商務(wù)英語口語會刊No.276

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1.He is one of the directors of the company.
    他是這個公司的董事之一。
    重點詞語:director n.主任,(團體)理事,(公司)董事
    商務(wù)用語:dummy director 掛名董事
      executive director 執(zhí)行理事,常務(wù)董事
      inside directors 企業(yè)內(nèi)部董事
      interlocking director (企業(yè)間)互兼董事
    2.The store discounted all clothing for the sale.
    該店服裝全部減價出售。
    重點詞語:discount n.折扣,貼現(xiàn) v.打折,貼現(xiàn)
    商務(wù)用語:at a discount 打折扣;不值錢的;沒有銷路
      discount merchandise 打折商品
      at 15% discount 打八五折
      discount of 30% 七折
    3.The boss threatened to dismiss all the employees who had expressed their sympathy for the strike, but it's all bluff.
    老板威脅說要解雇所有同情罷工的員工,但是這不過是恐嚇而已。
    重點詞語:dismiss v.開除,解職
    商務(wù)用語:dismiss somebody from his/her post 撤銷某人的職務(wù)
      be dismissed from the service 被免職;被解雇
      dismiss an assembly 散會
    4.After the dismissal of the secretary we had to type our paper ourselves.
    打發(fā)秘書走后我們只得自己打文件。
    重點詞語:dismissal n.免職,不予考慮
    商務(wù)用語:disciplinary dismissal 開除
      mass dismissal 大量解雇
      wrongful dismissal 非法解雇
    5.He conclude the negotiation with dispatch.
    他迅速結(jié)束談判。
    重點詞語:dispatch v.分派,派遣 n.派遣,急件;迅速結(jié)束,急于
    商務(wù)用語:to dispatch a business 速辦公務(wù)
      free dispatch 免費遞送
      quick dispatch 快速裝卸