外贸英语知识：英语口语对话（6）

　1.The price of vegetables and fruits fluctuates according to the season.

　蔬菜和水果的价格随季节而波动。

　重点词语：fluctuate v.波动，涨落，起伏

　商务用语：fluctuating prices 波动的价格

　2.That's an interesting idea, and we'll certainly follow it up.

　那是一个有意义的想法，我们一定要进一步予以研究。

　重点词语：follow v.①跟随，遵循，从事 ②了解 n.追随

　商务用语：follow-up 细节落实;接连要做的事

　follow-on 随后发生的事情;继任者

　as follows 如下

　The results are as follows... 结果如下…

　3.Price increases forecast inflation.

　物价上涨预示着通货膨胀。

　重点词语：forecast n./v. 预测，预报

　商务用语：business forecast 企业预测

　cash forecast 现金预测

　mathematical forecast 数值预报

　quantitative forecast 数量预测

　4.He has been charged with tax fraud.

　他被指控逃税。

　重点词语：fraud n.①欺诈行为 ②骗子 ③假货

　商务用语：credit fraud 信用欺诈

　non-management fraud 非管理人员舞弊

　5.He freelanced pieces to a magazine publisher.

　他为一位杂志出版社自由撰稿。

　1.The project was abandoned for want of funds.

　这个计划因为缺少资金而作罢。

　重点词语：fund n.①资金，基金 ②[pl.]钱，现款 v.支助，投资

　商务用语：a fund of information 很多资料

　a relief fund 救济基金

　a pension fund 退休基金

　public welfare fund 公益金

　2.There's no future in trying to sell furs in a hot country.

　在气候炎热的国家里做皮货生意是不会有前途的。

　重点词语：future n.未来，将来，前途，远景 adj.未来的，将来的

　商务用语：a business with no future 无前景的工厂

　3.There are wide gaps in my knowledge of business.

　我的商务知识很缺乏。

　重点词语：gap n.缺口，差距，隔阂

　商务用语：a gap between revenue and spending 收入和消费之间的差距

　the budget gap 预算困难

　credibility gap 信用差距(指政府领导人的言行不一)

　the gap between imports and exports 进出口的差额

　4.We must go over the accounts carefully before we settle them.

　在结账之前，我们必须仔细查阅账目。

　重点词语：go v.趋于，达到;求助于;出产;被卖掉 n.去，进行

　商务用语：go belly up 彻底经济破产

　go bust 经受财政崩溃

　going cheap 卖得便宜

　go for a job 求职

　5.What is the going price of farmland in Japan?

　日本的农田时价是多少?

　重点词语：going n.①离去 ②工作情况 ③[pl.]行为 adj.①进行中的 ②流行的 ③现存的

　商务用语：a going concern 营业中的商行

　a going business 事业发达;开业的商店

　the going prices 时价

　the going rate 现行率