商务英语精读句子翻译

Unit 1

翻译：

1、这位网络销售主管调查研究后开始实行自己的计划。(put ... into practice)

The network sales executive began to put his plans into practice after research and investigation.

2、由于母亲没有养老金，姐妹俩每人每月出资500 美元赡养她。(contribute ... to)

Because their mother didn't have her pension, the two sisters each contributed $500 a month to support her.

3、杰姆大叔认为市价上涨，他就可以赚到一笔钱。(cash in)

Uncle Jim thought that a rise in the market would enable him to cash in.

4、罗宾逊奋斗多年，先后当过会计、代理商和项目经理。(in turn)

For years Robinson struggled hard, working in turn as an accountant, an agent, and a project manager.

5、昨天，博物馆中一幅价值50万美元的绘画被盗窃。(worth of)

Yesterday, a $500,000 worth of painting was stolen from the museum.

6、参加华交会的客商从全国各地纷至沓来。（roll in）

The businessmen who came to take part in the East China Fair rolled in from all parts of the country.

7、他们很自然地把这件事与促销计划联系在一起。(associate ... with)

They naturally associated the matter with the promotional plan.

8、这本书着重具体分析该规划的可行性(feasibility)。(focus on)

The book focuses on concrete analysis of the feasibility of the program.

9、引进先进的技术以后，我们现在每月可生产20台机器。(put out)

After introducing advanced technology, we can put out 20 machines every month now.

10、获得奖学金的学生占我校学生总数将近五分之三。(account for)

Scholarship students account for nearly three fifths of the whole enrollment in our college.

Unit 2

1、近来他们生意很糟糕,不久就得歇业。(close down)

They will have to close down soon because business has been bad recently.

2、我们打字纸快用完了,让秘书尽快去买一些。(run out of)

We are running out of typing paper, so let the secretary buy some as soon as possible.

3、该文化发展委员会是由来自全国8所大学的10位著名专家组成的。(consist of)

The committee for cultural development consists of 10 famous experts from 8 universities of the country.

4、如果邮包未经保险(insure),邮局对其受损不负责任。(be liable for)

The Post Office is not liable for damage to a parcel by mail if it is not insured. 5、这家超市由于经营不善而陷入债务。(go into debt)

The supermarket goes into debt due to bad management.

6、这个5年前仅有10人的小公司现已发展成为一个拥有3家子公司（subsidiary company）

的大企业(no more than)

The small company, which had no more than 10 people 5 years ago, now has developed into a big business with 3 subsidiary companies.

7、国际市场上每桶(barrel)石油的价格从28美元到30美元不等。(range from ... to)

Prices of oil range from $28 to $30 a barrel in the international market.

8、销售被定义为帮助顾客,并帮助他们做出明智的购买决定。(define ... as)

Selling is defined as assisting customers and helping them make a wise buying decision.

9、该企业以高质量的产品服务于顾客。(in the form of)

This business serves customers in the form of high-quality products.

10、大多数消费者对电脑的售后服务不满意。(be dissatisfied with)

Most consumers are dissatisfied with the after-sales services of computers.

Unit 3

1、尽管我们对谁是谁非并不关心,不过我们想弄清楚事故的起因。(be concerned with) Though we're not concerned with who is right or wrong, we want to find out the cause of the accident.

2、这家连锁店出售各种各样的男女时装。(a variety of)

This chain store sells a variety of men’s wear and women's wear.

3、结果发现那位酒店经理的金表是他家世代相传的。(hand down)

It turned out that the gold watch of the hotel manager's had been handed down to him from one generation to another in his family.

4、服装的尺寸可分为小号、中号、大号和特大号四类。(classify ... into)

The size of garments can be classified into four types：small, medium, large and extra large.

5、海明威擅长描述起源于西班牙的斗牛(bullfight)。(originate in)

Hemingway was good at describing bullfighting, which originated in Spain.

