63.account ：財務帳；帳戶
A record of financial transactions kept in a ledger.
在分類帳中保存的財務來往記錄。
A bank account
銀行帳戶
A customer or client
顧客或客戶
Let's check the account again.
我們再查一遍帳。
How much is left in our bank account.
銀行帳上還剩多少。
This firm is our best account.
這家商行是我們的客戶。
64.accounting ：會計
A system and process of gathering and recording financial information that provides a continuous balance between assets and liabilities.
收集和記錄財務住處的制度和過程，并據此不斷提供資產和負債之間的余額。
You need to discuss that matter with the accounting department.
你應當和財務部討論這個問題。
65.accumulation ：資本增益
An addition to capital investments or stock from profits.
資本投資的收益或股分增值。
What kink of accumulation are you getting on the ABC stock?
你有ABC公司的股份有什么資本增益？
66.affluence ：富裕
The condition of substantial wealth and economic power.
擁有雄厚財富和經濟實力的狀況。
Luxury cars are targeted towards the affluent segment of a population.
豪華轎車是以人口中的富裕階層為銷售對象的。
67.affiliate ：成員，分公司
A business that contracts to work with another business.
簽訂合同與另一公司合作的公司。
The ABC office supply company is one of our many affiliates.
ABC辦公用品公司是我們眾多分公司的其中之一。
68.agenda ：日程表
A list of things to be done.
要處理的事務清單
Could you please fax me a copy of tomorrow's agenda?
能否將明天的日程表給我發(fā)個傳真？
69.agribusiness ：農業(yè)綜合企業(yè)
The production and marketing of corps by large corporations as opposed to individual farms.
由大集團公司進行的農產品的生產和銷售，與個體農場主經營方式相反。
John was forced into bankruptcy when he lost millions of dollars he had invested in a poor agribusiness venture.
約翰在農業(yè)綜合企業(yè)中投資不當，損失了數百萬美元，被迫破產。
70.air-pocket stock ：氣穴股票
Stock that falls sharply on bad news.
一有壞消息便急劇下跌的股票。
Company stock sometimes turns into air-pocket stock upon the news of the company's CEO's serious illness or death.
一旦公司總裁病重或去世的消息傳出，其股票有時會變成氣穴股票。
71.annual report ：年度報告
A financial report produced by the management of a corporation for shareholders the end of fiscal year.
在每個財政年末，由公司的資方向股東提供的財務報告。
72.asset ：資產
A possession that can be turned into cash to cover liabilities
能被轉化為現金以抵消債務的財物
We were forced to liquidate some of our assets to pay our debts.
我們被迫變賣一些資產以償還債務。
73.automation ：自動化
The replacement of human laborers with computers and self-regulating machines
用計算機和自動化控制的機器來代替人力。
Automation in factories will continue to eliminate more and more jobs into the 21st century.
到21世紀，工廠的自動化將繼續(xù)削減更多的就業(yè)機會。
74.balanced budget ：平衡預算
Spending that is equal to revenue, esp. in government.
一個機構的開支和收入相等，特別指在政府方面
75.bankruptcy ：破產
The inability to pay one's debts; legal insolvency
無力償還債務，法律上的資不抵債。
Many private companies are forced to declare bankruptcy when they begin to lose business to their competitors.
許多私營企業(yè)在經營上輸給其競爭對手時，不得不宣布破產。
76.big business ：大公司
A term used to describe large corporations, as opposed to small individually or family-owned business.
大規(guī)模的股份有限責任公司，與私有或家庭經營的小型企業(yè)相反。
Darren wants to get into big business some day.
77.Black Monday ：黑色星期一
October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a record 508 points in trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
1987年10月19日，紐約股票交易所道?瓊斯工業(yè)股票平均指數狂跌創(chuàng)紀錄的508點。
78.blue chip stock ：熱門股票，績優(yōu)股，藍籌股
A term used to describe high-quality stocks of financially sound corporations
指財務上可靠的公司發(fā)行的高質量股票。
Mr. Jeppson has a portfolio of nothing but blue chip stocks.
杰普遜先生持有的有價證券里全部都是熱門股票。
79.bond ：債券
A security issued by a corporation or public body and carrying a fixed rate of interest
由公司或政府機構發(fā)行的固有利率的有價債券。
What's the interest rate on these bonds?
這些債券的利率是多少？
80.boom ：繁榮
A period of great economic activity and business expansion
(企業(yè)等)經濟非?；钴S，經營擴張的時期。
The soft drink business always booms in the summertime.
飲料業(yè)在夏天總是興旺繁榮。
81.boondoggle ：無效的投資
A wasteful business venture
不見回報的經營投機
Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle.
我們在水軟化器上的投資打了水漂。
82.bottom line ：最終結果
The final result or ultimate objective
最終的結果或目標
What's the bottom line of your proposal?
你的建議要達到的最終目標是什么？
83.boycott ：抵制
The refusal to purchase the products of an individual, corporation, or nation as a way to bring social and political pressure for change.
拒絕購買某一個人、公司或國家的產品，作為施加社會、政治壓力，促進其改變政策的一種手段。
Americans boycotted tuna several years ago until tuna companies guaranteed that they weren't catching dolphins in their tuna nets.
幾年前美國人抵制金槍魚，直至金槍魚公司保證在捕撈金槍魚時放掉海豚。
84.budget ：預算
A plan of expenditures based on anticipated revenues.
根據估算的收入而制訂的開支計劃。
How much do we have left in our budget?
我們的預算還剩多少？
85.business cycle ：景氣周期
Periodic rise and fall in economic activity
經濟活動中周期性的漲落。
U.S. retailers see the same basic business cycle every year and typically do most of their business during the Christmas season.
美國零售商們每年都經歷相同的景氣周期。通常情況下，他們大部分生產都是在圣誕節(jié)期間做的。
86.bust ：崩潰
An informal term referring to a financial or economic collapse
非正式用語，指金融或經濟上破產。
The economy is currently in a bust.
目前經濟處于崩潰之中。
87.buying power ：購買力
Purchasing power
購買商品的能力。
The buying power of the dollar has steadily declined during the last twenty-five years.
在過去的25年里，美元的購買力持續(xù)下降。
88.capital ：資本
Money, assets, or property used as a means of production or for investment
可以用作生產或投資手段的金錢、資產或財物。
Some futurists claim that human capital is a company's greatest asset.
