商務(wù)英語口語會刊No.240

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1.I can't undertake that you'll pass the exam.
    我不能擔(dān)保你能通過這次考試。
    重點(diǎn)詞語:undertake vt.承擔(dān),擔(dān)任;許諾;從事;同意做某事 v.采取
    商務(wù)用語:undertake fresh responsibility 擔(dān)負(fù)起新的職責(zé)
      undertake a post 擔(dān)任一個職位
      undertake experiment and calculations 從事實(shí)驗(yàn)和計(jì)算
    2.The pound is the standard unit of money in Britain.
    英鎊是英國貨幣的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)單位。
    重點(diǎn)詞語:unit n.個體,(計(jì)量)單位
    商務(wù)用語:unit cost 單位成本
      unit assembly [船]分段裝配
    3.We can't start the job until we have the approval from the authority concerned.
    沒有有關(guān)*的批準(zhǔn)我們不能開始這項(xiàng)工作。
    重點(diǎn)詞語:until prep.到…為止,在…以前 conj.到…為止,在…以前,直到…才
    商務(wù)用語:until countermanded basis 長期訂閱制
      until the cows come home 無限期地,永遠(yuǎn)地
    4.It was a modern factory—everything was really updated.
    這是一個現(xiàn)代化的工廠——一切都是最新式的。
    重點(diǎn)詞語:update vt.使現(xiàn)代化,更新 n.現(xiàn)代化,更新
    商務(wù)用語:budget update 按當(dāng)前情況修訂預(yù)算
      update econometric model 最新計(jì)量經(jīng)濟(jì)模型
    5.This is my up-to-date timetable.
    這是我最新的時間安排表。
    重點(diǎn)詞語:up-to-date adj. 最近的,當(dāng)代的,新式的,流行的,時髦的,現(xiàn)行的
    商務(wù)用語:up-to-date equipment 現(xiàn)代化的裝備
      up-to-date technology 最新技術(shù)