商务英语常用词组

商务英语常用词组有：1、unused balance of letter of credit 信用证未用余额；2、uniform customs and practice for documentary credits 押汇信用证统一惯例实务。下面介绍更多商务英语常用词组，希望可以为大家带来帮助。

trust fund 信托基金

trust receipt 信托收据

type sample 标准样品

ultimate consumer 最后消费者

unassignable letter of credit 不可转让信用证

unclean B/L 有债务提单

unconditional delivery 无条件交货

unconfirmed credit 未确认信用证

unconfirmed letter of credit 未确认信用证

uncontrollable costs 不能控制的成本

unearned income 未获利润

unfavorable balance of trade 贸易逆差

favorable trade balance 贸易顺差

unfilled orders 未发货的订单

unfinished work 未完成的工作

uniform customs and practice for documentary credits 押汇信用证统一惯例实务

uniform prices 固定价格

unilateral trade 单边贸易

unindorsed check 未经背书的支票

unit cost 单位成本

unload cargo 卸货

unprecedented rise 空前涨价

unprecedented sales 空前销售

unreasonable prices 不合理价格

unskilled labor 不熟练工人

unsuccessful bidder 未得标商人

unused balance of letter of credit 信用证未用余额

upset price 开拍价格，最低价格

usual discount 普通折扣

valid period 有效期限

validity 有效期

valuable merchandise 贵重品

value of import 输入价值

variable cost 可变成本

1.有用的词

上升：increase/rise/ascend/surge/go up/climb/mount/level up;

下降: decrease/fall/drop/descend/decline/reduce/lessen/level down;

平稳: stable/steady/remain/maintain/keep/be the same as/similar to;

波动: fluctuate/fluctuation/rise and falls/up and down;

占: occupy/take up/account for/gain;

而: while/however/wherea/on the other hand/actually/in fact;

相比: by contrast/on the contrary/likewise/compared with;

最高点: the highest/the top/the summit/the peak/the most;

最低点: bottom/less/least/rock bottom;

平均: mean/average;

趋势: tendency/trend/inclination;

预见: prediction;

达到: mount to;

在……中占……: …gain the percentage of;

有一个稳定的过程: a stable period can be seen;

2.分项目的总结

在做这个之前，把“模板”说一下：

第一段：The…(某种图，比如bar chart ,pie chart或是line graph)show…(简单写写情况，比如“妇女受教育程度”，“美国能源利用”，这些一般可以在图下面的说明文字中找到), From the…(某种图), we can have a understanding of …(又是什么情况);

第二段：说明段，From the…/…illustrate… +一些内容，主要写以下几个方面：极点(极大，极小)，趋势，特别点(交点，转折点，相同点和一些在特定图上有意义的点);

第三段：From the chart, we may have a basic understanding of the situation of…;

3.图表的一些表达

A.柱形图

增长：increase、rise、go up;

下降：drop、decrease、decline;

B.饼图

…is divided into…parts;

…consume the largest portion;

…accounting for…;

…(百分比)of …is…;

…play a very important role in…;

C.线形图

From this point, …drop/increase dramaticly;

…a modest/rapid increase.

1、at one’s wits end 智穷计尽

wit的意思是“颖悟力，智力，理解力”。该习语的意思是“处在智力的末端”，意即“智穷计尽”了。例如：I’m at my wit’s end with this problem. 我对这个问题真是束手无策。

A: I am at my wits’ end.

我已经智穷计尽了

B: What’s the matter?

怎么啦?

A: If the bank won’t lend us the money, we’ll be stuck.

如果银行不肯给我们贷款，我们就寸步难行了。

B: Don’t worry. You can ask Mary for help.

别着急。你可以请玛丽帮帮忙。

2.at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟;意见不一

该习语一般认为源于掷色子，原为赌博行话。据说在中世纪时，色子面上的最高点数是7，如想求得13点，即一个色子6点，一个色子7点，这谈何容易，只有那些心烦意乱或处于思想混乱状态下的人才会下此赌注，一试赌赢。该习语最初表示“漫不经心地下赌注”，后来转而表示“心烦意乱”，最后又引申出“乱七八糟”、“意见不一”等意思。乔叟在爱情长诗《特罗勒斯和克丽西德》中使用过该习语。

A: You have loused up the whole business; it’s at sixes and sevens.

整个买卖让你弄得乱七八糟。

B: The dice is cast. It’s incurable.

一切都成了定局，没救了。

A: I feel so terrible.

糟透了。

B: Me too. We just went to a lot of trouble for nothing.

我也这么想，一切都白忙了。

3.back to square one 退回起点;从头再来

该习语源自掷色子游戏。当掷出某个特定的号码时要受罚，于是还要重新再掷。该习语即指“无所进展，退回起点”，进而“从头再来”。例如：I’m back to square one with the work.(我的工作又得从头做起。)

A: Have you finished designing that office building?

那座办公楼设计好了吗?

B: We are back to square one now.

我们正在重新设计。

A: Back to square one? What’s the matter?

重新设计? 怎么回事?

B: We’ve worked out the plan, but it’s been decided that we must use cheaper material. So we have to redesign it.

本来我们都已经设计好了，但现在决定使用便宜点的材料，所以只得从头再来。

4.back to the drawing board 从头开始，失败后另起炉灶

drawing board指“画板”。该习语直议为“(退)回到画板前”，引申为“从头开始。失败后另起炉灶”。

A: How is Jim recently?

吉姆近况如何?

