高级商务英语知识点总结（总复习）retire 在上午英语中也有付清（本息）、赎回（票据）的意思。
eg: retire a bill 赎回票据retire documents 赎单retires stock 已收回注销的股票retirement 在商务英语中有退股，（固定资产）报废的意思eg: retirement of a partner 退伙retirement od assets 资产报废retirement of stock 股票回收retirement price 报废价格join v. 加入，成为...的一员join the companyapply for 申请，求职于apply to 向...申请pay sb. 100 dollars a day/weekbe /get paid weekly(wage--blue collar)/monthly(salary--white collar)pay after tax 税后支付PAYE(pay-as-you-earn) 所得税预扣法pay-as-you-go 账单到期即付pay envelope（pocket）工资袋pay off 结清解雇pay off period 资本回收期lay off 解雇（基于经济形势）stop employing sb. because there is no work for them to dodismiss 解雇（基于员工表现）to remove sb. from their joblay off rate 解雇率--separation rateleave a job/company 离职change在商务英语中海油兑换的意思change in tax rates 税率变更changes in gold and foreign exchange reserves黄金及外汇储备的增减change fund 兑换备用金recruit from 从...招募员工employ sb.as ... employ sb. to do sth.extremely /highly/fairly flexibleflexible budget 弹性预算fixed budget 固定预算flexible exchange rate system 浮动汇率制flexible currency 弹性通货flexible rate 可变利率temporary account 临时账户temporary budget 临时预算temporary payment 暂付款项have /take a day off 请一天假英国的假期bank holidays holidays by royal proclamationcommon law holidays England's bank holidays:New Year's Day Good Friday Easter MondayMay Day Bank HolidaySpring Bank Holiday Summer Bank Holiday Christmas Day Boxing Day常用词在商务英语中的新用1.employment of capital 资本运用employment practice 雇佣惯例2.promotion expenses 创办费用promotion stock 创办人的股份3.retirement cost 资产报废费用retirement price 报废价格take off在商务英语中打折It takes 20 percent off 休假经济腾飞：take-off period经济腾飞期Detroit n.底特律（美国密歇根州最大城市）start a career/start a business创业+ inmake a career 在事业上有所成就carve (out) a career for oneself 谋求发迹，闯出一番事业open with1.be open with sb. about sth. 对某人毫不隐瞒某事2.以...开立You can open a saving account at any time with an initial deposit ofopen在商务英语的用法：开立，开口的，无限制的open a credit 开立信用证open the books 开立新账open account 未结清账户，赊账open check 普通支票，非划线支票open-end contract 开放型合同Entitlement Generation 啃老族，养尊处优的一代be entitled to 有权利获得+名次/不定式eg: be entitled to high praise 值得高度的赞扬entitlement payments 公民权力性付款（如社会保障金等）give sb. a deep impression 给某人留下深刻印象expectation + for arouse expectations 引起期望hold great expectations 抱有很大的期望lose appetite 没有胃口，失去兴趣spoil/ruin sb's appetite 毁掉了某人的兴趣appetite for 对...有兴趣，对...向往twenty-somethings 二十多岁的年轻人-something:表示模糊的概念，某...，若干... make the transition to 转型，从...过渡到..instant gratification 即时满足，快速满足instant noodle 方便面instant coffee 速溶咖啡商务英语中instant 表示本月的，需立刻支付的instant agendas 即时会议议程inst. :本月（instant month）ult. :上月（last month）coddling parents 溺爱孩子的父母fail to do 没能做到prepare sb. for sth. 使某人在心理上有所准备eg:He had himself prepared for bad news.expect to 想要，希望---want veteran 老兵，老员工have reply for 对...回复be spoiled by 被毁坏，被宠坏spoiled goods 损毁货物too strong 太过了break one's back for sb. end up doing sth. 以...收场bury oneself in sth. cubicle 小隔间on earth 究竟1.break our backs for you:to work very hard for you2.bury themselves in a cubicle:to sit quietly in a little officeListening tips:show/build/maintain/remain/win loyalty brand loyalty 品牌忠诚度loyalty card 积分卡customer loyalty 顾客忠诚度at will 随心所欲against one's will 违背意愿workforcea. entire/total/flexible/skilled ~v. cut/educate/increase/reduce/train ~flipside a different aspect of sth. ,especially the oppsite aspectn. 唱片背面，事物另一面（多指反面）flip chart 活动挂图lip phone 翻盖移动电话flip-flops n. 人字拖鞋priority for/over/to priority of taxes 税收优先权priority of use 优先使用（商标注册里）nine to five office-based model of work 朝九晚五工作制balance work and domestic schedules 协调工作与家庭事务teleworking n. 