一些未來學家聲稱公司的人力資本是其的資產。
89.capitalism ：資本主義
An economic system based on private ownership and profit incentive
建立在私有制和利潤刺激基礎上的一種經濟制度。
People in some countries don't really understand the system of capitalism.
一些國家的人們并不真正理解資本主義制度。
90.cash cow ：搖錢樹
An informal term for a business with a dependable source of income
非正式用語。指收入來源可靠的生意。
This product has always been a cash cow for our company.
這種產品一直是我們公司的搖錢樹。
91.cash flow ：現金流通
Fluctuations in a company's cash position
公司現金形勢的波動情況。
Our company is currently having a cash flow problem.
92.CEO ：總裁，總經理
An acronym for "chief executive officer". The highest executive officer of a company.
"chief executive officer"的縮略詞。指公司的行政長官。
Advertisers are using CEO's more frequently in their company's commercials because studies show that people trust and admire leaders.
廣告商們在廣告片中越來越多地利用總裁的形象，因為研究表明，人們相信、崇拜。
93.Chapter 11 ：破產條款
A bankruptcy code section that applies to a corporation going out of business which may require restructuring.
破產法的部分章節(jié)，適用于需要重組的倒閉公司。
Rumors are spreading that one of the big movie companies is filing a chapter 11.
有謠言說一家大的電影公司正申請破產。
94.commercialism ：重商主義，商業(yè)行為
The practice and spirit of business in which the making of profits is emphasized.
商業(yè)做法和精神，強調利潤的追求。
Many American dislike the commercialism that is associated with Christmas.
95.competition ：競爭
The rivalry between similar businesses for customers or clients.
經營產品相近的廠商間爭奪顧客或客戶的斗爭。
Competition in business is good because it generally results in better quality and lower prices for consumers.
商業(yè)競爭中是好事，它可以為消費者帶來更好的質量和更低的價格。
96.conglomerate ：集團公司，聯合大企業(yè)
A corporation made up several companies that produce large quantities of output in a variety of industries.
諸多產業(yè)中，由幾家公司組成的股份公司，大量生產各種產品。
Proctor & Gamble is a large personal product conglomerate.
寶潔公司是一家生產個人衛(wèi)生用品的大集團公司。
97.consumerism ：（1）消費；（2）消費者權益運動
The consumption of goods and service.
商品和服務的耗費
Inflation always hurts consumerism.
通貨膨脹總是打擊消費。
The protection of consumers form poor products or misleading claims.
保護消費者免受劣質產品和誤導性廣告的侵害。
The U.S. Food and Drug administration tries to regulate consumerism.
美國食品和醫(yī)藥管理局想規(guī)范消費者權益運動。
98.consumer price index ：消費品價格指數
A measure of the fluctuation in prices of common consumer goods and services over a fixed time period.
在一定時期內衡量常用消費品和服務價格波動情況的一種尺度。
The consumer price index is a good reference tool to use in order to learn how much the price of a specific item has changed over the last several years.
想了解某一特定商品在過去幾年內的價格變化情況，消費品價格指數是一個很好的工具。
99.corporate ladder ：公司的官階
A series of steps in the organizational hierarchy of a company.
公司組織等級制度中的一系列晉升階梯。
Climbing the corporate ladder is not as popular as it used to be.
走公司的晉升之道不象以前那樣有吸引力了。
100.corporate raider ：強行收購
A person, company, etc. that attempts to take over another company, exp. by buying up the stock of the target company.
個人或公司通常以全部買下其看準的公司的股份而吞并該公司。
101.cost cutting ：削減成本
A reactive measure taken by companies esp. in hard times, in order to save money by eliminating waste or unnecessary spending.
公司采取的應付措施，特別是在困難時期，通過減少浪費和不必要的開支來節(jié)省資金。
Companies in the 90s have been implementing a lot of cost cutting in order to become more efficient and competitive.
為了提高效率和競爭力，許多公司在90年代一直在實施削減成本的各種措施。
102.cost of living ：生活費用
The average cost for the basic necessities of life
支付基本生活必需品的平均花費。
Many employees expect a yearly cost of living increase in their paychecks.
很多雇員希望其工資的生活費用部分每年都有增長。
103.creeping inflation ：輕度通貨膨脹
The barely noticeable but persistent increase in prices.
物價不斷上漲，但因漲幅很小而不為人注意。
Creeping inflation continues to spread throughout the economy in the 1990s.
90年代輕度通貨膨脹一直波及經濟生活
104.decline ：萎縮，下降
A period of reduced business activity.
經營活動下降的時期。
College students are not happy about the decline of job opportunities waiting for them when they graduate.
大學生們對其畢業(yè)后就業(yè)機會的減少感到憂心忡忡。
105.deficit ：赤字
A budget imbalance in which expenditures exceed income.
支出超過收入的預算失衡
Our company ran a deficit for the first three years before we started to make any profit.
我們公司在開始贏利前的頭三年中都是虧損經營。
106.deflation ：通貨緊縮
A decrease in the money supply, causing a sharp fall in prices.
貨幣供應的減少，導致物價的急劇下降。
Consumers are always motivated by deflation.
通貨緊縮往往能刺激消費者的購買欲。
107.demand ：需求
The desire and ability of consumers to purchase goods and services.
消費者購買商品和服務的能力。
Marketers and advertisers are always looking for new ways to create demand for their client's products.
營銷商和廣告商總是在尋找新的途徑以創(chuàng)造其客戶對產品的需求。
108.depression ：蕭條
A severe, extended period of decline in business activity.
商業(yè)活動嚴重減少并且長時間沒有好轉。
Many older Americans remember the great depression of the 1930s.
許多上了年紀的美國人對三十年代的大蕭條仍記憶猶新。
109.deregulation ：撤消管制
A gradual removal of government control over business.
政府逐步撤消對經營活動的控制。
Most business and industries approve of deregulation from government control.
大多數公司和產業(yè)贊成政府撤消管制。
110.distribution ：商品流通
The marketing of merchandising.
商品的營銷。
If a product doesn't have good distribution, it won't sell.
商品流通如果不暢就賣不出去。
111.diversification ：經營多樣化
The act of expanding business by increasing the number of goods produced or the number of services offered.
通過增加產品品種和服務項目來擴展經營業(yè)務。
Many fast food businesses are diversifying in an attempt to capture more customers form their competitors.
許多快餐企業(yè)正實行經營多樣化，力圖從其競爭對手手中奪取更多的顧客。
112.dumping ：傾銷
The act of selling goods below cost to other nations to eliminate surpluses or offset competition.
