商业用语）

(noun, BUSINESS) The fee charged for exchanging money from one national currency to another (usually a small percentage of the total sum exchanged)

EXAMPLE: The currency exchange booth at the airport charges 1% agio.


机场的外币兑换亭要收取 1% 的手续费。

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ccsspp454 发表于 2012-11-8 19:54

                               
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agio外汇兑换手续费（名词，商业用语）

(noun, BUSINESS) The fee charged for exchanging money from o ...

external trade对外贸易

Business conducted outside a specific geographical area, such as a nation or region

EXAMPLE: To increase external trade, the government of the remote, mountainous country wishes to improve railroad transportation across its borders.


这个遥远的山地国家为增加对外贸易，希望加强跨边界的铁路运输。

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ccsspp454 发表于 2012-11-8 19:55

                               
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external trade对外贸易

Business conducted outside a specific geographical area, such as a nation  ...

unrivaled无与伦比的（形容词）

(adjective) The best; far better than any competitor; incomparable

EXAMPLE: Our company is the unrivaled leader in our field, and has a 70% share of the market for our products.


我们公司是业内无与伦比的领先者，我们产品的市场占有率达 70%。