商务英语必备1000字 Unit20

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The loss in question was beyond the coverage¹ granted by us
损失不包括在我方承保的范围内。
income statements
allowance
n. 折让
We want a promotion² allowance of 15% of our total annual payment to La Fountaine.
我们想在每年支付给拉芳丹系列的费用裡享有15％的促销折让。
beginning inventory³
期初存货
There was no beginning inventory.
没有期初存货。
cost of goods sold
销货成本
Different sectors⁴ have different calculations for their cost of goods sold.
不同的產业对销货成本有不同的计算方式。
depreciation⁵
n. 折旧
Depreciation of machinery⁶ cost the company a lot of money last year.
去年该公司因机器折旧花了不了钱。
distribution
n. 配销
I think we need to find ways of upgrading our distribution network.
我想我们必须想办法改进我们的配销网。
freight
n. 运费
The basic model is listed for $8500 plus $250 freight.
阳春型售价為八千五百元外加两百五十元运费。
gross margin⁷
毛利
Gross margin is equal to gross income divided by net sales.
毛利等於总收入除以销货净额。

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

3 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。

4 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 depreciation   

n.价值低落，贬值，蔑视，贬低

参考例句：

• She can't bear the depreciation of the enemy.她受不了敌人的蹂躏。
• They wrote off 500 for depreciation of machinery.他们注销了500镑作为机器折旧费。

6 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

7 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。