61.video art ：视频艺术
The use of filmed or videotaped material display alone or with other media.( late 20th century) 通过创造性地利用视频技术产生可以在电视屏幕上观看的一种艺术形式，产生于20世纪末。 Video art has become a popular medium in today’s art, especially in collages. 今天，视频艺术已经成为一种非常受欢迎的绘画形式，特别是拼贴画中。
62.watercolor ：水彩颜料；水彩画
A paint which is mixed with water and used to create pictures;A picture which has been done with this type of paint.
一种与水混合用来作画的颜料；用这种颜料作的画。
My uncle did a beautiful watercolor of a sunset while in Mexico. 我的叔叔在墨西哥时画了一幅漂亮的日落水彩画。 商业·Business
63.account ：财务帐；帐户
A record of financial transactions kept in a ledger.
在分类帐中保存的财务来往记录。
A bank account
银行帐户
A customer or client
顾客或客户
Let’s check the account again.
我们再查一遍帐。
How much is left in our bank account.
银行帐上还剩多少。
This firm is our best account.
这家商行是我们最好的客户。
64.accounting ：会计
Asystem andprocessofgatheringandrecordingfinancialinformationthatprovidesacontinuousbalancebetweenassets and liabilities.
收集和记录财务住处的制度和过程，并据此不断提供资产和负债之间的余额。 You need to discuss that matter with the accounting department. 你应当和财务部讨论这个问题。
65.accumulation ：资本增益
An addition to capital investments or stock from profits.
资本投资的收益或股分增值。
What kink of accumulation are you getting on theABC stock?
你有 ABC公司的股份有什么资本增益？
66.affluence ：富裕
The condition of substantial wealth and economic power.
拥有雄厚财富和经济实力的状况。
Luxury cars are targeted towards the affluent segment of a population.
豪华轿车是以人口中的富裕阶层为销售对象的。
67.affiliate ：成员，分公司
A business that contracts to work with another business.
签订合同与另一公司合作的公司。
The ABC office supply company is one of our many affiliates. ABC办公用品公司是我们众多分公司的其中之一。
68.agenda ：日程表
A list of things to be done.
要处理的事务清单
Could you please fax me a copy of tomorrow’s agenda?
能否将明天的日程表给我发个传真？
69.agribusiness ：农业综合企业
The production and marketing of corps by large corporations as opposed to individual farms.
由大集团公司进行的农产品的生产和销售，与个体农场主经营方式相反。
John was forced into bankruptcy when he lost millions ofdollars he had invested in a poor agribusiness venture.
约翰在农业综合企业中投资不当，损失了数百万美元，被迫破产。
70.air-pocket stock ：气穴股票 Stock that falls sharply on bad news. 一有坏消息便急剧下跌的股票。
Company stock sometimes turns into air-pocket stock upon the news of the company’s CEO’s serious illness or death.
一旦公司总裁病重或去世的消息传出，其股票有时会变成气穴股票。
71.annual report ：年度报告
A financial report produced by the management of a corporation for shareholders the end of fiscal year.
在每个财政年末，由公司的资方向股东提供的财务报告。
72.asset ：资产
A possession that can be turned into cash to cover liabilities
能被转化为现金以抵消债务的财物
We were forced to liquidate some of our assets to pay our debts.
我们被迫变卖一些资产以偿还债务。
73.automation ：自动化
The replacement of human laborers with computers and self-regulating machines
用计算机和自动化控制的机器来代替人力。
Automation in factories will continue to eliminate more and more jobs into the 21st century.
到21世纪，工厂的自动化将继续削减更多的就业机会。
74.balanced budget ：平衡预算
Spending that is equal to revenue, esp. in government.
一个机构的开支和收入相等，特别指在政府方面
75.bankruptcy ：破产
The inability to pay one’s debts; legal insolvency
无力偿还债务，法律上的资不抵债。
Many private companies are forced to declare bankruptcywhen they begin to lose business to their competitors.
许多私营企业在经营上输给其竞争对手时，不得不宣布破产。
76.big business ：大公司
A term used to describe large corporations, as opposed to small individually or family-owned business.