以低于成本的價格向其他國家銷售產品以減少過剩產品，引發(fā)競爭。
The U.S. has accused Japan of dumping mini-vans here in American.
美國控告日本在美國傾銷小型貨車。
113.economics ：經濟學
The study of wealth and its creation, distribution, and consumption.
形容財富及其創(chuàng)造、分配和消費的科學。
Susan is majoring in economics at Harvard.
蘇珊在哈佛攻讀經濟學專業(yè)。
114.economy ：經濟
The organization of social and political institutions and business for production.
社會及政治機構的組織以及以生產經營為目的的企業(yè)組織。
National leaders must always worry about the state of the economy.
國家領導人必須一直為經濟狀況操心。
115.Fortune 500 ：《財富》500家公司
A list of the 500 largest American corporations published annually by "Fortune" magazine.
由《財富》雜志每年公布的全美國的500家公司。
Who are the top 10 companies on the Fortune 500 list?
在《財富》500家公司中，前10名是哪些？
116.franchise ：經銷權，連鎖店
A contract or license permitting a regional distributor to use the name and sell products of another company.
地區(qū)分銷商得到其他公司的合同或許可證，有權使用其名稱并銷售其產品。
Clancy is opening a new McDonald's franchise in London.
克蘭西在倫敦開了一家麥當勞連鎖店。
117.freeze ：凍結
The fixing of some economic factor, such as prices, employment, spending, etc.
停止一些經濟因素的變動，如價格、就業(yè)、開支等。
The government caused a price freeze at the gas pumps.
政府凍結了汽油泵的價格。
118.full employment?。撼浞志蜆I(yè)
An economic condition in which unemployment is deemed minimal and acceptable, usually under six percent.
失業(yè)率處于可接受的最小值，常常是6％以下的經濟形勢。
The condition of full employment is something that most countries rarely achieve.
充分就業(yè)是大多數國家很少取得的經濟局面。
119.glamour stock?。簾衢T股票
A stock in a new or rapidly developing industry that tends to rise quickly in price.
新興且發(fā)展迅速的產業(yè)所發(fā)行的股票，有迅速升值的趨勢。
John specializes in buying glamour stock, particular in media, and entertainment companies.
約翰專門購買由傳媒、娛樂公司發(fā)行的熱門股票。
120.glas ceiling ：性別障礙，玻璃天花板
A term used to describe an invisible barrier that prevents women from entering the ranks of senior-level management.
指阻止女性進入高級管理階層的一種無形障礙。
Many women in the 90s are protesting the glass ceiling that bars them form upper management in large corporation.
90年代，許多婦女*阻止她們進入大公司高級管理階層的性別障礙。
121.global economy ：全球經濟
Worldwide trade, travel, competition, etc.
世界范圍內的貿易、旅游、競爭等。
Companies in the 1990s are thinking globally in order to stay competitive in the new global economy.
為在新的全球經濟中保持競爭力，90年代的公司都從全球的角度考慮問題。
122.GNP ：國民生產總值
An abbr. For "gross national product." The total annual monetary value of all goods, services, and products sold on markets of national economy.
"gross national product" 的縮寫詞，指在國民經濟市場上銷售的所有商品、服務和產品的年度貨幣總值。
What was Japan's GNP in 1987?
1987年日本的國民生產總值是多少？
123.golden parachute ：高額離職補貼
A substantial compensation given to top executives as a severance bonus when they are terminated from the positions in the event of a corporate merger or takeover.
在發(fā)生合并或兼并的情況下，公司高層行政領導離開其職位時所獲得的豐厚補償，作為高額離職補助金。
CEOs typically receive a golden parachute when their companies are seized in a hostile takeover.
公司被他方惡意接管時，通常情況下總裁們都會得到高額的離職補貼。
124.gray market ：灰色市場
A market in which scare goods such as computer chips are traded at above-market prices through irregular channels or by methods not illegal but usually not considered ethical.
以高于正常市場價格來銷售稀缺商品如電腦芯片的市場。這種交易通常以非正常渠道進行，手段雖不犯法但也不被認為是合乎道德的。
Our company is losing a lot of money to similar products being sold on the gray market.
由于類似產品在灰色市場上銷售，我們公司損失很大。
125.greenmail ：綠票欺詐
The purchase, usually in secret, of a large block of a company's stock, thereby signaling a possible takeover attempt, and ultimately forcing the company to try to thwart the attempt by buying back its stock at a much higher price.
秘密購買一公司的大部分股票，以此暗示可能進行接管，最終迫使該公司為挫敗對方的企圖，不得不以高出很多的價格買回股份。
The ABC company found themselves a victim of greenmail when they realized they had bought back their stock at a much higher price.
當ABC公司以高得多的價格買回自己的股份時，發(fā)現本公司成了綠票欺詐的受害者。
126.hardball ：商場上的殺手锏，動真格
Slang for highly competitive or ruthless business practices.
俚語，指生意上極具競爭力或冷酷無情的做法。
Our competitors are using tactics that indicate that they want to play hardball.
我們的競爭對手所用的戰(zhàn)術表明他們要動真格了。
127.hostile takeover ：敵意接管
The act of taking control of a company by buying up enough of its stock t gain a controlling interest.
通過購買足夠股份從而獲得控股權的辦法來接管一家公司。
Last year the small airline company was bought up in a hostile takeover.
去年這家小航空公司在一次敵意接管中被收購。
128.hyperinflation ：高通脹
Rapid inflation and major shortages caused by panic buying.
迅猛的通貨膨脹和搶購造成嚴重的商品短缺。
The fear of sudden natural disaster caused hyperinflation to occur in certain food markets because of panic buying by the public.
由于擔心自然災害會突然降臨，公眾瘋狂搶購，導致了一些食品市場的高通脹。
129.inflation ：通貨膨脹
A sustained rise in the price of goods and services.
商品和服務的價格持續(xù)上漲。
Has the rate of inflation dropped in the last six months?
在過去的6個月里通貨膨脹率下降了嗎？
130.junk bond ：風險債券，垃圾債券
A slang term for a high-risk bond that offers a high return but is considered to have a dubious backing.
俚語。指高風險高回報的債券，但被認為有可疑的背景支持。
Michael Milken will always be synonymous with the term "junk bond king."
邁克爾?米爾肯總是"風險債券"的同義詞。
131.labor-intensive ：勞動密集型的
(adj.)A term used to describe production that uses more labor than capital.
運用人力多于資本的生產。
The parts are very labor-intensive which makes them very expensive.
