中央财经大学-商务英语考试复习重点

(10)第一题: 动、名词搭配（参见发的60个单词）Balance Budget; Compile Information; Devise Strategies; Interpret Results; Negotiate Outcomes; Review Performance; Maintain Equipment; Exercise Control;Outline Proposals; Register Complaints(15)第二题：选出非word partner (关注动词的宾语，尤其是及物动词)Agendan Set an agenda (n)，Hidden agenda；Secret agendaPrioritiesn Get your priorities right，Prioritize tasks；Priority customer Unanimousn Unanimous decision；Passed unanimouslyProposen Propose a solution；Propose changes；Put a proposal；Draft a proposal Attendn Attend a meeting；Poor attendance；Attendance figures Apologiesn Humble apologies；Heartfelt apologies；Send my apologiesChairn Address the chair；Chair a meetingItemn Agenda item；Item of business；The next itemVoten Put it to a vote；Register my vote；Shareholder voteSecondn Second a motionStatusn Status report；Advise your status；Status updateMinutesn Meeting minutes；Second the minutes；Take the minutes Actionn Action points；Take action ；Call to action；Action a taskAIDA gain/ grab/ get attention; build/ develop interest;generate/ create desire; motivate/ encourage / call to action(10)第三题：动、名词填空（给出某词的意思，要求填出该词）Product brand –“Great product”Employment brand –“Great employer”Definitions1.the person in charge of a meeting (chair)2.the people at a meeting (participants)3.go to a meeting (attend a meeting)4.a list of topics to be discussed (agenda议程)5.one topic on the list (item一项议程)6.supported by everyone (unanimous)7.most important item (priorities)8.make a suggestion formally (propose; put a proposal to the meeting)9.support a formal suggestion (approve)10.a method of making a decision (11.a record of what was discussed and agreed (minutes)12.say that you cannot go to a meeting13.what needs to be done after the meeting (action points)14.a summary of the progress made to date (progress report; status report)Other word formsn Agenda (n) 议程，a list of topics which should be discussedn Priorities (n) 优先级，an item which should be considered firstn Unanimous (adj) 全数通过的，be approved by everyonen Chair (n) the person who host this meetingn Propose (v) 提议，make a motionn Attend (v) 到会n Send your apologies (n)n Item (n) one topic on the listn Vote (v) 投票表决n Participants (n) the people at a meetingn Second (v) 赞成，Someone seconds me. 某人赞同我。

n Status Report (n) 进度报告，a summary of the progress made to daten Minutes (n) a record of what was discussed and agreedn Action Points (n) what needs to be done after the meetingIn the workplace, what would you call..A female actor? (actor)A female member of the police force? (policeman)The woman who serves the air travelers? （flight attendant)A person who can‟t walk? (Physically challenged)A person who can‟t see? (Visually challenged)A person with the metal age of a child? (intelligently challenged)(8)第四题：把简单词换成professional words… they did the project. Completed, developed, implemented undertook … find the cause and the effect. Investigate, determine,… use our natural resources Consume… start an experiment Commence; undertake… put together the information Collate; organise… guess the outcome. Estimate, predict… make new procedures. Develop, devise… carry out a task Perform…. give out extra resources AllocateThese things sometimes happen. occasionally arise(12)第五题：resume questions(自由发挥，但回答时尽量表现以下特质)What skills do good employers look for when choosing graduate recruits?1.Work quality2.Oral Communication3.Written communication4.Planning, co-ordination and organization5.Time management6.Work under pressure7.Willing and able to learn8.Decision making and problem solving9.Leadership and initiative10.PotentialWhat qualities do good employers look for when choosing graduate recruits?1.Hardworking and resourceful2.Remains calm in difficult situations3.Encourages and co-operates with colleagues4.Sociable and friendly5.Flexible; accepts new ideas6.Responsible and mature7.Enthusiastic and optimistic8.Integrity and honesty9.Recognizes his/her own weaknesses10.Loyalty(10)第六题：replace common expressions with professional English and rewritethe paragraph.Your resume has hit the mark. You‟ve got your foot in the door and the ball is at your feet.You know that anything goes in an interview, however you‟ve done your home work and feel that it‟s in the bag. This is the leg-up you‟ve been waiting for and you‟re ready to sign on the dotted line.(15)第七题：list and explainIn what order would you place these in your resume? （maybe）Career ObjectivesPersonal InformationEducationHonours / AwardsExperienceSkillsHobbies and InterestsReferees(20)第八题：answer questions（参见Terence发过的两次interview questions小纸片上的问题）Common expressions●“The opportunities look good going forward.”(in the future)●“Let‟s take this discussion off-line.”(outside the meeting, privately)●“Keep me in the loop on this one.”(I don‟t want to participate in the labor, but I want to be informed of the changes.)●“You need to do the heavy lifting on this report.” (undertake the hardest part)●Fast track this application for me.●We need to think outside the box. (creatively)●You’ve got him in your pocket.●“Let‟s powerpoint it.”(illustrate the matter by using powerpoint)●“What’s your take on this?”