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database　　　['deɪtəbeɪs]

n.(计算机)数据库

[英文释义]a large amount of in-formation stored in a computer system in such a way that it can be easily looked at or changed

[记忆方法]data(数据)+ base(基地)→数据的基地→数据库

[真题例句]Alexandra runs a suc-cessful international translation agency and she thinks her com-puters need upgrading because her database is now so large.(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]亚历山德拉经营一家国际翻译机构 ,由于现有数据库过于庞大的原因 ,她准备对电脑设备进行更新换代。

[真题例句]Although it is essen-tial for effective CRM(Customer Relationship Marketing)to record customer information on a good computer database,the real skill is interpreting what your customers tell you and knowing what promis-es they think you have made.(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]有效的客户关系营销有必要把客户的详细资料存储在一个好的电脑数据库里,但所需的真正技能则是挖掘出你的顾客所告诉你的信息,以及他们认为你已经为他们做了什么样的承诺。

deadline　　　['dedlaɪn]

n. 最后期限,截止日期

[英文释义]a time or day by which something must be done

[记忆方法]dead(死)+ line(线)→死期→最后期限

[真题例句]Richard Masters was recently promoted and would like to improve his ability to meet deadlines.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]理查德·马斯特斯最近刚刚升职,他想要提高自己应对工作时限的安排能力。

[真题例句]I now have a better understanding … and am more aware of my colleague's deadlines.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]我现在更了解……更注意我同事的工作时限。

deal　　　　　[di:l]

v. 做生意,出售;经营;买卖

[英文释义]to do business

[固定搭配]deal with 处理,动手解决(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 2/剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 5/剑4,Test 3,Listening,Part 3)

[商务用语]Dealing with customer complaints 处理顾客投诉问题(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]Office manager Helen Turner needs to deal with com-plaints from staff about some col-leagues' use of email.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]行政经理海伦·特纳需要处理来自员工关于一些同事使用邮件的抱怨。

[真题例句]Before I started,I thought running my own business would be similar to my previous job,but straight away I had prob-lems I'd never dealt with before …(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]在创业之前,我原以为经营自己的公司同我以前的工作应该没有两样 ,但是 ,很快我就面临了我以前不曾应对过的问题……

[真题例句]Jackman believe in developing his staff,but business deals come first.(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]杰克曼虽然很重视培养自己的员工 ,但是对他而言 ,完成交易还是第一位。

[真题例句]Staff development matters less than the success of a deal.(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]员工培训不如成功地完成交易重要。

[真题例句]… but it is a weakness of Conway's book that it does not deal with the costs that ineffective interviewing techniques can tend to.(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]但是在书中没有提到有关低效的面试技巧而导致的花销,而这也是康韦书中的不足之处。

[真题例句]The final part of the course then looks at different things,like how to deal with prob-lems and how to time a talk.(剑4,Test 3,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]课程的最后侧重其他不同方面 ,比如如何处理问题 ,如何控制讲话时间。

decision-making

[dɪ'sɪʒn 'meɪkɪŋ]

n. 决策 adj. 做决定的

[商务用语]decision-making at board level 董事会级决策(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

decline　　　　[dɪ'klaɪn]

v.(逐渐)减少,衰落,降低

[英文释义]to gradually become less,worse,or lower

[记忆方法]de(向下)+ cline(倾斜)→向下倾斜→下降;衰落

[真题例句]High Street sales and Internet sales reached their peak in the middle of the period,but In-ternet sales declined more sharply at the end.(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]店铺销售与网络销售在中间时间段均达到最高峰,但后期网络销售下滑更快。

[真题例句]Fewer employees were recruited through newspaper ad-verts this year than the previous year and online recruitment also declined.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]与上一年相比,今年通过登报方式招聘的人数有所下降,同时网络招聘这种方法招聘的人数也有所下降。

[真题例句]Both turnover and market share showed an increase this month,while operating profit suffered a decline.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]这个月营业额和市场份额均有增长,但营业收益下降。

