BEC考试辅导：2011年商务英语(高级)难词解析汇编(13)

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　　Backer 资助人
　　e.g. For thirty years, this wealthy American businessman was the backer of this enormously expensive project of photographing. 30年来，这位美国富商一直是这项耗资巨大的摄影计划的资助人。
　　Backlog 积压
　　e.g. we are now faced with a sizeable backlog of orders. 目前我们面临的积压定单数量巨大。
3 X1 @; a  ~1 D4 `* T　　Backpack 背包
/ x9 r7 z/ o/ Y; h& u　　e.g. The backpack-type parachute, which is being marketed in the United States and Japan, has a $ 795 price tag and weighs four pounds. 这种背包式的降落伞标价为795美元，有4磅重，目前正在美国和日本的市场推。
　　Back pay 补发工资 （常为追补的加薪金额）
% S% \. D$ o+ d3 B　　e.g. She received 6 months’ back pay in here July pay packet. 她领到7月份工资时还同时收到6个月的补发工资。
　　Backup 1 备份， 备用件
　　e.g. Did you make up a backup copy? 你做了备份了吗？
! a/ P% G* f# {. ?, ]# ^7 N) T　　balance of payment 国际收支，简称BOP
　　e.g. It is also likely lead to a rise in imports and problems with balance of payment. 它还可能导致增加进口产品和出现国际收支平衡问题。
) ?+ U; C. ?1 E: R) ~( q　　Balance sheet 资产负债表, 决算表，平衡表
0 w1 M2 Q6 S, R　　e.g. successful managers must know how to read the balance sheet. 出色的经理必须知道如何阅读资产负债表。
' j- [0 A" n; ]7 L" x1 n; q　　Ballpark 1  活动领域；（价格、观点的）可变通范围
% @, ?% ]0 C# h　　e.g. The two sides eventually found themselves in the same general ballpark. 双方终于发现在大问题上看法已趋一致。
　　Ball park 2 大致正确的
　　e.g. Unfortunately I can only give you ballpark figures today. 遗憾的是，今天我只能给诸位提供一个大概数字。
. [" q9 f2 k* _7 M　　Bancassurance 银行保险业, 亦作bankassurance
　　e.g. The job losses stem largely from the amalgamation of TSB’s bank and insurance operations into a unified ‘bancassurance’. 丧失工作岗位主要是由于信托储蓄银行的银行业务和保险业务合并成为统一的银行保险业而引起的。
* n3 ]6 w1 g* I; T　　base rate 基本利率，基础利率
　　e.g. the interest which a bank charges on loans is at a rate which is usually higher than its base rate. 银行收取的的货款利率通常高于其基础利率。
5 ?% \# S5 [' ^% f( Y3 {2 e　　Batch 成批的产品
& s) Z' C; Q8 v- C$ z. A9 ^　　e.g. this is batch of watches that all have the same fault. 这就是那批有同样毛病的表。
　　e.g. the first batch of applicants was being processed by the personnel department. 人事部门正在处理第一批求职者。
　　Bath mat 浴室脚垫
, D+ \9 d# A1 P$ W! s3 ]　　Bear market  熊市 (通常指股市、汇市等金融市场价格下跌或疲软)
　　e.g. if the market is thought to be poor and prices on the Stock Exchange are thought to be likely to fall, the market is called to be a bear market. 市场疲软，股价看跌，这种股市被称为熊市。
　　Benchmark 基价，基准尺度
4 n) s% ]3 W3 W- a. t　　e.g. these price will act as a benchmark for other firms. 这些价格将作为其他公司的基价。
0 x8 t( \3 r9 q- \( W　　Beneficiary 受益人
　　e.g. the beneficiary-the person who gets the money when someone dies-is usually a member of the policyholder’s family. 人寿保险收益人通常是投保人的某一家庭成员。
9 m  K3 d' h% {: I3 j　　Benefit premium. (基本工资之外的)福利津贴
　　e.g. your benefit premium is the additional amount over and above base pay which is provided to help fund your benefits. 福利津贴指的是基本工资以外，高于基本工资，用来自主所享福利的额外收入。
( w3 R4 B* I: u/ ^2 t- P　　Benefits package 一揽子福利，福利套餐（指工资以外的福利，如健康保险，住房或股票等等）
+ x5 J3 r1 Z: U, y$ a7 W: ?　　e.g. Because it was necessary to drive long distances to see customers, the benefits package we offered to sales people at our company included a new car. 由于拜访客户需要开车跑很长的路，所以我们提供给公司销售人员的福利套餐包括一辆车。
　　e.g. She was offered an excellent benefits package at the interview. 面谈时用人单位向他许诺优越的一揽子福利
! J( g; i: T6 _, q; ~! f　　best selling author 畅销书作家
　　Big Blue 蓝色巨人，美国IBM 的俗称，因为其早期的大型计算机上的图形标志呈蓝色。
　　Big-ticket (美俚) 高价的，昂贵的
) m" [* a! T1 U　　e.g. Automobile is still a big-ticket item. 汽车仍然是昂贵用品。
' `: Q- l' y+ y4 b/ `9 F　　Bilingual 具备双语能力的，熟悉两种语言的。
　　e.g. suitable bilingual applicants will have worked in a similar position here or abroad for at least two years. 符合条件者必须是具备双语能力，并在国内或国外相同职位上工作过至少两年的申请者。
4 G3 \  {4 x) o# W　　e.g. To be bilingual, one has to be bicultural. 要掌握两种语言，必须掌握两种文化。