大规模的股份有限责任公司，与私有或家庭经营的小型企业相反。
Darren wants to get into big business some day.
77.Black Monday ：黑色星期一
October19,1987,whentheDowJonesIndustrialAveragefellarecord508pointsintradingontheNewYorkStock
Exchange.
1987年10月19日，纽约股票交易所道·琼斯工业股票平均指数狂跌创纪录的508点。
78.blue chip stock ：热门股票，绩优股，蓝筹股
A term used to describe high-quality stocks of financially sound corporations
指财务上可靠的公司发行的高质量股票。
Mr. Jeppson has a portfolio of nothing but blue chip stocks.
杰普逊先生持有的有价证券里全部都是热门股票。
79.bond ：债券
A security issued by a corporation or public body and carrying a fixed rate of interest
由公司或政府机构发行的固有利率的有价债券。 What’s the interest rate on these bonds? 这些债券的利率是多少？
80.boom ：繁荣
A period of great economic activity and business expansion
(企业等)经济非常活跃，经营扩张的时期。
The soft drink business always booms in the summertime.
饮料业在夏天总是兴旺繁荣。
81.boondoggle ：无效的投资 A wasteful business venture 不见回报的经营投机
Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle.
我们在水软化器上的投资打了水漂。
82.bottom line ：最终结果
The final result or ultimate objective
最终的结果或目标
What’s the bottom line of your proposal?
你的建议要达到的最终目标是什么？
83.boycott ：抵制
Therefusaltopurchasetheproductsofanindividual,corporation,ornationasawaytobringsocialandpolitical pressure for change.
拒绝购买某一个人、公司或国家的产品，作为施加社会、政治压力，促进其改变政策的一种手段。
Americansboycottedtunaseveralyearsagountiltunacompaniesguaranteedthattheyweren’tcatchingdolphinsintheir tuna nets.
几年前美国人抵制金枪鱼，直至金枪鱼公司保证在捕捞金枪鱼时放掉海豚。
84.budget ：预算
A plan of expenditures based on anticipated revenues.
根据估算的收入而制订的开支计划。
How much do we have left in our budget?
我们的预算还剩多少？
85.business cycle ：景气周期
Periodic rise and fall in economic activity
经济活动中周期性的涨落。
U.S.retailersseethesamebasicbusinesscycleeveryyearandtypicallydomostoftheirbusinessduringtheChristmas season.
美国零售商们每年都经历相同的景气周期。通常情况下，他们大部分生产都是在圣诞节期间做的。
86.bust ：崩溃
An informal term referring to a financial or economic collapse
非正式用语，指金融或经济上破产。 The economy is currently in a bust. 目前经济处于崩溃之中。
87.buying power ：购买力 Purchasing power 购买商品的能力。
The buying power of the dollar has steadily declined during the last twenty-five years.
在过去的25年里，美元的购买力持续下降。
88.capital ：资本
Money, assets, or property used as ameans of production or for investment
可以用作生产或投资手段的金钱、资产或财物。
Some futurists claim that human capital is a company’s greatest asset.
一些未来学家声称公司的人力资本是其最大的资产。
89.capitalism ：资本主义
An economic system based on private ownership and profit incentive
建立在私有制和利润刺激基础上的一种经济制度。
People in some countries don’t really understand the system of capitalism.
一些国家的人们并不真正理解资本主义制度。
90.cash cow ：摇钱树
An informal term for a business with a dependable source of income
非正式用语。指收入来源可靠的生意。
This product has always been a cash cow for our company.
这种产品一直是我们公司的摇钱树。
91.cash flow ：现金流通
Fluctuations in a company’s cash position
公司现金形势的波动情况。
Our company is currentlyhaving a cash flow problem.
92.CEO ：总裁，总经理
An acronym for “chief executive officer”.The highest executive officer of a company.
“chief executive officer”的缩略词。指公司的最高行政长官。
AdvertisersareusingCEO’smorefrequentlyintheircompany’scommercialsbecausestudiesshowthatpeopletrustand admire leaders.
