教学课件 大学核心商务英语读写教程4--张萍.ppt

（8）waive/ weiv / v. not insist on (sth) in a particular case; forego 不坚持要求（某事物）; 放弃 Example: We have decided to waive the age-limit for applicants in your case. 针对你的情况,我们决定免除申请人年龄限制. If the result proves you are right, I ‘ll persuade them to waive the claim . 如结果证明您是对的,我将说服他们放弃索赔。 （9）vulnerable adj. exposed to danger or attack; unprotected 暴露于危险面前的; 易受攻击的; 无防御的 Example: Achilles was vulnerable only in his heel. 阿基里斯只有脚后跟会受伤害。find a persons vulnerable point. 发现某人的弱点。He is vulnerable to temptation. 他是容易受到诱惑的。 Words and Expressions （10）judiciously adv. showing or havinggood sense 有见识地; 明智地 Example: His ideas were quaint and fantastic. She brought him judiciously to earth. 他的看法荒廖古怪,她颇有见识地劝他面对现实。 （11）back up 支持，证实；堵塞 （例句）He would have lost his position if you hadn‘t backed him up. 假如你当初没有支持他,他可能已经失去职位了。 （12）do away with 废除, 消灭, 去掉 （例句）Do away with the middle-man. 不要中间人。 Words and Expressions （13）pack up 打包; 收拾〈非正〉停止工作, 停止运转 （例句）It was time to pack up. 收工的时间到了。 Do you need me to help you pack up? 你需要我帮你整理行装吗? (14)talk … out of 说服某人不做某事；劝阻 （例句）Try as she may, she is not necessarily able to talk him out of smoking. 虽然她会尝试,却未必能说服他戒烟。 Words and Expressions Credit, the lifeblood of the global economy, all but stopped flowing.(para.1) [释义]信贷，世界经济的血液停止了流动。 [解析] all but几乎, 差一点; 除了…都: It was all but impossible to climb back into the boat. 再回到小船上已几乎不可能了。He is the chairman of the committee in all but the name. ?除了没挂名以外，实际上他就是委员会的主席。 2. We’d been taking trust for granted. (para.1) [释义]我们一直认为信任是理所当然的事情。 [解析] take for granted 想当然, 认为理当如此: It is taken for granted that everyone is equal before the law. 法律面前人人平等是被认为理所当然的。 Notes to the Text 3. We provided severance packages lasting up to six months; these days many companies are dialing back on this step, but we wanted to take responsibility for our decision. (para.5) [释义] 我们向离职人员提供6个月的遣散金；在当时，很多公司做不到这点，但是我们想为自己的决定负责。 [解析] severance package: 遣散金，lasting up to six months做后置定语修饰severance packages. take responsibility