breach# h7 Z( m' l( t$ ^, @
eg: Photocopying is a breach of copyright or patent protection.
3 S" L. G- z/ ?, `5 H) ^ breakdown
) |7 u( F8 z! x8 P, B$ q eg: Since the beginning of January we have experienced a number of serious breakdown of the computer equipment in this area.
2 ^3 N- H! u; ] breakdown rescue
8 H! g6 e3 Q- S2 ^) W break even
! J- Y- {, k+ Q; J3 b eg: The company just manages to break even.
& d/ E5 e8 l' ~6 V/ | break -even point
. _8 ?' O8 o0 o% q eg: The company expects the product to reach break-even point within one year.3 u/ A, J$ G y- S0 B, ^
7. brokerage industry
+ V) ?( E; Y) d( D. H. [- c- B0 S The broderage industry is booming these few years.
3 M; g4 f3 z7 ^! h 这些年中介业蓬勃发展
4 C7 N) X; m; o: w, D 8. brown goods5 w0 [4 D2 f2 s) _3 w! Z
Manufacturers of brown goods have to face competition from Japan.
0 J" k" _4 o6 e6 a! c. |3 {* ^ 茶色商品生产商要面对来自日本的竞争.
8 c: | h+ P* u, v9 r Q 9. brunch
- @# O2 ?9 r p+ ^5 d. n/ @ Brunch is a meal which you eat in the late morning.9 B- P0 s# [3 K n) Z; r/ y- r
早午餐是在上午晚些时候吃的代替午餐的早餐
, U/ T# T2 S5 I( M' D/ {2 P, F/ f% J6 N 10.bubble economy# C5 y: y6 a! h5 o
During the ~ yeas of rapid growth in the late 1980s, some bureaucrats outrageously greedy.; u! Y" n( P1 E
在80年代后期,泡沫经济迅速发展,一些官僚贪欲无限增长
" Q8 f+ g6 Q7 r9 k0 A7 T9 A) | bubble wrap
) K7 g/ v: D$ j6 |) y2 w7 x Thanks to the bubble wrap, these books arrived in pretty good shape! A' v; R1 x2 z' d
budget priced goods, C. }/ k3 V' z- B
Budget priced goods are low-priced goods.
, Q8 |/ p7 E# T: f* X1 _8 G) S' G buffet reception
; w8 z: ^! i1 H2 r$ i& B Buffet receptions offer good chances for doing useful networking% N ?% |' B! s t3 r: @
built-in
% X! J8 G# U8 C% N Built-ins now include playstations, Internet access and televisions.# A. k0 L6 r$ R" B2 t
bulk
8 a+ d) j3 j2 \! t( I& f: E, \ 1. These grains were shipped in bulk.
/ F& b) Y' }8 X. G( |* y 2. They were able to buy in bulk and to sell at low margins.: ~$ `1 o) o, V
Bulletin Board Systems (BBS)
( ^0 J% [" |! T 2. bull market 牛市(通常指股市、汇市等金融市场价格持续上升或坚挺)
: ]# e$ Z$ n+ z& @, X2 x( v e.g. If the market is thought to be good and prices on the Stock Exchange are thought to be likely to rise, the market is called a bull market.
5 K0 n) p. P1 x/ A5 }. @# H+ e( g 市场看好,股票价格有望上涨,这种股市被称为牛市。
* P& _6 x* o- O3 p: z, A: l& C 3. bundle 捆绑销售) O( l9 D! d3 k, c
e.g. The department is trying to stop Microsoft from forcing personal-computer makers to bundle its Internet browser software with every copy of Windows.4 Q0 E1 D# I: j
这个部门试图制止微软公司强迫个人电脑厂商把因特网浏览器软件与每个视窗版本捆绑销售。
3 |2 W( ]$ h7 {3 x1 \( D3 ~: O% } 4. burglar alarm 电子防盗报警装置
+ {& R# I* F+ I; K3 ^1 Z5 c# u* W e.g. The burglar alarm will make a loud ringing noise when someone tries to enter the building secretly and illegally.
2 {0 |) }) z' h; U 如果有盗贼潜入大楼,电子防盗报警装置会发出响亮的报警声。
6 x4 n0 E' D0 m! o 5. burglar-proof padlock (U型)防盗锁
) Q0 [' k" x# @5 X e.g. This is a manufacturer of burglar-proof padlock.0 G" W6 j$ y$ j0 {, [5 M
这是一家生产防盗锁地厂家。 |