零件是用密集勞動生產出來的，這樣價格就很貴。
132.leveraged buyout(LBO) ：舉債收購
A procedure by which an investor borrows money to purchase enough of a company's assets to gain a controlling interest, using the assets of the targeted firm as collateral.
投資者以收購對象的資產作擔保，借錢來收購該公司的足夠資產以獲得控股權的過程。
Sometimes a smaller company will use the technique of a leveraged buyout to takeover another company.
有時候小公司可以用舉債收購的手段來接管另一家公司。
133.macroeconomics ：宏觀經濟學
An economic branch dealing with broad aspects of the economy, esp. factors on a national level.
經濟學的分支，研究經濟的宏觀方面，尤其是國家層次上的因素。
Mr. Samuels is an expert in macroeconomics.
塞謬爾斯先生是位宏觀經濟學專家。
134.market share ：市場份額
A percentage of total sales within a specific market by one company.
一公司產品的銷售總額在某一特定商品市場上所占的百分比。
The kelloggs company has over 50 percent of the market share for breakfast cereals
克洛格公司在早餐粥市場上占有超過50％以上的份額。
135.mass production ：大規(guī)模生產
The manufacturing of goods in large quantities using standardized parts and assembly lines.
利用標準零件和生產線大批量生產商品
Mass production allows a lot of people to enjoy a particular product at a more reasonable price.
大規(guī)模生產使得很多人能以更為便宜的價格享用某種產品。
136.microeconomics ：微觀經濟學
The branch of economics that deals with single units of production and consumption.
經濟學的分支，研究生產和消費的單個單位。
Microeconomics in the future will lead to more customization and specialization of products for consumers.
在未來微觀經濟會導致產品的專業(yè)化和客戶化以方便顧客。
137.mogul ：商業(yè)巨頭
Informal. A rich and powerful person in business or industry.
非正式用語。商業(yè)或產業(yè)界的富有且勢力大的人物。
We watched a television interview of an entertainment mogul who had amassed a fortune of over $ 100 million.
我們收看了一段電視訪談，采訪對象是一位擁有一億多美元資產的娛樂業(yè)巨頭。
138.mommy track ：母親路線
A career path in which a woman declines rapid advancement in order to spend time with her family.
女性的職業(yè)模式。指女性不愿晉升過快，以便有更多時間和家人相處。
Millions of women in the 1990s are choosing the mommy track over climbing the corporate ladder.
90年代，數以百萬計的婦女寧愿走母親路線也不愿攀登公司的官階。
139.monopoly ：壟斷
A domination of the market by a single company.
由單一公司統(tǒng)治市場的局面。
The breakup of monopolies creates competition, which leads to better quality and lower prices for the public.
打破壟斷可以產生競爭，這會給公眾帶來更好的質量和更低的價格。
140.oligopoly ：寡頭壟斷
A market condition in which there are few sellers, enabling them to influence price and other factors.
少數商家占有市場，因此他們可以操縱價格和其他因素。
The U.S. auto industry is an oligopoly, because there are only three main producers.
美國汽車工業(yè)是寡頭壟斷的行業(yè)，因為只有3家主安生產商。
141.Pac Man defense ：帕克曼防衛(wèi)
An attempt to prevent a hostile takeover in which a targeted company bids to take over the hostile firm.
被定為兼并對象的公司通過出價收購敵對公司，從而阻止其惡意收購。
The out-throat 1980s made strategies like Pac Man defense essential to companies who wanted to survive a hostile takeover.
在競爭殘酷無情的80年代，對于那些希望躲過惡意兼并的公司來說，帕克曼防衛(wèi)之類的戰(zhàn)略手段太重要了。
142.Paper profit ：紙上盈利
An unrealized profit due to appreciation in value of something owned but not yet sold.
對擁有的某種商品進行估價而計算出來的利潤，因為商品沒有出手，利潤尚未實現。
Jack's business showed a paper profit last year simply due to the appreciation.
因為評估了公司的所有的資產，去年杰克的生意才有紙上盈利。
143.paradigm shift ：改組
A term by a CEO to inform his company that there will be major changes made.
公司總裁通知公司上下將有重大變化時所用的詞。
The CEO of a major computer software manufacture announced a paradigm shift to his executives today.
一家大型軟件生產商的總裁今天宣布要對其管理人員進行改組。
144.Peter Principle ：彼得原則
A statement that every employee in a hierarchy tends to rise to the level of his or her incompetence.
一種認為在等級森嚴的公司里，每個職員都想升到其無法勝任的位置的說法。
The term "Peter Principle" has become quite popular among the American work force.
在美國的勞動力大軍里，常可聽到"彼得原則"這個術語。
145.poison pill ：反兼并手段，毒丸
Any of various methods devised by a company to thwart a hostile takeover attempt, such as by issuing new stock or instituting a generous package of employee benefits, which would prove costly to a potential acquirer.
公司為挫敗敵意兼并所采取的各式各樣的方法，如發(fā)行新股票，為雇員制定慷慨的福利計劃。這會使?jié)撛诘募娌⒄吒械酱鷥r昂貴而放棄兼并。
146.power lunch ：事務餐
A business lunch where food is an afterthought to intense dealmaking and negotiation.
在工作午餐上，忙于緊張的交易和談判而顧不上吃飯。
We're discussing the possibilities of a company merger over a power lunch this afternoon.
今天下午我們在事務餐上討論了公司合并的可能性。
147.productivity ：生產力
A measure of ability to produce output from given input
一定投入得到產出的能力的衡量尺度。
Productivity at the XYZ company was up slightly this month over last.
XYZ公司本月的生產比上月略有提高。
148.quality control ：質量管理
Techniques used to eliminate defective products or to improve performance standards and practices.
采用技術以消除次品，或提高經營水平。
No company can afford to neglect quality control if they wish to remain competitive in the new global economy.
任何一家公司要想在新的全球經濟中保持競爭力，就不得不重視質量管理。
149.raw goods ：原材料商品
Materials gathered in original state from nature for use in production.
源于自然，收購來用于生產的原始材料。
Knowledge and information are becoming the most valuable assets to a company while raw goods are becoming less and less valuable.
知識和信息正成為公司最有價值的資產，而原材料商品的價值越來越低。
150.recession ：衰退
A period of no growth in the national economy for at least six months.
國民經濟在至少6個月的時間里沒有任何增長。
A recession is characterized by a decreased demand for goods, increased unemployment, and decline in the gross national product.
