商務英語口語會刊No.221

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1.The company will end another financial year in the red.  公司在財政年度末將再次出現(xiàn)赤字。
    重點詞語:red n.赤字,虧空
    商務用語:in the red 赤字,負債
    2.They've reduced the prices in the shop, so it's a good time to buy.  商店已經降低了商品的價格,看來現(xiàn)在是買東西的好時機。
    重點詞語:reduce vt. 減少,降低;使處于某種狀態(tài)
    商務用語:reduce sb. to tears 使某人流淚
      reduce one's expenditure 減少某人的開支
      be reduced to despair 陷入絕望
      reduce the speed 降低速度
    3.You can't regard him as a friend but a business associate.  你不能把他看作朋友,他只是個生意合伙人而已。
    重點詞語:regard n.關心問候 vt.看待,尊敬
    商務用語:regard A as B 把A視為B
      with regard to 關于
    4.He registered the birth of his child.  他登記了孩子的出生日。
    重點詞語:register n.記錄,登記簿 vt.記錄,注冊 vi.登記,注冊
    商務用語:commercial register 商業(yè)登記簿;商業(yè)注冊
      bond register 債券登記簿
    5.Please regulate the temperature of the room.  請調節(jié)室內溫度。
    重點詞語:regulate vt.管制,調節(jié)
    商務用語:regulate capital 約束資本
      regulated market 受管制的市場
      regulated prices 規(guī)定價格