portfolio [?p??t?f?ulj?u] n. 投資組合
tipster [?tipst?] n. 情報販子
Las Vegas [?lɑ?s-?veiɡ?s] 拉斯韋加斯
fritter [?frit?] v. 揮霍,浪費
【擴】splurge 揮霍,亂花
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A: Don't fritter away the money on things you don't really need.
B: But I thought they are necessary when I bought them.
A:不要把錢浪費在你不是真正需要的東西上。
B:但是我在買的時候覺得這些東西都是必需的。
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reputable [?repjut?b?l] adj. 享有聲望的
【派】reputableness 名譽
【擴】prestigious 享有聲望的
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A: You know that our company is reputable in this field.
B: I see. That's why I want to do business with you.
A:你知道我們公司在這一領(lǐng)域是享有聲望的。
B:是的,這也是為什么我想找你們做生意的原因。
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broker [?br?uk?] n. 經(jīng)紀(jì)人
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A: I am an insurance broker.
B: What would you like to talk to me about today?
A:我是一名保險經(jīng)紀(jì)人。
B:你今天想跟我談什么?
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finance [fai?n?ns] n. 資金,財源
【派】financial 金融的
【擴】funding 資金
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A: This machine only costs you 350,000 USD.
B: We really need a computer, but it is not a good opportunity on finance now.
A:這臺機器你只需花35萬美元。
B:我們確實需要一臺計算機,但是從財政上講現(xiàn)在不是一個好時機。
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mortgage [?m??ɡid?] n. 抵押貸款
pension [?pen??n] n. 養(yǎng)老金
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A: Is there anything else you want to know?
B: Can you tell me a little bit about employee benefits, such as holidays and pension schemes?
A:還有別的你想知道的嗎?
B:你能告訴我員工的福利,像休假、退休金方案嗎?
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priority [prai??r?ti] n. 優(yōu)先權(quán)
【擴】preferential right 優(yōu)先權(quán)
【搭】take priority of 比……居先
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A: Ambulances enjoy priority in traffic.
B: Yes, because time is so important to the patients who are waiting for them.
A:救護車享有優(yōu)先通行權(quán)。
B:是的,因為時間對于等待他們救治的病人來說太重要了。
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gilt [ɡilt] n. 金邊證券(高度可靠的證券)
convertible [k?n?v??t?b?l] n. 可換證券
sanguine [?s??ɡwin] adj. 樂觀的
【擴】optimistical 樂觀的 roseate 樂觀的 optimistic 樂觀的,樂觀主義的
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A: I'm not sanguine about the result of the experiment.
B: Don't give up before we get the result.
A:我對實驗的結(jié)果不太樂觀。
B:在拿到結(jié)果之前不要輕言放棄。
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heady [?hedi] adj. 令人陶醉的
【派】headily 任性地,令人興奮地
【擴】ravishing 令人陶醉的
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A: It was a heady experience.
B: Yes, we can hardly find another place as beautiful as this.
A:這是一種令人陶醉的經(jīng)歷。
B:是的,我們很難再找到一個這么美的地方了。
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alongside [??l???said] adv. 在旁
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A: The two ships lay alongside of each other.
B: Which shall we take then?
A:這兩艘船并排靠著。
B:那我們要坐哪一艘呢?
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pedestrian [pi?destri?n] adj. 平淡無奇的,乏味的
【擴】unromantic 平淡無奇的
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A: He was rather a pedestrian student.
B: So you mean that diligence can make every person a genius, right?
A:他原是個相當(dāng)平常的學(xué)生。
B:那你的意思是說勤奮能讓每個人都變成天才,是嗎?
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