Business English A Reading course（整理版）
商务英语阅读的主要内容：
商务英语阅读主要包括世界经济形势、经济全球化、国际贸易与投资、金融风险与管理、商业文化、企业管理等。这些阅读材料不但传递最新的世界经济和国际商务信息，开阔学生的视野，还提供最新、最典型的商务语言和词汇，有助于学生熟悉并掌握商务英语文章的典型语言用法、语言风格及语言特点等。
1）阿迪达斯Impossible Is Nothing. 没有什么是不可能
2）香奈儿Fashion passes, style remains. 流行稍纵即逝,风格永存
3）飞利浦Let us make things better. 让我们做得更好
4）麦氏咖啡Good to the last drop. 滴滴香浓,意犹未尽
This Bill of exchange shall be accepted first and then can be honored by the acceptor.
(该汇票应先承兑，然后由承兑方进行支付）
Words & expressions:
Transnational road warriors 从事跨国商务活动的人
Faculty and alumni
Performance-review process 绩效考核过程
Make an assessment of sb 对某人作出评价
In a group setting 公共场合
Have a one-on-one session with sb 进行单独会话
Tone down 缓和语气
Career progression 事业发展
Cultural gulf 文化鸿沟
In the arena of international commerce 在国际商务的平台上
Common ground 共同点
At the institutional level 制度层面
Fall short 结果，后果
Ongoing cross-pollination 不断学习他国先进事物
Trait 特征
Be customer-centric 以客户为本
Implement 实施
Commonality 共性
The integration of the global economy 全球经济一体化
See local context ad integral 本土文化语境知识
一些跨国公司英文名称：
Procter & Gamble Company 宝洁公司
Johnson & Johnson Ltd. 强生公司
Carrefour China Inc. 家乐福
Bayerische Motor en Werhe AG宝马公司
Coca-Cola Enterprises可口可乐企业
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Sinopec Group中国石油化工集团公司China Ocean Shipping Company COSCO中国远洋运输总公司
Standard Chartered Bank 渣打银行
Words & expressions:
To name a few 举例
A medical practice 诊所
A successful new venture 成功的新企业
The critical ingredients for success 主要的结构
Distinguish…..from…. 把。。和。。区别开来
Enrolling in college 上大学
Have something in common 有共同语言
Sensitivity to 对。。敏感
Awareness of 认识到
We lead, Others copy. 理光复印机
Obey your thirst. Sprite 雪碧
Everyday Low Price 沃尔玛Wal-Mart
Life is a journey. Travel it well. United Airlines联合航空
Your Future Is Our Future HSBC---汇丰银行
Taking the lead in a Digital World SAMSUNG三星
Rap up a brainstorming session 自由研讨会
Be dismayed at 对什么感到沮丧
Tucson-based company
Insulate…….from……分离
Big-box retailers 大面积超市
Feel loyal to his staff 不相违背他的员工
Irreverent undergrads 放荡不羁的本科生
Take a pass 接受，处理
Find one’s lost sparks 找回他们失去的活力，火花
Be supervised by 被监督
Grade on their work 打分，定级别
Ask for a donation 捐赠
Hardware store 五金店
A circular cutout 圆形缺口
A gaggle of 散漫的一群
Part-timer 兼职者
Rub sb the wrong way 使恼怒
Feel defensive 抵触情绪
Expose sb to a bit of brashness 让某人接触
Don’t be a Jerk about it 不要简单用事
Escort sb out the door 护送出门
Security guard 保安
Take a clinical approach 冷静处理
Get sued 被起诉
Executive coach 高管教练
Factor into your decision 在考虑范围之内
Refrain from 尽量不要
Take in everything 吸收一切
At such a tough time 艰难时刻
Reach out to 接触联系
A career counselor 事业顾问
A prospective employer 老板
Newly laid-off employees 刚下岗的职员
A short detour 短期内
Act out 实行
1. No business too small, no problem too big （IBM）没有不做的小生意，没有解决不了的大问题
2. Take TOSHIBA, take the world.拥有东芝，拥有世界
3. For the Road Ahead．(本田)走向康庄大道
4. Time is what you make of it.（Swath）天长地久
5. Apple thinks different. （苹果）不同凡想
Soft landing 软着陆
E-shopping; 网购
Mouse potato 电脑迷
Hot-button 热点问题
Small Office Home Office 在家办公族
Business Improvement District 经济开发区
On the job hunt 找工作
Committed 坚定的
Passionate 热情的
Failure-is-not-an-option 失败不是一个选项
Entail 带来，使成为必需
Productivity 生产力
Come right out 直接，突然，立刻？
Provocative 挑衅的
Take a pay cut ？付出代价
Build an adaptable skill set 技能组合
pull out all the stops 全力以赴
经典的英语面试问题：
1. Tell me about you!
2. What do you know about our company?
3. Why do you want to work for us?
4. What would you do for us? What can you do for us that someone else can't?
5. What about the job offered do you find the most attractive? Least attractive?
6. Why should we hire you?
7. What do you look for in a job?
8. Please give me your definition of a secretary. (the position for which you are being interviewed).
9. What’s your greatest weakness?
10. What kind of salary did you have in mind?
M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hand. 只溶在口，不溶在手
Be a perfect fit 完全合适
Fire away 问我吧
Outside-the-box thinking 突破性思维
Be generally attributed to 归功于
Parallels between…….and……. 在什么和什么方面是可以并存的
Have their place 有它们的位置
Fare with 处理
Brain-tingling questions 令人头疼的问题
Layered chocolate shell 一层一层的巧克力外衣
Be cast in little moulds 扔到小模型里
A cement mixer 水泥搅拌车
Congealing into a big lump 凝固成一大块
Be squirted with 被喷
Be imprinted by a bank of rubber dies 跟着皮带传送
Be on its way out 过时
Due to overexposure 过度曝光
Fraction 分数
incorporate 合并
Stand your ground 坚持你的立场
Click 吻合
Come in 提交
Top reality 最现实的
A hands-free notepad 无需手动的笔记本
Modest advantages 普普通通的优势
Low-tech 低端的
Power blackouts 断电
Checking account; 查看账户
Drain out 消耗消费
Hold on to 省钱
Don’t let savings bonds sit 不要把钱放在银行
Series EE bonds 系列电子储蓄债券
Series I bonds 低风险储蓄债券
Built-in adjustments for inflation ？
Through payroll deduction 通过扣除薪水的方式购买债劵National average 全国平均值
Bond fund 公债基金
Be equivalent to 等同于
Take a bite out of 大幅度削减
Tax-Exempt 免税债券
Drop your PMI （私人不动产抵押借款保险）
Down payment 首付
An equity stake 股权
Roll back car insurance premiums 终止汽车保险费
Bargaining for bucks 讨价还价
A hand-beaded silk dinner suit 手工钉珠的晚宴西装
With some exceptions 除个别例外
Less for Uncle Sam 交少一点钱给政府
Count on 指望，依靠
Shave up 去除。除掉
Study up on 认真研究
Communication takedown 除掉通讯费
Bar charts: 柱形图
histograms: 直方图
line graphs/line charts: 曲线图
pie charts: 饼图
forms/tables/lists: 表格
It’s not just spam. 垃圾电子邮件
Writing a press release 写新闻稿件
Who still needs to weigh in? 谁需要参与其中？
Through a hosted site on the Internet （主页面）
E-mail woes 电子邮件的困扰
The online encyclopedia 网上百科全书
Restrict access to a limited group of people限制某些人群进入
In addition to the scores of （论点，理由）free, open-source wikis