BEC考试辅导：2011年商务英语(高级)难词解析汇编(4)

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　　annoyance 令人讨厌的人或事
( R4 V: m' R. i: p8 `　　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.
4 E7 M% i9 f" g' n' h　　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.
0 u) ~; n; J8 z2 [" X' J: V　　例: The financial results will be announced at the annual general meeting.
　　annualization 年工时制
( t/ @: Z7 _+ ~3 i; R　　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.
) a8 q+ x( h+ k( i' L* M　　annual production 年产量
5 j3 w) V, N& H- b, s　　例: Within five years annual production went from 20 000 to 230 000 cars and the company founded its first South American subsidiary.
　　annual profit 年收益,年利润
* p1 p& L* R3 A3 j9 r5 ]　　例: The company produces an annual profit of 25 million.
) h% V! n+ }1 f　　annual report 年报
　　例: An annual report is a document which tells you about the company's performance over the year.
　　appointment 任命,(聘任的)职位
8 Q7 e5 X+ g3 f% R7 y- \　　例: There has been a new appointment to the board.
6 N( k  _4 [- W# Z　　appraisal 评价,评估
　　例: annual appraisal interviews 年度能力评估面试
　　appointed 1 任命的
+ }& P0 R# g% ]/ S7 W% L　　例1: Measures are taken to ensure that newly-appointed members of staff are integrated effectively into existing teams.
　　appreciation  增值,升值
　　例:For investors, innovation has translated into stong earnings growth and stock price appreciation.
　　approach to dialogue谈话方式
　　例:Different language have their own approach to dialogue.
　　arrival notice到货通知.
' l8 C4 n- D& [( Q　　例:We have not yetreceived the carrier's arrival notice.
　　articles (在法律事务所)培训期,律师实习
　　例:She's doing her articles with a firm in London.
: g( l2 u) L( B2 R　　A share A股股票(持有者没有投票权的普通股票)
& c/ _$ D0 Q6 X' A　　例: But the A shares, off limits to foreign investors, were still among the best performers.
　　Asian crises of the late 1990s 90年代末亚洲金融危机
, b( r$ j: G% ]( k3 h" h9 d6 o　　例:As Asian crises of the late 1990s illustrated, U.S.firms entering international business transactions need to be cautious of foreign governments.
. ^4 i) b. p+ P* g2 ]) v　　as is 按现状出售,概不保证,亦作as seen.
　　例:The goods are to be sold as is .
　　asking price 索要价,要价
　　例:Always negotiate, never pay the full asking price.
　　asleep at the switch 玩忽职守,坐失良机
　　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.
! S! [( V% S5 |6 C- A# D- @  w, L( U　　as of 自......起,等于as from
0 J" ?. e, j- V" i1 t　　例:I would like to inform you that as of September 6, 2001,the new name for our company will be Sunrise.
, c& b( y: ?! O+ H( V% Z　　as per 按照,依据
　　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.
7 q. {; ?: J& R- L9 {# L0 \; O4 Q1 a4 M　　aspirational group 带领性消费群体,领导性消费群体
% ?0 I# ^! J$ Y* ?6 r" b* K+ g　　例:Our emulates certain reference groups(aspirational groups) whereas one is actually a member of other groups.
9 v. c4 o, M# U' d  A　　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)
　　例: If you buy at a car auction you take the vehicle as seen.
　　Assembly line 装配线
& H8 y  O" \( W; g9 ?( S　　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。
2 q/ m, W# D7 J* ?$ p　　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