[真题例句]Despite the fact that market share fell and there was a decline in turnover,operating profit was equal to that of the previous month.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]尽管市场份额下降,营业额减少,营业收益仍与上个月持平。

[真题例句]Grant International's share price experienced an up-turn,while the share price for both HDC Union and the Lindel Group declined.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]Grant International 的股票价格呈上升趋势,但 HDC Union和Lindel Group 的股票价格都下跌。

delay　　　　[dɪ'leɪ]

n. 延迟,延误;延期;延迟(或延误)的时间

[英文释义]when you have to wait longer than expected for some-thing to happen,or the time that you have to wait

[记忆方法]de + lay(放下)→放下不管→推迟;耽误

[派生词汇]delayed adj. 延误的 ,延迟的;延期的(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[真题例句]Because of the delay,we'd like to suggest a fee reduc-tion.(剑 2,Test 1,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]因为延期了,所以我们想为此而减免部分费用。

[真题例句]Peter will arrive at the 11 am meeting late because his train is delayed.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]因为彼得乘坐的火车晚点,他会晚些参加上午11点的会议。

delegate　　　['delɪɡət]

n.(尤指会议的)代表

[英文释义]a person chosen or elected by a group to speak,vote etc for them,especially at a meet-ing

[记忆方法]de(出去)+ leg(任命)+ ate(动词词尾)→任命派遣出去→委派……作代表

[派生词汇]delegation n. 代表;委托(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 5)

[真题例句]We advise delegates to reserve places well in advance of the course start date.(剑 2,Test 1,Writing,Part 2)

[参考译文]我们建议代表们在课程开始日期前事先预定好地方。

deliver　　　　[dɪ'lɪvə(r)]

v. 运送;递送,投递

[英文释义]to take goods,letters,parcels etc to people's houses or places of work

[记忆方法]de(离开)+live(举起)+ r →举起拿走→送交

[派生词汇]delivery n. 递送 ,交付(剑 3,Test 1,Listening,Part 1/ 剑3,Test 4,Speaking,Part 2/ 剑 4,Test 1,Listening,Part 2/剑4,Test 4,Listening,Part 2)

[商务用语]quick delivery 快速送货(剑3,Test 4,Speaking,Part 2)

[真题例句]We could deliver the new desk next Thursday,the fourteenth,or the following week on the nineteenth.(剑 4,Test 1,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]我们可以下周四即 14 日送货,也可在那之后一周的19日送货。

[真题例句]Swan believes that success requires an equal mix of market research,delivering what the customer expects,finding any weak areas in the system and asking customers for their af-ter-sales opinions and suggestions.(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]斯旺认为公司成功需要以下四种因素的平衡与综合,即做市场调查、挖掘顾客的期望、找到系统中的劣势方面,并且要询问售后顾客的感受和建议。

[真题例句]But Excel Products wouldn't give us any discount and A-Grade Service want cash on delivery,so lets's just leave things as they are.(剑3,Test 1,Listen-ing,Part 1)

[参考译文]但是Excel Products 没有折扣,A-Grade Service 要求现金支付,所以还是维持现状。

demonstrate　　['demənstreɪt]

v. 显示;表明

[英文释义]to show; to make clear

[记忆方法]de(表加强)+ monstr(显示)+ate(做)→显示,表露

[真题例句]HDC Union equaled previoushigh in its share price,and Grant International and the Lindel Group also demonstrated an in-crease.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]HDC Union 的股票价格与前期的高点持平 ,Grant Interna-tional 和Lindel Group的股票价格也有所增长。

department = Dept

[dɪ'pɑ:tmənt]

n.(组织机构中的)部,系,处,科,室

[英文释义]a part of an organiza-tion such as a school,business or government which deals with a particular area of study or work

[商务用语]department to invoice 报销费用的部门(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 7)

[真题例句]Staff in all departments should attend the meeting.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]所有部门的员工都应该参加会议。

[真题例句]Job swapping also helps you to understand the way other departments work and gives you ac-cess to other teams within your firm.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]交换工作可以帮助你了解其他部门是如何工作的,并且给你接近公司内部的其他团队的机会。