6、在某种意义上说，最聪明、最有才能的是最有实践经验的企业家（in a way）

In a way, the entrepreneurs with the most practical experience are the wisest and the most capable.

7、正是由于富于挑战性,出国工作这个机会才吸引着他。(appeal to)

It was because of its challenging nature that the chance of working abroad appealed to him.

8、委员会不赞成该提议,因为他们不愿意冒损失金钱的风险。(disapprove of)

The committee disapproved of the proposal because they were not willing to run the risk of losing money.

9、随着这个词组被反复使用,它开始有了新的含义。(take on)

As the phrase was used repeatedly, it began to take on a different meaning. 10、很多初到美国的移民常恪守他们自己民族的价值观。(cling to)

Many recent immigrants to America often cling to the values of their own nations. Unit 4

1、那个不断向Jane索取钱财的坏蛋终于被抓获了。(extort ... from)

The evil man who had repeatedly extorted money from Jane was finally caught.

2、既然这双鞋子的颜色与你的连衣裙相配，还是买下来为好。(might as well)

Since the color of the shoes matches your dress, you might as well buy it.

3、员工指控委员会的某些委员接受了一个私企老板的贿赂(bribe)。(accuse ... of)

The employees accused some members of the Committee of accepting/taking a bribe from the owner of a private business.

4、为了方便起见，我们可以从三个方面讨论他们的提高销售额的计划。(for the sake of)

For the sake of convenience, we can discuss their plan to increase sales from three aspects.

5、在五年前的一次事故中，她的一个手指被机器割断了。(cut off)

Her finger was cut off by a machine in an accident five years ago.

6、我一点也没有想到他竟会做出如此愚蠢的决定。(occur to)

It had never occurred to me for a moment that he could have made such a silly decision.

7、他在住院期间，工作都积压了下来。(pile up)

His work piled up while he was in hospital.

8、尽管他很傲慢，但我认为你还是应该向他征求一下意见。(all the same)

Although he is very proud/self-important, I think you should ask him for advice all the same.

9、我们劝他接受公司提出的工资标准，但他拒绝了。(persuade ... to do)

We tried to persuade him to agree to the company's pay offer, but he refused.

10、与其把每件事留到最后一分钟，杰克总喜欢早点动手。(rather than)

Jack always prefers to start early rather than leave everything to the last minute.

Unit 5

1、对不起，今天上午我安排不了更多的来访者。(fit in)

Sorry, I can't fit in any more callers/visitors this morning.

2、在最后决定买下这台计算机之前，咱们先试用一下。(try out)

Let's try out the computer before we finally decide to buy it.

3、你在进一步处理这件事之前，必须考虑得远一点。(look ahead)

You must look ahead before you go further into the matter.

4、要是你真正下点功夫，就一定能解决这个问题。(work at)

You'll solve this problem if you really work at it.

5、学生们觉得你教的课容易领会。(take in)

The students find it easy to take in what you teach.

6、由于大量生产，该药品的价格已下降。（bring down）

Because of mass production, the price of the medicine has been brought down.

7、他的迟到是由于高速公路太拥挤。(due to)

His lateness was due to the very heavy traffic on the motorway.

8、今晚的节目着重讨论住房问题。(focus on)

Tonight's program focuses on the housing problem.

9、新教师花了好几个月时间才把她的班级管服。(bring … under control)

It took the new teacher months to bring her class under control.

10、你出去买东西的时候，是否能留意一下给玛丽的礼物？(look out for)

Can you look out for a present for Mary while you're out shopping?

Unit 6

1、她过去曾经卖现代艺术品,现在作古玩买卖。(deal in)

She used to sell modern art but now she deals in antiques.

2、这家家电(electric home appliance)企业非常重视售后服务,因而在顾客中口碑很好。(put emphasis on)

The electric home appliance enterprise puts great emphasis on after-sales service. So it has gained a very good reputation among its customers.