衰退的特點是需求下降，失業(yè)增加，國民生產總值減少。-
A record of financial transactions kept in a ledger.
在分類帳中保存的財務來往記錄。
A bank account
銀行帳戶
A customer or client
顧客或客戶
Let's check the account again.
我們再查一遍帳。
How much is left in our bank account.
銀行帳上還剩多少。
This firm is our best account.
這家商行是我們的客戶。
64.accounting ：會計
A system and process of gathering and recording financial information that provides a continuous balance between assets and liabilities.
收集和記錄財務住處的制度和過程，并據此不斷提供資產和負債之間的余額。
You need to discuss that matter with the accounting department.
你應當和財務部討論這個問題。
65.accumulation ：資本增益
An addition to capital investments or stock from profits.
資本投資的收益或股分增值。
What kink of accumulation are you getting on the ABC stock?
你有ABC公司的股份有什么資本增益？
66.affluence ：富裕
The condition of substantial wealth and economic power.
擁有雄厚財富和經濟實力的狀況。
Luxury cars are targeted towards the affluent segment of a population.
豪華轎車是以人口中的富裕階層為銷售對象的。
67.affiliate ：成員，分公司
A business that contracts to work with another business.
簽訂合同與另一公司合作的公司。
The ABC office supply company is one of our many affiliates.
ABC辦公用品公司是我們眾多分公司的其中之一。
68.agenda ：日程表
A list of things to be done.
要處理的事務清單
Could you please fax me a copy of tomorrow's agenda?
能否將明天的日程表給我發(fā)個傳真？
69.agribusiness ：農業(yè)綜合企業(yè)
The production and marketing of corps by large corporations as opposed to individual farms.
由大集團公司進行的農產品的生產和銷售，與個體農場主經營方式相反。
John was forced into bankruptcy when he lost millions of dollars he had invested in a poor agribusiness venture.
約翰在農業(yè)綜合企業(yè)中投資不當，損失了數百萬美元，被迫破產。
70.air-pocket stock ：氣穴股票
Stock that falls sharply on bad news.
一有壞消息便急劇下跌的股票。
Company stock sometimes turns into air-pocket stock upon the news of the company's CEO's serious illness or death.
一旦公司總裁病重或去世的消息傳出，其股票有時會變成氣穴股票。
71.annual report ：年度報告
A financial report produced by the management of a corporation for shareholders the end of fiscal year.
在每個財政年末，由公司的資方向股東提供的財務報告。
72.asset ：資產
A possession that can be turned into cash to cover liabilities
能被轉化為現金以抵消債務的財物
We were forced to liquidate some of our assets to pay our debts.
我們被迫變賣一些資產以償還債務。
73.automation ：自動化
The replacement of human laborers with computers and self-regulating machines
用計算機和自動化控制的機器來代替人力。
Automation in factories will continue to eliminate more and more jobs into the 21st century.
到21世紀，工廠的自動化將繼續(xù)削減更多的就業(yè)機會。
74.balanced budget ：平衡預算
Spending that is equal to revenue, esp. in government.
一個機構的開支和收入相等，特別指在政府方面
75.bankruptcy ：破產
The inability to pay one's debts; legal insolvency
無力償還債務，法律上的資不抵債。
Many private companies are forced to declare bankruptcy when they begin to lose business to their competitors.
許多私營企業(yè)在經營上輸給其競爭對手時，不得不宣布破產。
76.big business ：大公司
A term used to describe large corporations, as opposed to small individually or family-owned business.
大規(guī)模的股份有限責任公司，與私有或家庭經營的小型企業(yè)相反。
Darren wants to get into big business some day.
77.Black Monday ：黑色星期一
October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a record 508 points in trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
1987年10月19日，紐約股票交易所道?瓊斯工業(yè)股票平均指數狂跌創(chuàng)紀錄的508點。
78.blue chip stock ：熱門股票，績優(yōu)股，藍籌股
A term used to describe high-quality stocks of financially sound corporations
指財務上可靠的公司發(fā)行的高質量股票。
Mr. Jeppson has a portfolio of nothing but blue chip stocks.
杰普遜先生持有的有價證券里全部都是熱門股票。
79.bond ：債券
A security issued by a corporation or public body and carrying a fixed rate of interest
由公司或政府機構發(fā)行的固有利率的有價債券。
What's the interest rate on these bonds?
這些債券的利率是多少？
80.boom ：繁榮
A period of great economic activity and business expansion
(企業(yè)等)經濟非?；钴S，經營擴張的時期。
The soft drink business always booms in the summertime.
飲料業(yè)在夏天總是興旺繁榮。
81.boondoggle ：無效的投資
A wasteful business venture
不見回報的經營投機
Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle.
我們在水軟化器上的投資打了水漂。
82.bottom line ：最終結果
The final result or ultimate objective
最終的結果或目標
What's the bottom line of your proposal?
你的建議要達到的最終目標是什么？
83.boycott ：抵制
The refusal to purchase the products of an individual, corporation, or nation as a way to bring social and political pressure for change.
拒絕購買某一個人、公司或國家的產品，作為施加社會、政治壓力，促進其改變政策的一種手段。
Americans boycotted tuna several years ago until tuna companies guaranteed that they weren't catching dolphins in their tuna nets.
幾年前美國人抵制金槍魚，直至金槍魚公司保證在捕撈金槍魚時放掉海豚。
84.budget ：預算
A plan of expenditures based on anticipated revenues.
根據估算的收入而制訂的開支計劃。
How much do we have left in our budget?
我們的預算還剩多少？
85.business cycle ：景氣周期
Periodic rise and fall in economic activity
經濟活動中周期性的漲落。
U.S. retailers see the same basic business cycle every year and typically do most of their business during the Christmas season.
美國零售商們每年都經歷相同的景氣周期。通常情況下，他們大部分生產都是在圣誕節(jié)期間做的。
86.bust ：崩潰
An informal term referring to a financial or economic collapse
非正式用語，指金融或經濟上破產。
The economy is currently in a bust.
目前經濟處于崩潰之中。
87.buying power ：購買力
Purchasing power
購買商品的能力。
The buying power of the dollar has steadily declined during the last twenty-five years.
在過去的25年里，美元的購買力持續(xù)下降。
88.capital ：資本
Money, assets, or property used as a means of production or for investment
可以用作生產或投資手段的金錢、資產或財物。
Some futurists claim that human capital is a company's greatest asset.
一些未來學家聲稱公司的人力資本是其的資產。
89.capitalism ：資本主義
An economic system based on private ownership and profit incentive
建立在私有制和利潤刺激基礎上的一種經濟制度。
People in some countries don't really understand the system of capitalism.