电子办公school leaver 毕业生at entry level 在入门阶段be moulded to the needs of 与...紧密贴合mould sth to sth.eg:The lining of the boots moulds itself to the shape if your foot.life expectancy 预期寿命，生命周期call back 回打电话；召回on the whole 总体而言Be more valued 更加重视Be more adaptable to a changing environment. 更加适应变化的环境简历：CV(curriculum vitae)英国resume 美国compete with/against compete for+n. compete in+placecompete to do sth.:can't compete with sth.(be unable to be more successful)heap: a large untidy pile of things heap of:a heap of +[c.]in a heap 作状语（lay in a heap）at the top of the heap 在顶端at the bottom of the heap 在底端game n. 游戏，行业eg:software game=software industry game theory 对策论，博弈论blockbuster n. 一本书或者一部电影取得了重大成功；比喻巨型炸弹;巨大反响；比喻大公司acquisition [U.]习得（单数形式出现）；[C.]收购（可加s）the ~ of language语言的习得kick off V. 开始n.（非正式）...的开始kick sb off sth 踢除某协会~~一些国家的缩写：CA：Canada AU:Australia US: United States RU:Russian Federation GB:Great BritainFR:France DE:Germany DK:Denmark AT:Austria BE:Belgium AR:Argentinabe aimed at: 使针对；目的在于.. aim to: 目的在于、、、expanding into:向...扩张、发展core database business ：核心的数据库业务business application market 商业应用程序市场a distant number-two player 远远落在后面的第二号选手be unimpressed with 并不印象深刻appetite 胃口，雄心headline-grabbing a.报纸头条的a direct dig 挖苦at the heart 核心的，重要的at the edge of 在边缘；辅助at heart 本质上的eg:He is still young at heart.teleceiver 遥控器Euromart 欧洲共同市场About us entry 网页中公司历史介绍see the opportunity 看到了机遇Better safe than sorry.小心一点总比后来后悔好并购风险：管理（一致性、协调性）规模经济企业文化经营independent director 独立董事individual stockholders 个人股东value paper 有价证券VAT (value added tax) 增值税value declare 申报价格value day 起息日value in exchange 交换价值value of foreign trade 对外贸易值value of import&export 进出口贸易值value of industrial output 工业产值be deeply saddened by 对...很伤心gain....momentum 得到...的势头community development/industry/investment 地区开发/社区工业/社区投资community budget/preference 欧共体预算/优惠community income /property 共同所得/共有财产community of interest 共同利益offer apology for sth. 为...道歉saga n. 长篇故事，长篇描述a long and complicated series of event,or a description of this17-plus years 17多年perseverance n. 坚定不移with our heads held high 昂起我们的头class adj./n. 出众；令人赞赏=outstanding a class magazine 高品位的杂志a girl with class 风度出众的姑娘idiomatic expressionto throw someone in at the deep end:give them a job/put them in a situation withoutany time to preparein fairness:if we are defending this action为了做到公平合理to wield the axe：to make job cuts 裁员in retrospect:looking back now 回顾get a lot of flak=get a lot of criticismif you don't cut it=if you can't do what is expected of you 如果你达不到这个期望you're toast pretty fast 你就完蛋了things will settle down=things will become calmer/more stable 事情会变得趋于平缓make an attempt to 企图，尝试activity 经营活动（商务）sector 行业（商务）be crucial to 对....很重要play a crucial role/part in doing sth.be crucial in sth. 在...起着重要作用devolve sth. to sb. 把...交给... devolve on 把（工作、职责）下放给...take second place 处于次要地位plod v. 沉重缓慢的走plod up plod along 埋头苦干one-stop adj. 一站式的one-stop shopping 一站式购物one-stop service 一站式服务prompt v.导致adj.立即的【商务】prompt cash 当场付现prompt day 交割日prompt delivery 即期交货speculation N.思考，投机【商务】speculation market 投机市场quarter n. 四分之一，季度，一刻钟quarter allowance 季度津贴quarter stock 面值25美元股票be in line with 和...一致high street 繁华的商业街，闹市区high society 上层社会high priest 大主教，大祭司highwayman 路匪flat adj.扁平的；统一的【商务】；没有利息的【商务】flat interest rate 统一利率flat list prices 统一规定的价格flat bond 无息公债flat cost 净成本be no less 不少于，十分，非常eg.He is no less tired. 他真的很累了。