[真题例句]Not before I'd checked it first. If you've made mistakes in it,it won't be very good for the depart-ment.(剑4,Test 1,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]在我先检查之前不要传阅,如果报告中有错误,对部门没好处。

departure(from…)　[dɪ'pɑ:tʃə(r)]

n. 离开;离去

[英文释义]departing; going away

[真题例句]Sandersley's two re-cent departures from its main ac-tivity are the acquisition of restau-rant chains in Spain and in Turkey.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]Sandersley 公司近期推出的两项新业务不同于其主要的旅游经营项目,即获得在西班牙和土耳其连锁餐馆的经营权。

[真题例句]With twenty-five daily departures,you have more choice …(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]每天有 25 架次的航班 ,你有更多的选择机会。

deposit　　　　[dɪ'pɒzɪt]

n. 预付款,定金

[英文释义]a sum of money which is given in advance as part of a total payment for something

[记忆方法]de(向下)+ posit(放置)→放置于下方→沉积

[真题例句]Your goods will be sent when you have paid a deposit.(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]当付一些定金后,货物即发送。

desktop　　　['desktɒp]

n.(计算机)桌面

[英文释义]a view on a computer screen which is intended to repre-sent the top of a desk and which contains ICONS(=small symbols or pictures)that represent files,programs and other features of the computer

[记忆方法]desk(桌子)+top(上面)→桌面

[商务用语]desktop publishing 桌面排版 ,桌面出版(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]Sue is setting up a company magazine and wants all the new staff involved to become skilled at desktop publishing.(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]苏正在创办公司的内部杂志,她希望所有新职员能够参与这个工作,并学会熟练地操作桌面出版系统。

despatch　　　[dɪ'spætʃ]

v. 发送,派送

[英文释义]to send something,especially goods or a message,somewhere for a particular pur-pose

[记忆方法]和patch(补丁,补片)一起记

[真题例句]Due to stock reloca-tion,others already places will not be despatched between Jane 3 and June 10.(剑3,Test 1,Read-ing,Part 1)

[参考译文]由于仓库迁址,已经下的订单在6月3日至10日之间不再派遣。

despite　　　　[dɪ'spaɪt]

prep. 不管,尽管,无论

[英文释义]without taking any no-tice of or being influenced by; not prevented by

[真题例句]At the close of this day's trading,shares dipped just below 630 pence,despite achiev-ing higher levels throughout the rest of the day.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]在当日交易结束时,股价跌到630点以下,但其在此之后又回至较高的水平。

[真题例句]Despite increasing its turnover,this company was unable to keep its strong market share,which,like its share price,ended below its 1999 level.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]2002年尽管成交量有所增加,该公司却无力保住其原有强大的市场份额,而公司股价也随市场份额一样低于1999年水平。

[真题例句]Despite the size of the business,Campell still enjoys touring with orchestras.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]尽管公司规模已经很大,坎贝尔仍然喜欢和乐队出游。

destination　　[ˌdestɪ'neɪʃn]

n. 目的地;终点

[英文释义]the place where some-one is going or where something is being sent or taken

[记忆方法]de(离开)+ stin(站)+ation(名词词尾)→站到远处的地方→目的地

detail　　　　['di:teɪl]

n. 消息;细节

[英文释义]a single piece of infor-mation or fact about something

[记忆方法]de(分开)+ tail(剪,切割)→切割成一片一片→细节

[真题例句]We'll need to change details every month,I expect.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 7)

[参考译文]我想我们需要按月更新网站数据。

[真题例句]I can only get as far as the first 80% of an idea,but I know this weakness,so I leave it to ev-eryone else to finish my ideas,to make sure details aren't forgotten.(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]我只能完成一项创意80%的工作,然而我知道这种工作方式是我的弱点,所以我把剩余的工作留给其他人完成,以保证工作细节的完整性。