一些國家的人們并不真正理解資本主義制度。
90.cash cow ：搖錢樹
An informal term for a business with a dependable source of income
非正式用語。指收入來源可靠的生意。
This product has always been a cash cow for our company.
這種產品一直是我們公司的搖錢樹。
91.cash flow ：現金流通
Fluctuations in a company's cash position
公司現金形勢的波動情況。
Our company is currently having a cash flow problem.
92.CEO ：總裁，總經理
An acronym for "chief executive officer". The highest executive officer of a company.
"chief executive officer"的縮略詞。指公司的行政長官。
Advertisers are using CEO's more frequently in their company's commercials because studies show that people trust and admire leaders.
廣告商們在廣告片中越來越多地利用總裁的形象，因為研究表明，人們相信、崇拜。
93.Chapter 11 ：破產條款
A bankruptcy code section that applies to a corporation going out of business which may require restructuring.
破產法的部分章節(jié)，適用于需要重組的倒閉公司。
Rumors are spreading that one of the big movie companies is filing a chapter 11.
有謠言說一家大的電影公司正申請破產。
94.commercialism ：重商主義，商業(yè)行為
The practice and spirit of business in which the making of profits is emphasized.
商業(yè)做法和精神，強調利潤的追求。
Many American dislike the commercialism that is associated with Christmas.
95.competition ：競爭
The rivalry between similar businesses for customers or clients.
經營產品相近的廠商間爭奪顧客或客戶的斗爭。
Competition in business is good because it generally results in better quality and lower prices for consumers.
商業(yè)競爭中是好事，它可以為消費者帶來更好的質量和更低的價格。
96.conglomerate ：集團公司，聯合大企業(yè)
A corporation made up several companies that produce large quantities of output in a variety of industries.
諸多產業(yè)中，由幾家公司組成的股份公司，大量生產各種產品。
Proctor & Gamble is a large personal product conglomerate.
寶潔公司是一家生產個人衛(wèi)生用品的大集團公司。
97.consumerism ：（1）消費；（2）消費者權益運動
The consumption of goods and service.
商品和服務的耗費
Inflation always hurts consumerism.
通貨膨脹總是打擊消費。
The protection of consumers form poor products or misleading claims.
保護消費者免受劣質產品和誤導性廣告的侵害。
The U.S. Food and Drug administration tries to regulate consumerism.
美國食品和醫(yī)藥管理局想規(guī)范消費者權益運動。
98.consumer price index ：消費品價格指數
A measure of the fluctuation in prices of common consumer goods and services over a fixed time period.
在一定時期內衡量常用消費品和服務價格波動情況的一種尺度。
The consumer price index is a good reference tool to use in order to learn how much the price of a specific item has changed over the last several years.
想了解某一特定商品在過去幾年內的價格變化情況，消費品價格指數是一個很好的工具。
99.corporate ladder ：公司的官階
A series of steps in the organizational hierarchy of a company.
公司組織等級制度中的一系列晉升階梯。
Climbing the corporate ladder is not as popular as it used to be.
走公司的晉升之道不象以前那樣有吸引力了。
100.corporate raider ：強行收購
A person, company, etc. that attempts to take over another company, exp. by buying up the stock of the target company.
個人或公司通常以全部買下其看準的公司的股份而吞并該公司。
101.cost cutting ：削減成本
A reactive measure taken by companies esp. in hard times, in order to save money by eliminating waste or unnecessary spending.
公司采取的應付措施，特別是在困難時期，通過減少浪費和不必要的開支來節(jié)省資金。
Companies in the 90s have been implementing a lot of cost cutting in order to become more efficient and competitive.
為了提高效率和競爭力，許多公司在90年代一直在實施削減成本的各種措施。
102.cost of living ：生活費用
The average cost for the basic necessities of life
支付基本生活必需品的平均花費。
Many employees expect a yearly cost of living increase in their paychecks.
很多雇員希望其工資的生活費用部分每年都有增長。
103.creeping inflation ：輕度通貨膨脹
The barely noticeable but persistent increase in prices.
物價不斷上漲，但因漲幅很小而不為人注意。
Creeping inflation continues to spread throughout the economy in the 1990s.
90年代輕度通貨膨脹一直波及經濟生活
104.decline ：萎縮，下降
A period of reduced business activity.
經營活動下降的時期。
College students are not happy about the decline of job opportunities waiting for them when they graduate.
大學生們對其畢業(yè)后就業(yè)機會的減少感到憂心忡忡。
105.deficit ：赤字
A budget imbalance in which expenditures exceed income.
支出超過收入的預算失衡
Our company ran a deficit for the first three years before we started to make any profit.
我們公司在開始贏利前的頭三年中都是虧損經營。
106.deflation ：通貨緊縮
A decrease in the money supply, causing a sharp fall in prices.
貨幣供應的減少，導致物價的急劇下降。
Consumers are always motivated by deflation.
通貨緊縮往往能刺激消費者的購買欲。
107.demand ：需求
The desire and ability of consumers to purchase goods and services.
消費者購買商品和服務的能力。
Marketers and advertisers are always looking for new ways to create demand for their client's products.
營銷商和廣告商總是在尋找新的途徑以創(chuàng)造其客戶對產品的需求。
108.depression ：蕭條
A severe, extended period of decline in business activity.
商業(yè)活動嚴重減少并且長時間沒有好轉。
Many older Americans remember the great depression of the 1930s.
許多上了年紀的美國人對三十年代的大蕭條仍記憶猶新。
109.deregulation ：撤消管制
A gradual removal of government control over business.
政府逐步撤消對經營活動的控制。
Most business and industries approve of deregulation from government control.
大多數公司和產業(yè)贊成政府撤消管制。
110.distribution ：商品流通
The marketing of merchandising.
商品的營銷。
If a product doesn't have good distribution, it won't sell.
商品流通如果不暢就賣不出去。
111.diversification ：經營多樣化
The act of expanding business by increasing the number of goods produced or the number of services offered.
通過增加產品品種和服務項目來擴展經營業(yè)務。
Many fast food businesses are diversifying in an attempt to capture more customers form their competitors.
許多快餐企業(yè)正實行經營多樣化，力圖從其競爭對手手中奪取更多的顧客。
112.dumping ：傾銷
The act of selling goods below cost to other nations to eliminate surpluses or offset competition.
