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BEC高级精讲班第7讲讲义
Homeworkreview
学习重点
1. Homeworkreview
2. Vocabularystudy
3. Visions
4. Predictions
5. Reality
6. Oralpractice
7. Businesspassagereading
8. Homework
I.Homeworkreview
1.
(1)
DearMrZhang
Thankyouforyourletterdated9October,outliningtheinitialplanofourexhibition“IKEA:
FunitureforBetterLife”.
Weappreciateyourdedicationtotheplanandaredeeplyimpressedbyitshighlightedinspirations.Unfortunately,yourworkwillbereplacedbyourdepartment.Infact,itisdesirableifwecapitalizeonthisopportunitytohoneourskillsindealingwithtradefairs.Then,theboardhasapprovedthechangeandtherolewasallocatedtometofinalizeestablishingaspecializedfair-dealingteaminourdepartmentlastweek.Moreimportantly,duetotherecentfallinturnover,wefindithardtoearmark50,000RMBforyourtailor-madeplan.Thusitisdefinitelyunfairifyoucontinuetheworkandgetunderpaidintheend.
Despitethealteration,yourdedicationisbynomeansawaste.Theretainerisguaranteed,whichwillbetransferred,togetherwithaspecialbonusof2.000RMBtoyourbankaccountinthisweek.
Inaddition,Iwouldbeverygratefulifyousharewithmethelatestdevelopmentabouttheexhibition,includingthelocationofthestandsandsomerelevantcharges,orcanyoupossiblytellmehowtocontactpeoplefromtheorganizingcommittee?
Nowordscanfullyextendmyapologiesfortheinconveniencecausedbythechange.
Shouldyouhaveanyfurtherproblems,pleasedonothesitatetophoneon3456789.
Yourssincerely,
HuYiting
AssistantManagerofMarketingDepartment
(2)
DearMrBrown
Furthertotheorganizationofourproductexhibition,Iregrettoinformyouthatwehavetoterminateourcooperation.
Foronething,thefreshproductstobelaunchedaretheresultofourrecentresearchwithtop-drawertechnologyinthemarket.Therefore,wehavetokeepallinformationabouttheproductswithinthecompany,ensuringthatourcompetitorshavenoaccesstoitbeforetheshowandwecanenjoyabigedgeoverrivals.Accordingly,Iamassignedtotakeoverfullresponsibilitytoorganizetheexhibitioninsteadofyou.
Foranother,thebudgetonproductsexhibitionhasbeenreduced,whichwasduetooursizeableinvestmentonresearchofthenewproducts.Wehavetodomuchworkbyourselvestoreducethecosts.However,Icanassureyouthatyouwillgetfullpaymentforthegreateffortsyouhavemadeonthiswork.
Iamsorryagainforanyinconveniencethishascaused.Besides,Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldoffermeinformationaboutcurrentsituationofthearrangement.Woulditbepossibleforyoutotellmehowmanystandsyouhavebookedandtheirsizes?
Ilookforwardtohearingfromyousoon.
Yourssincerely
MaryLi
MarketingDepartment
2.
ChannelsofDistributionofourProductsfor1994and1995
Thetwopiechartsshowtheproportionsofthesalesthreetypesofshophandledin1994and1995.
In1994,48.1%ofourproductsweresoldbylargeSupermarkets/Hypermarkets,46.5%bysmall,family-runshops,and5.4%throughotheroutlets.
In1995,theSupermarket/Hypermarketshareincreasedbysome11%to59.6%.Thesmall,family-runshopssharedecreasedbyjustover11%to35.3%andtheotheroutletsheldmoreorlesssteady,withadropinshareofonly0.3%.
ThefiguresshowthatthelargeSupermarkets/Hypermarketstookmoreofourgoodsthanourotherretailersandtheirsalesrepresentedwellover50%ofourtotalsales.
Vocabularystudy
VocabularyStudy
组合词的学习
in-
in-flightadjective[onlybeforenoun]providedduringaplanejourney飞机上提供的
in-flightentertainment飞机上的娱乐节目
in-houseadjective,adverb
workingwithinacompanyororganization公司、组织内部的
Wehaveanin-housetrainingunit.我们有一个内部培训组织。
in-serviceadjective
in-servicetraining/coursesetc
trainingetcthatyoudowhileyouareworkinginajob在职培训/课程
-free
-freesuffix[inadjectivesandadverbs]
withoutsomethingthatyoudonotwant免除
atrouble-freejourney没有后顾之忧的旅行
duty-freecigarettes免税的香烟
asalt-freediet没有盐的饮食
Theyliveinthehouserent-free.他们住在不用交租金的房子里。
duty-freeadjective
duty-freegoodscanbebroughtintoacountrywithoutpayingtaxonthem免税的
duty-freecigarettes免税香烟
theduty-freeshop免税商店
ᅳduty-freeadverb
risk-free
sugar-free
-proof
-proofsuffix
1[inadjectives]usedtodescribesomethingwhichaparticularthingcannotharmorpassthrough,orwhichprotectspeopleagainstthatthing在形容词中使用:
防止的;耐….的;有耐力的;不能透入的
abulletproofcar防弹车
awaterproofjacket防水夹克
2[inadjectives]usedtodescribesomethingwhichcannoteasilybeaffectedordamagedbysomeoneorsomething在形容词中使用:
坚固的
achildproofcontainer不易被儿童弄坏的容器
vandal-proof防止破坏公共财物的
3[inverbs]totreatormakesomethingsothataparticularthingcannotharmitorpassthroughit,orsothatitgivesprotectionagainstit在动词中使用:
使(某物)禁得住….
