to think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what has happened 思考并找到答案
figure out how/what/why etc
Can you figure out how to do it? 你找到解決它的做法了嗎?
If I have a map, I can figure it out. 如果我有地圖，我就能找到。
Don't worry, we'll figure something out (=find a way to solve the problem). 別著急。我們會(huì)找到解決辦法的。
2 to understand why someone behaves in the way they do 理解
Women. I just can't figure them out. 女人。我不能理解她們。
margin noun [countable]
1 the empty space at the side of a page 邊
Use double spacing and wide margins to leave room for comments. 請(qǐng)大家在行與行之間留一行，并且在兩邊留出足夠的邊，讓老師可以寫(xiě)評(píng)語(yǔ)。
2 the difference between what it costs a business to buy or produce something and what they sell it for 利潤(rùn)
Margins are low and many companies are struggling. 由于利潤(rùn)很低，所以許多公司都在苦苦掙扎著。
Within 10 years they had a gross profit margin of 50%. 不到10年的時(shí)間，他們的利潤(rùn)總額就高達(dá)50%。
* four and a half thousand =4500
* forty-five hundred
work out phrasal verb
▶CALCULATE◀
work something ↔ out
to calculate an answer, amount, price etc 計(jì)算出
See if you can work this bill out. 看看你能不能把這個(gè)帳單算出結(jié)果來(lái)。
work out how much/how many etc
We'll have to work out how much food we'll need for the party. 我們應(yīng)該估算一下這次聚會(huì)我們需要準(zhǔn)備多少食物。
▶COST◀
if a cost or amount works out at a particular figure, it is found to be that much when you calculate it 算出…. 結(jié)果
work out at/to £10/$500 etc
The bill works out at £15 each. 這個(gè)帳單的總額為15英鎊。
work out expensive/cheap etc (=be expensive or cheap) 計(jì)算后昂貴/便宜
If we go by taxi, it's going to work out very expensive. 如果我們打車(chē)去，那么我們會(huì)花很多錢(qián)的。
4.
1. over-trading
2. about half
3. their margins are already small; they can’t afford to offer discounts.
4. $25,000
5. financing costs
6. $500
7. they would have an extra $16,000 a month.
8. they decide to offer a 1% early settlement discount
5.
If + present simple, will/going to/ might + infinitive
Ø to describe actions / situations we expect to happen
e.g. if we offer 2%, three quarters of our customers will…
if + past simple, would / could/might + infinitive
Ø to describe actions/situations we do not expect to happen
e.g. if we offered 1% discount, about half our customers would pay in ten days.
Ø To describe hypothetical actions and situations
e.g. if I were you Steve, I’d really think ….
Ø To respond to suggestions we do not agree with
e.g. if we gave 2% discount, we’d lose thousands of dollars…
Ø To make indirect suggestions
e.g. What if you offered 1% and half your customers used it?
6. Speaking
cash on delivery 貨到付款
penalty noun[countable]
plural penalties
1 a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or legal agreement 懲罰
No littering. Penalty $500. 不許隨地吐痰，違者罰款500元。
Withdrawing the money early will result in a 10% penalty. 提前取款將會(huì)被罰10%的罰金。
Drug dealers face severe penalties. 毒品交易者會(huì)受到嚴(yán)重處罰。
If he is convicted, he could receive the death penalty (=be killed as a punishment). 如果他有罪，他將被判死刑。
2 something bad that happens to you because of something you have done or because of the situation you are in 不好、不良的事情
penalty of (doing) something
One of the penalties of being famous is the loss of privacy. 成為名人不好的事情就是沒(méi)有了隱私。
3 a disadvantage in sports given to a player or team for breaking a rule 體育比賽中受到懲罰
4 a chance to kick the ball or hit the puck into the goal in a game of football, rugby, or ice hockey, given because the other team has broken a rule 罰點(diǎn)球
figure out how/what/why etc
Can you figure out how to do it? 你找到解決它的做法了嗎?
If I have a map, I can figure it out. 如果我有地圖，我就能找到。
Don't worry, we'll figure something out (=find a way to solve the problem). 別著急。我們會(huì)找到解決辦法的。
2 to understand why someone behaves in the way they do 理解
Women. I just can't figure them out. 女人。我不能理解她們。
margin noun [countable]
1 the empty space at the side of a page 邊
Use double spacing and wide margins to leave room for comments. 請(qǐng)大家在行與行之間留一行，并且在兩邊留出足夠的邊，讓老師可以寫(xiě)評(píng)語(yǔ)。
2 the difference between what it costs a business to buy or produce something and what they sell it for 利潤(rùn)
Margins are low and many companies are struggling. 由于利潤(rùn)很低，所以許多公司都在苦苦掙扎著。
Within 10 years they had a gross profit margin of 50%. 不到10年的時(shí)間，他們的利潤(rùn)總額就高達(dá)50%。
* four and a half thousand =4500
* forty-five hundred
work out phrasal verb
▶CALCULATE◀
work something ↔ out
to calculate an answer, amount, price etc 計(jì)算出
See if you can work this bill out. 看看你能不能把這個(gè)帳單算出結(jié)果來(lái)。
work out how much/how many etc
We'll have to work out how much food we'll need for the party. 我們應(yīng)該估算一下這次聚會(huì)我們需要準(zhǔn)備多少食物。
▶COST◀
if a cost or amount works out at a particular figure, it is found to be that much when you calculate it 算出…. 結(jié)果
work out at/to £10/$500 etc
The bill works out at £15 each. 這個(gè)帳單的總額為15英鎊。
work out expensive/cheap etc (=be expensive or cheap) 計(jì)算后昂貴/便宜
If we go by taxi, it's going to work out very expensive. 如果我們打車(chē)去，那么我們會(huì)花很多錢(qián)的。
4.
1. over-trading
2. about half
3. their margins are already small; they can’t afford to offer discounts.
4. $25,000
5. financing costs
6. $500
7. they would have an extra $16,000 a month.
8. they decide to offer a 1% early settlement discount
5.
If + present simple, will/going to/ might + infinitive
Ø to describe actions / situations we expect to happen
e.g. if we offer 2%, three quarters of our customers will…
if + past simple, would / could/might + infinitive
Ø to describe actions/situations we do not expect to happen
e.g. if we offered 1% discount, about half our customers would pay in ten days.
Ø To describe hypothetical actions and situations
e.g. if I were you Steve, I’d really think ….
Ø To respond to suggestions we do not agree with
e.g. if we gave 2% discount, we’d lose thousands of dollars…
Ø To make indirect suggestions
e.g. What if you offered 1% and half your customers used it?
6. Speaking
cash on delivery 貨到付款
penalty noun[countable]
plural penalties
1 a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or legal agreement 懲罰
No littering. Penalty $500. 不許隨地吐痰，違者罰款500元。
Withdrawing the money early will result in a 10% penalty. 提前取款將會(huì)被罰10%的罰金。
Drug dealers face severe penalties. 毒品交易者會(huì)受到嚴(yán)重處罰。
If he is convicted, he could receive the death penalty (=be killed as a punishment). 如果他有罪，他將被判死刑。
2 something bad that happens to you because of something you have done or because of the situation you are in 不好、不良的事情
penalty of (doing) something
One of the penalties of being famous is the loss of privacy. 成為名人不好的事情就是沒(méi)有了隱私。
3 a disadvantage in sports given to a player or team for breaking a rule 體育比賽中受到懲罰
4 a chance to kick the ball or hit the puck into the goal in a game of football, rugby, or ice hockey, given because the other team has broken a rule 罰點(diǎn)球