以低于成本的價格向其他國家銷售產品以減少過剩產品，引發(fā)競爭。
The U.S. has accused Japan of dumping mini-vans here in American.
美國控告日本在美國傾銷小型貨車。
113.economics ：經濟學
The study of wealth and its creation, distribution, and consumption.
形容財富及其創(chuàng)造、分配和消費的科學。
Susan is majoring in economics at Harvard.
蘇珊在哈佛攻讀經濟學專業(yè)。
114.economy ：經濟
The organization of social and political institutions and business for production.
社會及政治機構的組織以及以生產經營為目的的企業(yè)組織。
National leaders must always worry about the state of the economy.
國家領導人必須一直為經濟狀況操心。
115.Fortune 500 ：《財富》500家公司
A list of the 500 largest American corporations published annually by "Fortune" magazine.
由《財富》雜志每年公布的全美國的500家公司。
Who are the top 10 companies on the Fortune 500 list?
在《財富》500家公司中，前10名是哪些？
116.franchise ：經銷權，連鎖店
A contract or license permitting a regional distributor to use the name and sell products of another company.
地區(qū)分銷商得到其他公司的合同或許可證，有權使用其名稱并銷售其產品。
Clancy is opening a new McDonald's franchise in London.
克蘭西在倫敦開了一家麥當勞連鎖店。
117.freeze ：凍結
The fixing of some economic factor, such as prices, employment, spending, etc.
停止一些經濟因素的變動，如價格、就業(yè)、開支等。
The government caused a price freeze at the gas pumps.
政府凍結了汽油泵的價格。
118.full employment?。撼浞志蜆I(yè)
An economic condition in which unemployment is deemed minimal and acceptable, usually under six percent.
失業(yè)率處于可接受的最小值，常常是6％以下的經濟形勢。
The condition of full employment is something that most countries rarely achieve.
充分就業(yè)是大多數國家很少取得的經濟局面。
119.glamour stock?。簾衢T股票
A stock in a new or rapidly developing industry that tends to rise quickly in price.
新興且發(fā)展迅速的產業(yè)所發(fā)行的股票，有迅速升值的趨勢。
John specializes in buying glamour stock, particular in media, and entertainment companies.
約翰專門購買由傳媒、娛樂公司發(fā)行的熱門股票。
120.glas ceiling ：性別障礙，玻璃天花板
A term used to describe an invisible barrier that prevents women from entering the ranks of senior-level management.
指阻止女性進入高級管理階層的一種無形障礙。
Many women in the 90s are protesting the glass ceiling that bars them form upper management in large corporation.
90年代，許多婦女*阻止她們進入大公司高級管理階層的性別障礙。
121.global economy ：全球經濟
Worldwide trade, travel, competition, etc.
世界范圍內的貿易、旅游、競爭等。
Companies in the 1990s are thinking globally in order to stay competitive in the new global economy.
為在新的全球經濟中保持競爭力，90年代的公司都從全球的角度考慮問題。
122.GNP ：國民生產總值
An abbr. For "gross national product." The total annual monetary value of all goods, services, and products sold on markets of national economy.
"gross national product" 的縮寫詞，指在國民經濟市場上銷售的所有商品、服務和產品的年度貨幣總值。
What was Japan's GNP in 1987?
1987年日本的國民生產總值是多少？
123.golden parachute ：高額離職補貼
A substantial compensation given to top executives as a severance bonus when they are terminated from the positions in the event of a corporate merger or takeover.
在發(fā)生合并或兼并的情況下，公司高層行政領導離開其職位時所獲得的豐厚補償，作為高額離職補助金。
CEOs typically receive a golden parachute when their companies are seized in a hostile takeover.
公司被他方惡意接管時，通常情況下總裁們都會得到高額的離職補貼。
124.gray market ：灰色市場
A market in which scare goods such as computer chips are traded at above-market prices through irregular channels or by methods not illegal but usually not considered ethical.
以高于正常市場價格來銷售稀缺商品如電腦芯片的市場。這種交易通常以非正常渠道進行，手段雖不犯法但也不被認為是合乎道德的。
Our company is losing a lot of money to similar products being sold on the gray market.
由于類似產品在灰色市場上銷售，我們公司損失很大。
125.greenmail ：綠票欺詐
The purchase, usually in secret, of a large block of a company's stock, thereby signaling a possible takeover attempt, and ultimately forcing the company to try to thwart the attempt by buying back its stock at a much higher price.
秘密購買一公司的大部分股票，以此暗示可能進行接管，最終迫使該公司為挫敗對方的企圖，不得不以高出很多的價格買回股份。
The ABC company found themselves a victim of greenmail when they realized they had bought back their stock at a much higher price.
當ABC公司以高得多的價格買回自己的股份時，發(fā)現本公司成了綠票欺詐的受害者。
126.hardball ：商場上的殺手锏，動真格
Slang for highly competitive or ruthless business practices.
俚語，指生意上極具競爭力或冷酷無情的做法。
Our competitors are using tactics that indicate that they want to play hardball.
我們的競爭對手所用的戰(zhàn)術表明他們要動真格了。
127.hostile takeover ：敵意接管
The act of taking control of a company by buying up enough of its stock t gain a controlling interest.
通過購買足夠股份從而獲得控股權的辦法來接管一家公司。
Last year the small airline company was bought up in a hostile takeover.
去年這家小航空公司在一次敵意接管中被收購。
128.hyperinflation ：高通脹
Rapid inflation and major shortages caused by panic buying.
迅猛的通貨膨脹和搶購造成嚴重的商品短缺。
The fear of sudden natural disaster caused hyperinflation to occur in certain food markets because of panic buying by the public.
由于擔心自然災害會突然降臨，公眾瘋狂搶購，導致了一些食品市場的高通脹。
129.inflation ：通貨膨脹
A sustained rise in the price of goods and services.
商品和服務的價格持續(xù)上漲。
Has the rate of inflation dropped in the last six months?
在過去的6個月里通貨膨脹率下降了嗎？
130.junk bond ：風險債券，垃圾債券
A slang term for a high-risk bond that offers a high return but is considered to have a dubious backing.
俚語。指高風險高回報的債券，但被認為有可疑的背景支持。
Michael Milken will always be synonymous with the term "junk bond king."
邁克爾?米爾肯總是"風險債券"的同義詞。
131.labor-intensive ：勞動密集型的
(adj.)A term used to describe production that uses more labor than capital.
運用人力多于資本的生產。
The parts are very labor-intensive which makes them very expensive.