(What‟s your opinion on this question? This idiom is way of asking someone for their opinion and ideas.)●“Google it.” (search it on the google website)●This is off-topic, so take this discussion off-line but keep me in the loop. (This isn‟t related to our topic, so take this discussion outside the meeting b ut inform me of the new conclusions you make.)●We seem to be hitting a brick wall.(face difficulties, be confronted with a difficult problem)●Put us in the picture, John. (Tell us what you know)●Just give the big picture, Helen. (Give us the general idea. Tell me your idea briefly but overall.)●I intend to keep this meeting on track and on-message.（on track: focus on the agenda, keep moving in the right directionOn-message: keep discussing the right thingon track and on-message：不要跑题，focus on the topic)●We are at loggerheads, so let's agree to disagree and move on.( We can‟t agree to each other. 不和)●What I'm getting at is… （what I am talking about is……）●In a nutshell, I‟d say that it can‟t be done. （to summarize , in a word）●put it in a nutshell (get to the key point)●Put your best foot forward ( try your best, do your utmost )●Step outside your comfort zone●You have the ball at your feet; all you need to do is kick it.（You have got the best opportunity, all you need to do is act now.）●The message is crystal clear.( as clear as a crystal )●I‟m afraid I‟m in the dark on that. ( know nothing )●Feel free to jump in whenever you like. ( You can interrupt me whenever you want)●That‟s a no-go area, I‟m afraid.（I don‟t want to talk about it.）●Please tell me if I‟m overstepping the mark. (exceed powers 越权)●What are you like? （你是一个怎样的人？What‟s your character?）●I‟m snowed under at work these days. ( I have too much work to do)●The heat is on and the boss is breathing down my neck.( The pressure is growing and the boss keeps urging me to finish my work quickly)●I need to go the extra mile in order to bring this project in dead on time or my neck will be on the chopping block.( I need to make extra efforts to finish this project exactly on time, otherwise I will be fired. )●I high-balled him and he didn‟t flinch.( I offered him a high price and he didn‟t react, he said nothing.)●We kicked it around on the phone but now I need to eyeball him.( We talked about it on the phone but now I need to meet him face to face.)●A good negotiator always believes he has the upper hand before the negotiation begins – even if he really has the weaker hand.( the advantage ; the disadvantage )●The soy bean market isn‟t a level playing field for china‟s farmers.( The environment isn‟t fair. Chinese farmers got no subsidies for growing soy bean. )●I‟d say that we have our noses in front.( We are just ahead of a competition/ schedule/ something. We win by a little.)●Ok, you have me snookered.( You have me tied up. I can‟t do what I want to do. I have to do what you want me to do.)●The name of the game is fluency. （the most important aspect）●I‟m in the real estate game. (business)●It‟s a dirty game. (corrupt)●I‟m playing a waiting game.(I won‟t act first.)●I‟m off my game at the moment. (not doing my best)●Whatever you do, don’t give the game away. (keep the secret)●They beat me at my own game. (the method I was using)●Give me a sporting chance. (fair opportunity)●I won‟t play ball. (Co-operate)●I scored a hole-in-one. (Best result)●I‟m afraid that we appear to be at cross purposes. (misunderstand each other)●Perhaps I should put the record straight on that. (to fix misunderstanding, to correct)●I must say I was taken aback by that. (surprised / shocked)●reach a stalemate (陷入僵局)Other things you need to know…..Quik = quick info = information asap = as soon as possibleJargon 术语、行话“We‟ve decided to e-tize.”(turn into online business)“What‟s your ad spend?”(advertising cost)“We‟re in the process of rightsizing.”(getting the number of staff correctly, laying off some workers)“Let‟s look at the enablers first.”（1.someone who enable us to complete the task;2.someone who is entitled the right to do sth.;3.(machine) activator）Turnover 的多种用法sales turnover营业额（金钱单位）turnover volume营业额（数量单位）inventory turnover （存货周转率）employee turnover （职员流失率）market turnover 市场交易量（钱）market turnover volume 市场交易量（股份）Incentive (n.) incentivize (v.)Operation (n.) operationalize (v.)Acronyms n.只取首字母的缩写词MBO (Management Buy out)CSR (Corporate social responsibility, 企业社会责任)CD （Compact Disc）HR (human resource)OS&H (Occupational Safety and Health,职工安全与健康)HSE （HSE是健康（Health）、安全（Safety）和环境(Environment）管理体系的简称）DOB date of birthComplete the sentence or phrase●Ok, let's get down to …business （begin）(followed by verbal noun)●Can I stop you there for a …moment.●I totally …agree/ disagree●Perhaps I didn't make myself …clear.●What do you ……mean exactly.●With respect, you don't seem to …understand●I agree with you up to a …point/ certain degree●If I could just finish what I was …saying （when someone is interrupting you）●Ok, let's move …on●That's completely out of the …question●Perhaps we can come back to this …later●Maybe we should take a short …break●Does anyone have any …objection?●Can I just cut in…there?●That's probably as far as we can go …today （end the meeting）●We…ll have to break off here, I‟m …。