annoyance 令人讨厌的人或事: S- I# O# P4 y% f
例:The target market has viewed the ad so many times that it no longer makes a positive impression, and, in fact, it may make a negative impression in the form of an annoyance.$ V# j! s& j7 x8 i& G* ~
annual general meeting 年度股东大会(根据法律规定每年举行,出席的包括公司成员,股东和董事),简称AGM.口语里也称the yearly shareholders' meeting.
: a7 V0 H- ] g. k 例: The financial results will be announced at the annual general meeting.8 H1 y9 \( t0 P- N
annualization 年工时制0 O N6 c/ A" Q y$ n& P
例: She also said companies might be able to implement the government's measures based on the "annualization" of working hours rather than a calculation week by week.+ r1 b3 S; k M5 J. Z; y1 c0 |
annual production 年产量
& ?. R$ i; B5 ` 例: Within five years annual production went from 20 000 to 230 000 cars and the company founded its first South American subsidiary.7 `' f8 m$ v6 T. V
annual profit 年收益,年利润
6 t+ I9 z+ v3 }: V9 X1 K9 O( g 例: The company produces an annual profit of 25 million.
* K9 E9 R( S, V8 |1 ? annual report 年报3 V3 T) x# c+ r4 a2 r) a
例: An annual report is a document which tells you about the company's performance over the year.* A% {, V; R! y; c z
appointment 任命,(聘任的)职位) q! X% _, E* y
例: There has been a new appointment to the board.* m# U5 { m# ?7 f% m3 ], f
appraisal 评价,评估3 \' N5 W8 T8 e
例: annual appraisal interviews 年度能力评估面试7 |! V* M3 ^9 m* p. t* F
appointed 1 任命的1 T4 V; S7 x* T4 @0 T6 F
例1: Measures are taken to ensure that newly-appointed members of staff are integrated effectively into existing teams.# k* W) l6 f- S+ H$ V3 M' h# z; V0 }
appreciation 增值,升值
: Q. n) `$ \& _; E/ s% x4 x Y5 S 例:For investors, innovation has translated into stong earnings growth and stock price appreciation.1 T! ?' Q8 t. N1 P+ g, V# n/ u* k
approach to dialogue谈话方式
9 c, ]; h1 B8 u! `, {$ T 例:Different language have their own approach to dialogue.* I; B3 w& i6 F% n* b$ ]
arrival notice到货通知.+ [" ~& K; l0 D' n/ P
例:We have not yetreceived the carrier's arrival notice.
' p! z9 G5 p! C q. u n articles (在法律事务所)培训期,律师实习' `; @3 P5 Y- `, i9 k
例:She's doing her articles with a firm in London., _9 W# [$ l, ~7 s- k3 g9 i
A share A股股票(持有者没有投票权的普通股票)
- l/ K2 i0 S& v5 } 例: But the A shares, off limits to foreign investors, were still among the best performers.4 d( b) } d* j# ^2 f
Asian crises of the late 1990s 90年代末亚洲金融危机
4 _, T+ {* \% k5 g 例:As Asian crises of the late 1990s illustrated, U.S.firms entering international business transactions need to be cautious of foreign governments.0 x/ }3 H8 k1 |/ X. |; J1 |
as is 按现状出售,概不保证,亦作as seen.; A5 ^8 z; _2 F i# Q, m( e
例:The goods are to be sold as is .
! p/ \2 @- c0 F7 d* a asking price 索要价,要价+ d" y2 J" ~# C4 J+ w
例:Always negotiate, never pay the full asking price.
# S. y+ V. Z: Z asleep at the switch 玩忽职守,坐失良机
* O( I' U( B8 h% k 例:Interest rates dropped significantly for a month before climbing back to higher levels, but our finance manager was asleep at the switch and failed to renegotiate our loans.
) O8 `9 M3 q" [+ q; e T3 F as of 自......起,等于as from: G4 z: C2 T- b4 v
例:I would like to inform you that as of September 6, 2001,the new name for our company will be Sunrise., s9 U# j' W3 M- w/ X" v: D
as per 按照,依据5 H, S% N! h; i1 O! W' E# K n
例:The client requested that we send our report to him on a computer disc, so we wrote a short note to him saying"as per your request, we are sending you our report on disc," and elclosed it with the disc.3 o7 s) `6 \" ]6 `$ C, c# B
aspirational group 带领性消费群体,领导性消费群体
9 K q' N9 e1 ]8 a& \; h/ s 例:Our emulates certain reference groups(aspirational groups) whereas one is actually a member of other groups.
( U: G- i: P9 V4 t% b( q1 Y/ j as seen 看货买卖,现场交易(货物按买者所见现状出售,卖方不保证质量); f! l! F# s+ E' v9 b+ y% }
例: If you buy at a car auction you take the vehicle as seen.
/ D, {: K2 w4 J1 D$ J( v3 H Assembly line 装配线* A% W; u9 ^# ?5 l. e4 ]" b
e.g. He first worked on the shop floor on the assembly line. 他先是在工厂的装配线上工作。3 r5 l H5 L# m9 Y- c1 {& T
e.g. I hope that all the training programs they run for the staff on the assembly line might have begun to have an effect. 希望那些为工作在装配线上的员工提供的专业培训,如今已经开始发挥作用 |