商务英语BEC高级阅读辅导3

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　　form the basis of

　　monthly review

　　review [countable] a report on a series of events or aperiod of time, that mentions the most importantparts 回顾报告

　　review of

　　a review of the year

　　measure somebody/something againstsomebody/something phrasal verb

　　to judge someone or something by comparing them with another person or thing 通过对比评价某人/某物

　　Measured against our budget last year, $2.7 million seems small. 与我们去年的预算相比，今年270万美元的预算就显得数额太少了。

　　target n.目标 (同义词：objective, goal和aim)

　　*set the target 制定目标

　　③Using the information in the article, complete sentences.

　　1. D

　　2. C

　　3. B

　　4. F

　　enthusiastic adjective

　　feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something热心的;热情洋溢的

　　enthusiastic about (doing) something

　　All the staff are enthusiastic about the project.

　　(enthusiasm n. 热心，热爱)

　　*set up training courses

　　contribute verb

　　1 [intransitive and transitive] to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of otherpeople are also involved in 捐助，捐献

　　contribute to/towards

　　contribute something to/towards something

　　The volunteers contribute their own time to the project. 志愿人员奉献自己的时间致力于这项工作。

　　2 [intransitive]to help to make something happen 导致

　　Stress is a contributing factor in many illnesses. 压力是许多疾病致病因素。

　　contribute to

　　Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year in the US. 酒精饮品每年在美国会导致10万人死亡。

　　contribute substantially/significantly/greatly etc to something

　　3 [intransitive and transitive] to write articles, stories, poems etc for a newspaper or magazine撰写

　　*employ = bring in

　　④ Matching.

　　wait for decisions

　　take on responsibility

　　bring in a consultant

　　work on managerial skills

　　come up with ideas

　　put on discos

　　II. Arranging a course

　　①Reading a fax.

　　cosmetics n.化妆品 [plural]

　　creams, powders etc that you use on your face and body in order to look more attractive

　　cosmetic adjective

　　1 dealing with the outside appearance rather than the important part of something

　　We're making a few cosmetic changes to the house before we sell it.

　　2 intended to make your hair, skin, body etc look more attractive 美容的

　　the cosmetic industry 美容行业

　　cosmetic products 美容产品

　　Inc. 股份有限公司 (Incorporated)

　　*Co. = company

　　*Ltd. = limited

　　*Corp. = corporation n. 公司, 企业, <美>有限公司,

　　*plc. = public limited company 上市公司

　　product launch 产品投放市场

　　profile noun [countable]

　　▶HEAD◀

　　a side view of someone's head 侧面像

　　Dani has a lovely profile. 丹尼从侧面看真漂亮。

　　▶DESCRIPTION◀

　　a short description that gives important details about a person, a group of people, or a place简介;个性及生平的简要描述

　　a job profile 工作简介

　　3 high profile：something that is high profile is noticed by many people or gets a lot of attention高知名度

　　The star has a high profile in Britain. 这位明星在英国拥有很高的知名度。

　　4 keep a low profile

　　to behave quietly and avoid doing things that will make people notice you 保持低调

　　5 raise somebody's profile 提升知名度

　　if a person or an organization raises its profile, it gets more attention from the public

　　an advertising campaign designed to raise the bank's profile 一个旨在提高银行知名度的广告

　　commence verb [intransitive and transitive] formal

　　to begin or to start something 开始，着手

　　Work will commence on the new building immediately. 新楼的开工将马上进行。

　　commence with

　　The course commences with a one week introduction to Art Theory. 这门课一开始时会有为期一周的艺术理论入门课。

　　commence doing something

　　The planes commenced bombing at midnight. 飞机在子夜24点时开始攻击。

　　a survival course拓展课程

　　an assault course 体能训练课程

　　assault course noun [countable] British English

　　an area of land with special equipment to climb, jump over, run through etc that is used fordeveloping physical strength, especially by soldiers

　　alternatively

　　seminar noun [countable] 研讨课

　　1 a class at a university or college for a small group of students and a teacher to study ordiscuss a particular subject

　　a Shakespeare seminar

　　2 a class on a particular subject, usually given as a form of training

　　Publishers and writers from 13 countries attended the seminar.