[真题例句]Consult the book for details before using this machine.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]在使用该机器之前,请参照说明书上的细节。

dip　　　　　[dɪp]

v. 下降,下落

[英文释义]to go down to a lower level

[记忆方法]发音像“deep”→在深水里浸一浸→浸,蘸

[真题例句]At the close of this day's trading,shares dipped just below 630 pence,despite achiev-ing higher levels throughout the rest of the day.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]在当日交易结束时,股价跌到630点以下,但其在此之后又回至较高的水平。

[真题例句]Although Internet sales started higher than High Street sales,they lost that lead when both dipped in the middle of the period.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]虽然网络销售的起点高于店铺销售,但在中间时段双双走低,而前者也失去了领先优势。

[真题例句]Both Internet and High Street sales dipped in the middle of the period,with the Internet al-ways achieving fewer sales than the High Street.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]网络与店铺销售都暂时下滑,但网络销售一直要稍低于店铺销售。

[真题例句]After a dip in the middle of the year,orders rose steadily,even though our customer base didn't increase.(剑4,Test 4,Lis-tening,Part 1)

[参考译文]在年中销售下降后,虽然我们的客户数量没有增加,但是订单数量稳步上升。

diploma　　　[dɪ'pləʊmə]

n. 学位证书;大学文凭

[英文释义]a document given by a college or university to show that you have passed a particular ex-amination or completed a course

[记忆方法]di(二)+ploma(折叠的)→折叠的纸→证书,文凭

[商务用语]Diploma in Business Studies 商科文凭(剑 2,Test 4,Speaking,Part 3)

direct　　　　[də'rekt]

adj. 直通的,直达的

[英文释义]going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or changing di-rection

[记忆方法]di(离开)+ rect(正,直)→使送到正确的道路上→指导

[商务用语]direct line 直通的线路(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 2)

[真题例句]Use my direct line,987413.(剑 2,Test 1,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]使用我的直达线,987413。

[真题例句]Office furniture direct from the manufacturer Free deliv-ery.(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]厂家直销办公家具,免费送货。

director　　　[də'rektə(r)]

n. 经理,管理者,主任,董事

[英文释义]a manager of an orga-nization,company,college,etc

[真题例句]We provide indepen-dent directors to many troubled companies,including those that we have already provided venture capital for.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part5)

[参考译文]我们为许多陷入困境的公司提供独立主管,包括我们已为其提供风险资金的那些公司。

directory　　　[də'rektəri]

n. 簿,册,名录,指南

[英文释义]a book which gives a list of names,addresses or other facts

[商务用语]internal telephone di-rectory 内部电话号码簿(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[真题例句]If any numbers need to be changed in this directory,please inform Extension 8286.(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]电话簿中的号码如需更改,请拨打分机号8286。

disadvantage　[.dɪsəd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ]

n. 劣势,不利因素

[英文释义]a condition or situation which causes problems,especially one which causes something or someone to be less successful than other things or people

[记忆方法]dis(表否定,不)+ ad-vantage(优点,优势)→劣势

[真题例句]Are there any disad-vantages for companies in pro-viding staff facilities?(剑4,Test 2,Speaking,Part 3)

[参考译文]为员工所设置的各种服务设施对于公司而言是否有不利的一面?

disappointing　[ˌdɪsə'pɔɪntɪŋ]

adj. 令人失望的,让人沮丧的

[英文释义]making you feel disap-pointed

disaster　　　[dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)]

n. 非常失败,极为糟糕

[英文释义]to be very unsuccess-ful or extremely bad

[记忆方法]dis(离开)+ aster(星)→原意是注定命运的星宿已离开,人就要遭不幸→灾难

[真题例句]That can be a recipe for disaster.(剑 3,Test 1,Read-ing,Part 5)

[参考译文]这可能成为导致惨败的方法。

discount　　　['dɪskaʊnt]

n. 减价,打折

[英文释义]a reduction in the usu-al price

[记忆方法]dis(不)+count(计算)→不计算在内的部分→折扣

[真题例句]And we will still get five per cent discount on orders from you,won't we?(剑2,Test 3,Lis-tening,Part 2)

[参考译文]在你们这里订货,我们可以打5%的折扣,对吧?