广告商们在广告片中越来越多地利用总裁的形象，因为研究表明，人们相信、崇拜领导者。
93.Chapter 11 ：破产条款
A bankruptcy code section that applies to a corporation going out of business which may require restructuring.
破产法的部分章节，适用于需要重组的倒闭公司。
Rumors are spreading that one of the big movie companies is filing a chapter 11.
有谣言说一家大的电影公司正申请破产。
94.commercialism ：重商主义，商业行为
The practice and spirit of business in which the making of profits is emphasized.
商业做法和精神，强调利润的追求。
Many American dislike the commercialism that is associated with Christmas.
95.competition ：竞争
The rivalry between similar businesses for customers or clients.
经营产品相近的厂商间争夺顾客或客户的斗争。
Competition in business is good because it generally results in better quality and lower prices for consumers.
商业竞争中是好事，它可以为消费者带来更好的质量和更低的价格。
96.conglomerate ：集团公司，联合大企业
A corporation made up several companies that produce large quantities of output in a variety of industries.
诸多产业中，由几家公司组成的股份公司，大量生产各种产品。 Proctor & Gamble is a large personal product conglomerate. 宝洁公司是一家生产个人卫生用品的大集团公司。
97.consumerism ：（1）消费；（2）消费者权益运动 The consumption of goods and service. 商品和服务的耗费
Inflation always hurts consumerism.
通货膨胀总是打击消费。
The protection of consumers form poor products or misleading claims.
保护消费者免受劣质产品和误导性广告的侵害。
The U.S. Food and Drug administration tries to regulate consumerism.
美国食品和医药管理局想规范消费者权益运动。
98.consumer price index ：消费品价格指数
A measure of the fluctuation in prices of common consumer goods andservices over a fixed time period.
在一定时期内衡量常用消费品和服务价格波动情况的一种尺度。
The consumerpriceindexisagoodreferencetooltouseinordertolearnhowmuchthepriceofaspecificitemhas changed over the last several years.
想了解某一特定商品在过去几年内的价格变化情况，消费品价格指数是一个很好的工具。
99.corporate ladder ：公司的官阶
A series of steps in the organizational hierarchy of a company.
公司组织等级制度中的一系列晋升阶梯。
Climbing the corporate ladder is not as popular as it used to be.
走公司的晋升之道不象以前那样有吸引力了。
100.corporate raider ：强行收购
A person, company, etc. that attempts to take over anothercompany, exp. by buying up the stock of the target company.
个人或公司通常以全部买下其看准的公司的股份而吞并该公司。
101.cost cutting ：削减成本
Areactivemeasuretakenbycompaniesesp.inhardtimes,inordertosavemoneybyeliminatingwasteorunnecessary spending.
公司采取的应付措施，特别是在困难时期，通过减少浪费和不必要的开支来节省资金。
Companies in the 90s have been implementing a lot of costcutting in order to become more efficient and competitive.
为了提高效率和竞争力，许多公司在90年代一直在实施削减成本的各种措施。
102.cost of living ：生活费用
The average cost for the basic necessities of life
支付基本生活必需品的平均花费。
Many employees expect a yearly cost of living increase in their paychecks.
很多雇员希望其工资的生活费用部分每年都有增长。
103.creeping inflation ：轻度通货膨胀
The barely noticeable but persistent increase in prices.
物价不断上涨，但因涨幅很小而不为人注意。
Creeping inflation continues to spread throughout the economy in the 1990s.
90年代轻度通货膨胀一直波及经济生活
104.decline ：萎缩，下降
A period of reduced business activity.
经营活动下降的时期。
College students are not happy about the decline of job opportunities waiting for them when they graduate.
大学生们对其毕业后就业机会的减少感到忧心忡忡。
105.deficit ：赤字
A budget imbalance in which expenditures exceed income.
支出超过收入的预算失衡
Our company ran a deficit for the first three years before we started to make any profit.
