BEC高級詞匯（12）

e.g. Consumers are doing more business with banks through automatic teller machines and over the phone, methods that cost banks far less. 消費者更多的通過自動取款機和電話與銀行打交道，這些方式大大降低了銀行費用。

 

Automotive 汽車制造的

e.g. Do any of these persons or entities have any financial interest in, or are they employed in, any business directly concerned with the automotive industry? 這些自然人或法人中是否有誰直接按或間接地得益于或受雇與汽車業(yè)相關(guān)的公司？

 

Autonomous company 具有自主經(jīng)營權(quán)的公司

e.g. The group now consists of 29 autonomous companies, each with its own Managing Director. 該集團現(xiàn)在由29個具有自主經(jīng)營權(quán)的公司組成，

 

availability 可銷售能力

e.g. This kind of product is available world-wide. 該產(chǎn)品在世界各地均可買到。

 

Award 裁決、判給

e.g. The court awarded him damages of ￡ 5000. 法庭判給他5000 英鎊的損失賠償金。

 

Award dinner 頒獎宴會

e.g. The facilities manager at Parkway Hotel was calling about arrangements for the awards dinner next week. 帕克維酒店的設(shè)備部經(jīng)理打來電話，詢問有關(guān)下星期頒獎宴會的活動安排。

 

Award-winning 成功的，優(yōu)等的，一流的

e.g. These are beautifully reproduced prints by award-winning American-Indian artists.這些是由成功的美國印第安藝術(shù)家巧妙復制的版畫。

e.g. These award-winning homes from only ￡6990 have attracted quite a few people.

這些起價僅為6990英鎊的一流毫宅吸引了不少人。

e.g. The resort hotel is located on its 11.5 acre award-winning site. 該飯店占地11.5 英畝，坐落在一流度假勝地。

 

Awareness 意識，認識程度

e.g. The booklet helped raise public awareness of the product. 這本小冊子有助于提高該產(chǎn)品的知名度。

e.g. The old company started extensive advertising on radio to increase awareness among young people who had not been the company’s traditional customers. 這家老牌子公司開始在電臺大做廣告，以使從前不是其傳統(tǒng)消費者的年輕人提高對產(chǎn)品的認識。

 

Axe 1 大幅削減

e.g. In an effort to save money our company president aced the promotions budget. 為節(jié)省開支，我們公司的總裁大幅削減了推廣活動的預(yù)算。

 

Axe 2 裁員

e.g. Three people in the marketing department were axed last week and are now looking for new positions. 市場營銷部的三名員工上周被解雇了，他們目前正在尋找新的工作