[真题例句]This desk is cheaper,it's a hundred and seventy-nine pounds ninety-nine … so that'll be … a hundred and sixty-two pounds with your normal ten-per-cent discount.(剑 4,Test 1,Lis-tening,Part 2)

[参考译文]这张桌子便宜些,179.99英镑,正常折扣10 %之后是162英镑。

[真题例句]20% discount on print-ing orders of 150 items and above.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 7)

[参考译文]150份及以上的印刷订单可享受20%的折扣。

[真题例句]Well,we've increased the number of special discounts we offer on product lines from twenty-eight to fifty-two.(剑 4,Test 3,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]特价销售的系列产品从28个增加到52个。

dismiss　　　　[dɪs'mɪs]

v.(尤指因做错事)使免职,将……解职,解雇

[英文释义]to remove someone from their job,especially because they have done something wrong

[记忆方法]dis(分开)+ miss(送,放出)→解散,遣散

[真题例句]Jim considered dis-missing Alec,but recruiting him had taken a long time because there had been so many suitable people to interview.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]吉姆考虑过解雇亚历克的可能性 ,但是 ,这个亚历克可是从众多满足面试条件的应聘者中经过了层层筛选才雇佣到的。

distribution　　[ˌdɪstrɪ'bju:ʃn]

n. 分发,分配;分送

[英文释义](instance of)giving or being given to each of several people,etc

[商务用语]Distribution Services 送货服务(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]Agent required for na-tionwide distribution.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]公司诚征全国经销代理商。

[真题例句]… how did their man-agement system affect distribu-tion?(剑4,Test 1,Listening,Part 4)

[参考译文]他们的管理体制是如何影响销售的？

[真题例句]… so Distribution's go-ing to get around half the budget,and Production will get twenty per cent for their new computer sys-tem,and Sales will have nearly thirty per cent.(剑4,Test 4,Lis-tening,Part 1)

[参考译文]配给部将会得到约一半的预算,生产部会拿20%的预算购置他们的新电脑,销售部会得将近30%的预算。

divide into　　　[di'vaid 'ɪntuː]

分成,分割;分成……

[英文释义]separate …into

[真题例句]Zhon Mei Feng's com-pany wants her to learn to divide the market into groups,which it can target with different brands.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]Zhon Mei Feng 的公司想要她学习市场分类,以便将不同的品牌定位于各目标市场。

division　　　[dɪ'vɪʒn]

n. 部门,处,室,科

[英文释义]a separate part of an army or large organization

[记忆方法]di+vis(看)+ion→能让人看明白的分配方案→分配

[派生词汇]divisional adj. 分裂的,部门的(剑 4,Test 4,Reading,Part 5)

[真题例句]Our pipe systems di-vision has just held a successful two-day training course for new sales staff from all over the world.(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]我们管道系统分部刚刚成功举办了一次为期两天的培训课程,对象是来自世界各地的新入职销售人员。

[真题例句]Manfred Wirsing is a divisional manager who wants to set appropriate production targets for the coming year.(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]Manfred Wirsing 是一位部门经理,他想为明年设定一个合理的生产计划。

do business with

[du: 'biznis wið]

与……做生意

[真题例句]Louise uses local sup-pliers and expects them to come to her if they want to do business with her.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]路易丝与当地的供应商合作 ,并希望他们能来她的公司谈生意。

document　　　['dɒkjʊmənt]

n.(尤指正式的)文件,公文

[英文释义]a paper or set of papers with written or printed information,especially of an official type

[记忆方法]docu(=doc教)+ ment(名词词尾)→用来教的东西→文件

domestic　　　[də'mestɪk]

adj. 本国的,国内的

[英文释义]relating to a person's own country

[记忆方法]dome(房屋)+ stic(形容词词尾)→家里的

[真题例句]Although there was a drop in foreign sales,domes-tic sales continued to rise,which resulted in profit levels holding steady.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]尽管国外销售量有所下降 ,但国内销量有所上升 ,这样的盈利水平仍保持平稳态势。