我们公司在开始赢利前的头三年中都是亏损经营。
106.deflation ：通货紧缩
A decrease in the money supply, causing a sharp fall in prices.
货币供应的减少，导致物价的急剧下降。 Consumers are always motivated by deflation. 通货紧缩往往能刺激消费者的购买欲。
107.demand ：需求
The desire and ability of consumers to purchase goods and services.
消费者购买商品和服务的能力。
Marketers and advertisers are always looking for newways to create demand for their client’s products.
营销商和广告商总是在寻找新的途径以创造其客户对产品的需求。
108.depression ：萧条
A severe, extended period of decline in business activity.
商业活动严重减少并且长时间没有好转。
Many older Americans remember the great depression of the 1930s.
许多上了年纪的美国人对三十年代的大萧条仍记忆犹新。
109.deregulation ：撤消管制
A gradual removal of government control over business.
政府逐步撤消对经营活动的控制。
Most business and industries approve of deregulation from government control.
大多数公司和产业赞成政府撤消管制。
110.distribution ：商品流通
The marketing of merchandising.
商品的营销。
If a product doesn’t have good distribution, it won’t sell.
商品流通如果不畅就卖不出去。
111.diversification ：经营多样化
The act of expanding business by increasing the number of goods produced or the number of services offered.
通过增加产品品种和服务项目来扩展经营业务。
Many fast food businesses are diversifying in an attempt to capture more customers form their competitors.
许多快餐企业正实行经营多样化，力图从其竞争对手手中夺取更多的顾客。
112.dumping ：倾销
The act of selling goods below cost to other nations to eliminate surpluses or offset competition.
以低于成本的价格向其他国家销售产品以减少过剩产品，引发竞争。 The U.S. has accused Japan of dumping mini-vans here inAmerican. 美国控告日本在美国倾销小型货车。
113.economics ：经济学
The study of wealth and its creation, distribution, and consumption.
形容财富及其创造、分配和消费的科学。 Susan is majoring in economics at Harvard. 苏珊在哈佛攻读经济学专业。
114.economy ：经济
The organization of social and political institutions and business for production.
社会及政治机构的组织以及以生产经营为目的的企业组织。 National leaders must always worry about the state of the economy. 国家领导人必须一直为经济状况操心。
115.Fortune 500 ：《财富》500 家公司
A list of the 500 largestAmerican corporations published annually by “Fortune” magazine.
由《财富》杂志每年公布的全美国最大的500家公司。 Who are the top 10 companies on the Fortune 500 list? 在《财富》500家公司中，前10名是哪些？
116.franchise ：经销权，连锁店
A contract or license permitting a regional distributor to use the name and sell products of another company.
地区分销商得到其他公司的合同或许可证，有权使用其名称并销售其产品。
Clancy is opening a new McDonald’s franchise in London.
克兰西在伦敦开了一家麦当劳连锁店。
117.freeze ：冻结
The fixing of some economic factor, suchas prices, employment, spending, etc.
停止一些经济因素的变动，如价格、就业、开支等。 The government caused a price freeze at the gas pumps. 政府冻结了汽油泵的价格。
118.full employment ：充分就业
An economic condition in which unemployment is deemed minimal and acceptable, usually under six percent.
失业率处于可接受的最小值，常常是６％以下的经济形势。
The condition of full employment is something that most countries rarely achieve.
充分就业是大多数国家很少取得的经济局面。
119.glamour stock ：热门股票
A stock in a new or rapidly developing industry that tends to rise quickly in price.
新兴且发展迅速的产业所发行的股票，有迅速升值的趋势。
John specializes in buying glamour stock, particular in media, and entertainment companies.
约翰专门购买由传媒、娱乐公司发行的热门股票。
120.glas ceiling ：性别障碍，玻璃天花板
A term used to describe an invisible barrier that prevents women from entering the ranks of senior-level management.
指阻止女性进入高级管理阶层的一种无形障碍。
Many women in the 90s are protesting the glass ceiling that bars them form upper management in large corporation.
90年代，许多妇女抗议阻止她们进入大公司高级管理阶层的性别障碍。
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