3、他妻子已经下岗。作为家庭的唯一经济来源,他不能再失去工作了。(afford)

His wife has been laid off. As the only bread-winner of the family, he can’t afford to lose his job.

4、正确的投资必会带来丰厚的回报。(sound)

A sound investment is sure to bring good profits.

5、受病毒影响,我们的计算机不能正常工作,等待处理的数据已经堆积如山了。(process)

Our computers can’t work normally for the attack of virus. So heaps of data is waiting for processing.

6、当他想打一份合同时，没有一个秘书可供差遣，他只好自己打了。（available）

As none of the secretaries was available when he wanted to have a contract typed, he had to type it himself.

7、人们认为总统参与商业活动是不合适的。(engage in)

It is considered inappropriate for a President to engage in business dealings.

8、在美国,仅仅是在大学里修完了４年的课程,你还不够做医生的资格。(qualify)

In the United States, completing a four-year-program in the university does not qualify you as a doctor.

9、约翰答应做到不浪费任何东西。(see that ...)

John promised that he would see that nothing was wasted.

10、负责政府各部门的领导人必须能全心全意地为人民服务。(in charge of)

The leaders in charge of the government departments must be able to serve the people heart and soul.

Unit 7

1、很多国有企业正在努力摆脱债务的纠缠,尽快实现盈利的目标。(get rid of)

Many state-owned enterprises are making every possible effort to get rid of their debts so that the aim of making profits can be realized as soon as possible.

2、现在的银行跟过去相比似乎更多地考虑到迎合顾客的需求。(accommodate)

Banks nowadays seem to be accommodating their customers more than they used to be.

3、一般来说,人们总是希望工作时间要短些,而工资却要高些。(in general)

In general, people want shorter working hours but higher wages.

4、你在暗示这是管理层的错误,是吗？(lie with)

Are you implying that the fault lies with the management?

5、要么停业,要么出售整幢大楼,这家百货公司别无其他出路。(either ... or)

The department store has no way out but either to close down or to sell the whole building.

6、我最不能忍受的是他对一切都无所谓的态度。(indifference)

The last thing that I can bear is his indifference to everything.

7、面试时,面试官会想尽办法让你打消顾虑,畅所欲言。(feel free)

During an interview, the interviewer will try his/her best to make you feel free to speak your mind.

8、如果你觉得在公司里无事可做,事实上就是一个即将被炒鱿鱼的信号。(in effect)

Your feeling of having nothing to do in the company is, in effect, a signal that you will be fired soon.

9、他们本来打算在房地产(real estate)上做大量的投资,但董事长在最后时刻改变了主意。

(change one's mind)

They had planned to invest a lot of money in real estate, but the chairman of the board changed his mind at the last minute.

10、空调的销售在很大程度上受天气的影响。(affect)

The sales of air-conditioners are strongly affected by the weather.

Unit 8

1、有了商品标识, 我们就能从一百种同类产品中很快认出我们公司的产品来。(identify)

With the logo, we can identify quickly the product of our company among a hundred others of the same category.

2、区别真古董和假古董非常困难。(distinguish . . . from)

It's very difficult to distinguish a real antique from a fake one.

3、我们在书本上所学到的是远远不够的。(what . . . is . . . )

What we have learned from books is far from enough.

4、在激烈的竞争中这家公司还是保住了行业龙头老大的地位, 它毕竟是拥有了一流设备和人力资源

的企业。(after all)

The company remains Number 1 of this sector in the fierce competition. After all, it has first-class equipment and human resources.

5、有时董事长和总经理由一人承担, 因此人们常常会把董事长和总经理混为一谈。(confuse . . . with)

Sometimes a person can be both a chairman of the board and a general manager. Therefore, people often confuse the chairman of the board with the general manager.

6、这家公司的设计人员想方设法使他们的产品更加具有吸引力。(go to great lengths)

The designers of the company go to great lengths to make their products more attractive.

