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2011年ESL之商务英语 01 Working on Commission
01 Working on Commission GLOSSARY sales the field and profession of persuading people to buy something * Melissa makes 10-20 sales calls per week, but usually only one or two peoplewant to hear about the products shes selling. to make a bundle to ear
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2011年ESL之商务英语 02 Outdoor Advertising
02 Outdoor Advertising GLOSSARY advertising campaign an effort to make people aware of ones products orservices and want to buy them by using many different kinds of relatedadvertisements * An advertising campaign designed to reach young consumers mi
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2011年ESL之商务英语 03 Ordering Business Stationery
03 Ordering Business Stationery GLOSSARY investor a person who gives money to a project or business to help it grow,with the expectation that he or she will receive that money back plus additionalmoney once the project or company is successful * With
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2011年ESL之商务英语 04 Work-Related Injuries
04 Work-Related Injuries GLOSSARY seminar conference; workshop; a class where many people gather to learnabout and discuss a particular topic * Would you like to attend this seminar on direct sales techniques? work-related injury painful damage of pa
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2011年ESL之商务英语 05 Preparing a Video Resume
05 Preparing a Video Resume GLOSSARY video resume a short video created to present information about onesqualifications, education, experience, and skills, to be viewed by the people whoare hiring for a particular job * Why did you decide to send a v
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2011年ESL之商务英语 06 Having Cash Flow Problems
06 Having Cash Flow Problems GLOSSARY to crunch the numbers to make a calculation, especially in accounting orfinance; to perform a mathematical operation, such as adding, subtracting,multiplying, or dividing to get an result or answer * I wonder whe
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2011年ESL之商务英语 07 Asking for More Time
07 Asking for More Time GLOSSARY status the current condition; the most up-to-date information about the quality,timing, or progress of something * All of the employees are supposed to send weekly reports on the status of theirwork. on schedule on ti
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2011年ESL之商务英语 08 Selecting a Health Insurance Plan
08 Selecting a Health Insurance Plan GLOSSARY open enrollment a period of time once a year when employees can sign up forone of several health insurance plans and other benefits offered by the employer * We wont be allowed to change our health insura
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2011年ESL之商务英语 09 Recognizing an Unsung Hero
09 Recognizing an Unsung Hero GLOSSARY to fool (someone) to trick or deceive someone; to make someone believesomething that isnt true * The salesman fooled me! I should have known the price was too good to betrue. to work behind the scenes to do some
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2011年ESL之商务英语 10 Asking for Information About a Coworker
10 Asking for Information About a Coworker GLOSSARY lowdown the interesting, possibly secret information about someone orsomething * When I asked Eiko for the lowdown on the business deal, she refused to tell meanything. to fill (someone) in to give
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2011年ESL之商务英语 11 Ending a Business Relationship
11 Ending a Business Relationship GLOSSARY to break the news to tell someone something he or she does not want to hear;to share bad news with someone * The hardest part of being a doctor is having to break the news to the familywhen the patient has p
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2011年ESL之商务英语 12 Recommending Someone for a Job
12 Recommending Someone for a Job GLOSSARY to put in a good word for (someone) to say something good about anotherperson; to recommend someone for an opportunity or position * The committee is going to review my artwork tomorrow. Could you please put
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2011年ESL之商务英语 13 Investing Your Money
13 Investing Your Money GLOSSARY 401(k) a plan that helps people save money for retirement, offered by acompany to its employees so that individuals can put a certain amount of moneyinto the plan each month, where it is invested, without paying taxes
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2011年ESL之商务英语 14 Starting a New Workweek
14 Starting a New Workweek GLOSSARY rough difficult; challenging; not easy or smooth * Last year, Adolfo lost his job and his mother passed away. It was a rough year. weekend Saturday and Sunday; the days of the week when most offices areclosed and m
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2011年ESL之商务英语 15 Reselling Products for Profit
15 Reselling Products for Profit GLOSSARY to stand in line to stand with many other people, one in front of another,waiting to do or receive something when only one person at a time can do orreceive that thing * We had to stand in line at the bank fo