零件是用密集勞動生產出來的，這樣價格就很貴。
132.leveraged buyout(LBO) ：舉債收購
A procedure by which an investor borrows money to purchase enough of a company's assets to gain a controlling interest, using the assets of the targeted firm as collateral.
投資者以收購對象的資產作擔保，借錢來收購該公司的足夠資產以獲得控股權的過程。
Sometimes a smaller company will use the technique of a leveraged buyout to takeover another company.
有時候小公司可以用舉債收購的手段來接管另一家公司。
133.macroeconomics ：宏觀經濟學
An economic branch dealing with broad aspects of the economy, esp. factors on a national level.
經濟學的分支，研究經濟的宏觀方面，尤其是國家層次上的因素。
Mr. Samuels is an expert in macroeconomics.
塞謬爾斯先生是位宏觀經濟學專家。
134.market share ：市場份額
A percentage of total sales within a specific market by one company.
一公司產品的銷售總額在某一特定商品市場上所占的百分比。
The kelloggs company has over 50 percent of the market share for breakfast cereals
克洛格公司在早餐粥市場上占有超過50％以上的份額。
135.mass production ：大規(guī)模生產
The manufacturing of goods in large quantities using standardized parts and assembly lines.
利用標準零件和生產線大批量生產商品
Mass production allows a lot of people to enjoy a particular product at a more reasonable price.
大規(guī)模生產使得很多人能以更為便宜的價格享用某種產品。
136.microeconomics ：微觀經濟學
The branch of economics that deals with single units of production and consumption.
經濟學的分支，研究生產和消費的單個單位。
Microeconomics in the future will lead to more customization and specialization of products for consumers.
在未來微觀經濟會導致產品的專業(yè)化和客戶化以方便顧客。
137.mogul ：商業(yè)巨頭
Informal. A rich and powerful person in business or industry.
非正式用語。商業(yè)或產業(yè)界的富有且勢力大的人物。
We watched a television interview of an entertainment mogul who had amassed a fortune of over $ 100 million.
我們收看了一段電視訪談，采訪對象是一位擁有一億多美元資產的娛樂業(yè)巨頭。
138.mommy track ：母親路線
A career path in which a woman declines rapid advancement in order to spend time with her family.
女性的職業(yè)模式。指女性不愿晉升過快，以便有更多時間和家人相處。
Millions of women in the 1990s are choosing the mommy track over climbing the corporate ladder.
90年代，數以百萬計的婦女寧愿走母親路線也不愿攀登公司的官階。
139.monopoly ：壟斷
A domination of the market by a single company.
由單一公司統(tǒng)治市場的局面。
The breakup of monopolies creates competition, which leads to better quality and lower prices for the public.
打破壟斷可以產生競爭，這會給公眾帶來更好的質量和更低的價格。
140.oligopoly ：寡頭壟斷
A market condition in which there are few sellers, enabling them to influence price and other factors.
少數商家占有市場，因此他們可以操縱價格和其他因素。
The U.S. auto industry is an oligopoly, because there are only three main producers.
美國汽車工業(yè)是寡頭壟斷的行業(yè)，因為只有3家主安生產商。
141.Pac Man defense ：帕克曼防衛(wèi)
An attempt to prevent a hostile takeover in which a targeted company bids to take over the hostile firm.
被定為兼并對象的公司通過出價收購敵對公司，從而阻止其惡意收購。
The out-throat 1980s made strategies like Pac Man defense essential to companies who wanted to survive a hostile takeover.
在競爭殘酷無情的80年代，對于那些希望躲過惡意兼并的公司來說，帕克曼防衛(wèi)之類的戰(zhàn)略手段太重要了。
142.Paper profit ：紙上盈利
An unrealized profit due to appreciation in value of something owned but not yet sold.
對擁有的某種商品進行估價而計算出來的利潤，因為商品沒有出手，利潤尚未實現。
Jack's business showed a paper profit last year simply due to the appreciation.
因為評估了公司的所有的資產，去年杰克的生意才有紙上盈利。
143.paradigm shift ：改組
A term by a CEO to inform his company that there will be major changes made.
公司總裁通知公司上下將有重大變化時所用的詞。
The CEO of a major computer software manufacture announced a paradigm shift to his executives today.
一家大型軟件生產商的總裁今天宣布要對其管理人員進行改組。
144.Peter Principle ：彼得原則
A statement that every employee in a hierarchy tends to rise to the level of his or her incompetence.
一種認為在等級森嚴的公司里，每個職員都想升到其無法勝任的位置的說法。
The term "Peter Principle" has become quite popular among the American work force.
在美國的勞動力大軍里，常可聽到"彼得原則"這個術語。
145.poison pill ：反兼并手段，毒丸
Any of various methods devised by a company to thwart a hostile takeover attempt, such as by issuing new stock or instituting a generous package of employee benefits, which would prove costly to a potential acquirer.
公司為挫敗敵意兼并所采取的各式各樣的方法，如發(fā)行新股票，為雇員制定慷慨的福利計劃。這會使?jié)撛诘募娌⒄吒械酱鷥r昂貴而放棄兼并。
146.power lunch ：事務餐
A business lunch where food is an afterthought to intense dealmaking and negotiation.
在工作午餐上，忙于緊張的交易和談判而顧不上吃飯。
We're discussing the possibilities of a company merger over a power lunch this afternoon.
今天下午我們在事務餐上討論了公司合并的可能性。
147.productivity ：生產力
A measure of ability to produce output from given input
一定投入得到產出的能力的衡量尺度。
Productivity at the XYZ company was up slightly this month over last.
XYZ公司本月的生產比上月略有提高。
148.quality control ：質量管理
Techniques used to eliminate defective products or to improve performance standards and practices.
采用技術以消除次品，或提高經營水平。
No company can afford to neglect quality control if they wish to remain competitive in the new global economy.
任何一家公司要想在新的全球經濟中保持競爭力，就不得不重視質量管理。
149.raw goods ：原材料商品
Materials gathered in original state from nature for use in production.
源于自然，收購來用于生產的原始材料。
Knowledge and information are becoming the most valuable assets to a company while raw goods are becoming less and less valuable.
知識和信息正成為公司最有價值的資產，而原材料商品的價值越來越低。
150.recession ：衰退
A period of no growth in the national economy for at least six months.
國民經濟在至少6個月的時間里沒有任何增長。
A recession is characterized by a decreased demand for goods, increased unemployment, and decline in the gross national product.
衰退的特點是需求下降，失業(yè)增加，國民生產總值減少。-