7、"不劳无获" 这条原则是适用于任何人的。(applicable to)

The principle of "no pains, no gains" is applicable to anybody.

8、直接上门推销产品的销售人员在某种程度上已侵犯了公民的私生活。(infringe on)

Those salespeople who sell their products by knocking at doors have somewhat infringed on the private lives of citizens.

9、当你为找不到一样东西而犯愁时, 最好的办法是忘掉它, 因为过一段时间它自己会出现的。(in time)

When you are worried by something you have lost, the best solution is to forget it, because, in time, it will appear by itself.

10、他们终于意识到计划经济在他们国家是行不通的。(come to)

They have come to realize that planned economy does not work in their country. Unit 9

1、与国有企业相比, 私营企业的规模还是太小。(by comparison with)

By comparison with state-owned enterprises, the scale of self-employed enterprises is too small.

2、许多人对上网冲浪非常着迷, 但上网做生意的人并不多。(be fascinated with)

Many people are fascinated with surfing the Internet. But few people are doing business through it.

3、你应该尽快向董事长汇报亏损情况。(be supposed to)

You are supposed to report to the chairman of the board about the loss as soon as possible.

4、现在很多学生都反对教师一言堂的传统教学模式。(be opposed to)

Nowadays a lot of students are opposed to the traditional teacher-centered teaching.

5、旧的风尚过时了, 新的风尚又开始流行。(be out)

While old fashions are out, new fashions become in.

6、对于他来说, 只有利润才是至关重要的东西。(matter)

Profit is the only thing that matters to him.

7、随着市场经济的发展，我们再也不必为物品供应短缺而犯愁。（no longer）

With the development of market economy, we are no longer worried about the

shortage of the supply of goods.

8、大多数人不愿意做保洁工作, 但她却做得很开心。(thrive on)

Most people are reluctant to do the cleaning job whereas she thrives on it.

9、在西方, 人们总是把白色和纯洁联想在一起。(associate with)

In the West, people always associate white color with purity.

10、随着职务的升迁, 他担负的责任也更大了。(taken on)

With promotion, he had taken on greater responsibilities.

Unit 10

1、当他任职期满后谁将接替他做总统, 现在还不清楚。(take over)

It's not clear who will take over as the new president when his term of office expires.

2、很多人不喜欢津贴(allowance)这个名称,因为它听起来像零用钱似的。(sound like)

A lot of people are opposed to the term of allowance because it sounds like pocket money.

3、只要媒体传出有关某种股票的利好消息, 人们立刻纷纷抢购它。(be quick off the mark) People are pretty quick off the mark to purchase a certain stock whenever any good news about it is disclosed in the media.

4、西部山区许多村民一生都住在同一个村庄, 从未去过沿海地区。(from cradle to grave)

In western mountainous areas, many villagers lived in the same village, and have never been to coastland.

5、你若全力以赴地学习英语你会掌握这门语言的。(concentrate on)

If you concentrate all your energies on the study of English, you will master the language.

6、从成本角度考虑, 拆掉一幢50年的建筑比修复(rehabilitate)它要便宜得多。(tear down)

In terms of cost, it's a lot cheaper to tear down a 50year old building than to rehabilitate it.

7、这间小办公室已容纳了10个人, 但他还是想办法为新来员工腾出了地方。(make room for) The small office has already housed 10 people, but he has managed to make room for the newcomer.

8、她抽出一块手帕包扎手掌上的伤口。(whip out)

She whipped out a handkerchief to bind up the wound on her palm.

9、既然每个人都迫切感到要扩展基因工程(gene engineering)这个新业务,那我们为什么还不行动呢？(branch into)

Since everybody feels the urge of branching into the new field of gene engineering, why don't we follow suit?

10、他买了好几套房子, 指望有朝一日房价上升从中获利。(with an eye to)

He has bought several flats with an eye to getting profit out of them when the price of real estate rises someday.