[真题例句]While domestic sales rose slightly on the previous month,foreign sales fell,and this led to a slight drop in profits.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]国内销量与上一月相比稍有上升 ,但国外销量下降 ,从而导致盈利下降。

[真题例句]Despite a downturn in both domestic and foreign sales,profit levels experienced a slight increase.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]尽管外国销量与国内销量都有所下降,但盈利水平稍有上升。

[真题例句]Nicolas Perez,owner of an insurance company,wants to change his company's image to attract more customers in the domestic market.(剑 4,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]尼古拉斯·佩雷斯,保险公司的所有者,想要改变其公司形象以吸引国内市场的更多客户。

download　　　['daʊnləʊd]

vi. & vt.(计)下载(文件)

[真题例句]Or visit our website for more information and to download an application form.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]也可以访问我们的网站以获取更多信息并下载申请表。

downturn　　　['daʊntɜ:n]

n. 衰退,渐入低迷

[英文释义]a reduction in the amount or success of something,such as a country's economic ac-tivity

[真题例句]Despite a downturn in both domestic and foreign sales,profit levels experienced a slight increase.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]尽管外国销量与国内销量都有所下降,但盈利水平稍有上升。

[真题例句]While turnover experi-enced a downturn,both operating profit and market share showed signs of recovery.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]尽管营业额下降,但营业收益与市场份额都表现出回升迹象。

dramatic　　　[drə'mætɪk]

adj. 骤然的;戏剧性的;激动人心的

[英文释义]very sudden or notice-able,or full of action and excite-ment

[记忆方法]drama(戏剧)+ tic(形容词词尾)→戏剧般的→令人吃惊的

[派生词汇]dramatically adv. 突然地,戏剧性地(剑2,Test 1,Listen-ing,Part 3)

[真题例句]In both years,declining sales were followed by a dramatic recovery in the fourth month.(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]两年中销售量都下降,但在4月份却都骤升。

[真题例句]Recent investment in our furniture department has re-sulted in great improvements in sales: this includes children's,gar-den and,more dramatically,office furniture,which doubled its sales volume last year.(剑 2,Test 1,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]近期在家具销售区的投资大大提高了销售量,销售量增加的包括儿童家具、庭院家具等,而销售量提高最为显著的是办公家具,其销售量在去年翻了一倍。

draw attention to

引起注意

[真题例句]Doing something else,even for one day,can highlight your abilities and talents.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]做点别的事情,即使一天也能够突出你的能力和才能。

drop　　　　　[drɒp]

n. 下降

[英文释义]decrease

[真题例句]There was a slight drop in the use of newspaper ad-verts on the previous year,while both agency and online recruit-ment continued to rise.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]与上一年相比,通过登报方式招聘的人数有稍许下降,而通过职业介绍所和网络招聘这两种方法招聘的人数持续上升。

due to　　　　[dju: tu:]

由于,因为

[英文释义]because of

[真题例句]Item 20 in the cata-logue is withdrawn until further no-tice ,due to supply problem.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]由于供应问题,取消产品目录中编号20的产品,(上货)请等待随后通知。

[真题例句]Your managers are already so busy due to the recent expansion…

[参考译文]很多部门经理已经因为公司的扩大而非常繁忙。

[真题例句]The competitor's suc-cess was due to a higher standard of service and facilities.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]竞争者的成功源于高水准的服务和设备。

[真题例句]Please note that,due to higher fuel costs,charges for our express delivery service have now increased.(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]请注意,由于燃油成本上涨,我公司的速递费用现已提高。

[真题例句]All goods transported by Fera Carriers are insured,but our policy excludes damage due to poor packaging.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]由菲拉运输公司运输的所有货物均已投保,但我们的保险单不包括由于包装不善所导致的损坏。

duly　　　　　['dju:lɪ]

adv. 恰当地;适时地;应当地

[英文释义]in the correct way or at the correct time; as expected

[真题例句]We've duly received the telephone complaint by Mr. White about the late deliveries caused by shipping problems.(剑2,Test 2,Writing,Part 1)

[参考译文]我们的确收到怀特先生由于航运问题引起的交货较晚的电话投诉。