soundproofaroom(=sothatsoundcannotgetintooroutofit)让这间屋子隔音
shock-proof防震的
foolproofadjective
afoolproofmethod,plan,systemetciscertaintobesuccessful万无一失的
ᅳ同义词infallible
afoolproofwayofpreventingcreditcardfraud一种万无一失的预防信用卡诈骗的方法
environmentallyfriendlyadjective
alsoenvironmentfriendly
productsthatareenvironmentallyfriendlydonotharmtheenvironmentwhentheyaremadeorwhenyouusethem环保的
ᅳ同义词eco-friendly
environmentally-friendly/ozone-friendly/eco-friendlyetc
notharmfultotheenvironment,ozonelayeretc
eco-friendlywashingpowder
user-friendly/customer-friendlyetc
notdifficultforparticularpeopletounderstandoruse
auser-friendlycomputerprogramacustomer-friendlyshoppingmall
-on
on-boardadjective[onlybeforenoun]carriedonaship,plane,caretc飞机上的、船上的、汽车上的
anon-boardcomputer
-bound
bound adjective[nocomparative]
▶LIKELY◀beboundto
tobeverylikelytodoorfeelaparticularthing很有可能的
Don'tlietoher.She'sboundtofindoutaboutit.不要对她撒谎。
Whenyouaredealingwithsomanypatients,mistakesareboundtohappen.当你在接诊这么多的病人时,错误难免会发生。
▶TRAVELLINGTOWARDS◀
boundforLondon/Mexicoetc
alsoLondon-bound/Mexico-boundetc
travellingtowardsaparticularplaceorinaparticulardirection开往….
WetriedtogetseatsonaRome-boundflight.我们希望在飞往罗马的航班上找到座位。
northbound/southbound/eastbound/westbound
Alleastboundtrainshavebeencancelledduetofaultysignals.所有向东开去的火车由于信号错误而均被取消。
snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-boundetc
controlledorlimitedbysomething,sothatyoucannotdowhatyouwantorwhatotherpeoplewantyouto受到…限制的
afog-boundairport收到浓雾限制的
peoplewhoarewheelchair-bound坐着轮椅行动不便的人
Visions
Visions
visionnoun
[countable]anideaofwhatyouthinksomethingshouldbelike想法,理想
visionof
Hehadaclearvisionofhowhehopedthecompanywoulddevelop.他对于公司未来将如何发展有着清晰的想法。
visionfor
ThePresidentoutlinedhisvisionforthefuture.这位总统勾勒出对这个国家未来的蓝图。
grand/powerful/originaletcvision
agrandvisionforthecountry对这个国家的远大理想
[uncountable]theknowledgeandimaginationthatareneededinplanningforthefuturewithaclearpurpose目光,眼力,看法
Weneedaleaderwithvisionandstrongprinciples.我们需要找到一位有远见卓识并且原则很强的领导。
hisenthusiasmandbreadthofvision他的热情和宽广的见识
u Thegoldenbeach,thecrystalclearwaterandthegentlerefreshingbreeze.
refreshverb
1[transitive]tomakesomeonefeellesstiredorlesshot使某人精神振奋
Ashowerwillrefreshyou.
refreshyourself(withsomething)
Herefreshedhimselfwithaglassoficedtea.她喝了一杯冰茶来让自己精神起来。
2refreshsomebody'smemory
tomakesomeoneremembersomething唤起某人的记忆
Ilookedatthemaptorefreshmymemoryoftheroute.
ᅳrefreshedadjective
Jenreturnedfromvacationfeelingrelaxedandrefreshed.…独家回来,感到神清气爽。
refreshingadjective makingyoufeellesstiredorlesshot凉爽的,宜人的
arefreshingdrink令人振奋的饮料
Thebreezefeltrefreshing.微风吹拂,让人感觉精神为之一振。
ᅳrefreshinglyadverb
refreshmentnounformal
1refreshments[plural]smallamountsoffoodanddrinkthatareprovidedatameeting,sportseventetc茶点
Refreshmentswillbeservedafterthemeeting.会议后有茶点。
2[uncountable]foodanddrinkingeneral食物
Weworkedalldaywithoutrefreshment.我们工作了一天而没有进餐。
liquidrefreshment(=alcoholicdrink-usedhumorously)液体饮料(指酒精饮品)
Iwasinneedofsomeliquidrefreshment.我需要来点酒。
3[uncountable]theexperienceofbeingmadetofeellesstiredorhot身心爽快,心旷神怡
paradisenoun
1[uncountable]aplaceorsituationthatisextremelypleasant,beautiful,orenjoyable优美宜人的地方或境遇
abeautifultropicalparadise一处美丽的热带美景
Ahomeneartheseaismyideaofparadise.一处距离大海很近的家是我认为的美丽地方。
2[singular]aplacethathaseverythingyouneedfordoingaparticularactivity应有尽有的地方
Themarketisashopper'sparadise.这个集市是购物者的天堂。
paradisefor
Hawaiiisaparadiseforsurfers.夏威夷是划水者的天堂。
3Paradise[singular]天堂
a)insomereligions,aperfectplacewherepeoplearebelievedtogoaftertheydie,iftheyhaveledgoodlives
b)accordingtotheBible,thegardenwherethefirsthumans,AdamandEve,lived
u AChineseproverbsays,“Inheaventhereisparadise;onearthSuzhouandHangzhou.”
pagernoun[countable]呼机,寻呼机
asmallmachineyoucancarryinyourpocketthatcanreceivesignalsfromatelephone.Ittellsyouwhensomeonehassentyouamessage,orwantsyoutotelephonethem,forexamplebymakinganoise
ᅳsynonymbeeper
head verb
▶GOTOWARDS◀
alsobeheaded
[intransitivealways+adverb/preposition]togoortraveltowardsa