B: Very well. Since he was back to the drawing board, he’s been very successful.

非常好。自从他失败以后另起炉灶，就一直很成功。

A: I know he will get back on his feet sooner or later.

我知道他迟早会东山再起的。

5.ballpark figure 近似数，大致正确的估计

ballpark一词本指“棒球场”，引申为“活动领域”，在此为形容词，表示“大致正确的，八九不离十的”。此类常用短语还有in the right ballpark“大致正确，差不多”。 Ballpark figure 指大致不错的近似数。

A: What price is this building?

这栋楼的成本是多少?

B: It’s $1,00,000, just a ballpark figure.

一百万美元，这只是个大概数。

A: So much? It must have been in excess of our budget.

这么多!肯定超出了预算了。

B: So. We go on or stop it now?

那现在是干下去还是停下来?

A: Of course build it. Let’s think of some ways to raise money.

当然要干下去，我们想法去筹些钱。

6.bang for the buck 货真价实

buck在美国俚语中是“美元”的意思。有这样一个短语，bigger bang for a buck，它的意思是“花钱取得更大效果”。Bang原是表示巨大声响的拟声词，这里引申为“效果”。

A: Listen! It’s mid-summer now. What do we need them for?

嘿，现在已经是仲夏了，我们要这些东西干什么?

B: They may come in handy. Besides, these items can be true bang for the buck.

会有用得着它们的时候，再说这些东西是货真价实的呀。

A: True bang for the buck? They’re enough for ten years’ use.

货真价实?都够用10年的了。

B: Stop getting on my nerves! I’m not doing something for nothing!

别烦我了，我可不是没事找事。

7.be brassed off doing 厌烦于… ，对 … 满腹牢骚

brass作名词指“黄铜”，作动词指“镀黄铜于 … ”，而brassed off是俚语，意思是“厌烦，不满，牢骚满腹”。

A: I am awfully sorry that I have kept you waiting.

真是很抱歉让您久等了。

B: To tell you the truth, I am really brassed off waiting.

说实话，我最讨厌等人。

A: Sorry. I had something urgent to deal with just when I was to leave.

对不起，我正要来的时候又有急事要处理。

B: You should have told me earlier.

你应该早点告诉我。

A: It was too late to inform you.

通知你已经来不及了。

8.be catty 爱搬弄是非的;爱诽谤人的

英语中，cat给人的联想总是不太愉快，如cattish的意思是“狡猾的、恶意的、偷偷摸摸的”。cat在英语中可用来指“恶意伤人的女人，包藏祸心的女人”，因此catty就有了诽谤的含义。

A: I thought you would cooperate.

我原以为你会跟我合作呢。

B: Well, I’m too busy to be catty and poke my nose into things that do not matter much to me.

我可不愿意搬弄是非去管那些跟我没关系的闲事。

A: How do you know that he won’t do something against yourself?

你怎么知道他不会做出什么对你不利的事呢?

B: You do seem to have a glib tongue.

你真能胡搅蛮缠。

9.be down in the dumps 垂头丧气，神情沮丧

the dumps在非正规的口语表达方式中的意思是“忧郁”或“沮丧”。be down in the dumps常指“闷闷不乐”或“打不起精神”，也可引申为“垂头丧气，精神沮丧”。

A: You’re down in the dumps. What’s happened?

你看上去沮丧不堪。出什么事了?

B: I had a quarrel with our boss’s secretary. She’s been on her high horse these days.

我和老板的秘书吵了一架。这几天她总是盛气凌人。

A: Maybe she was only taking it out on you. Secretaries have a lot of pressure, too.

也许她仅仅是向你发泄。秘书的压力也很大。

B: But she jumped down my throat for no reason at all. I could not put up with her.

但她无理由地斥责我，我无法容忍。

10.be in a jam 陷入困境

jam指“拥挤，阻塞”。该习语的字母意思为“在拥挤之中”，引申为“陷入困难的处境”。例如：She is in a bit of jam about money. (她的手头有点拮据。)

A: Mike told me that his business was in a jam and he was in urgent need of money. He wanted to borrow some money from me. 迈克告诉我他的生意陷入困境，急需用钱。他想向我借钱。

B: Don’t lend money to him. He’s always lying. 别借钱给他。他总是说慌。

A: But I think he is really in difficulty this time. 但这一次我看他是真的遇上困难了。

11.be in full swing 正在全力进行，处于活跃阶段

in full swing的意思是“活跃”。该习语的意思即引申为“处于(工作的)全面展开、进行阶段”。例如：The building project is in full swing.(这个建筑工程正处在全力进行之中。)

A: I hear your company in expanding its business.

我听说你们公司正在扩展生意。

B: Yeah. We’re setting up a new factory now and the work on it is in full swing. The project will be completed in three months.

是的，我们正在新建一个工厂。工程正处于全面施工阶段，三个月内就可以完工了。

12.be in high gear 全力进行

gear指“齿轮，传动装置”，high gear的意思是汽车的“高速档”。该习语字面意思为“机器正处在高速档(快速运转)”，实际指“事物正处在全力进行当中”。

A: By the way, how is your business going? Is it proceeding smoothly?

哎，你的生意最近如何?进展还顺利吗?

B: Yes, it’s in high gear.

一切都在全力进行。

13.be itching for a chance to do 很想找个机会试一试

形容词itching的意思是“渴望的”，be itching to do意为“渴望做某事”;for a chance指“找机会”，因此整个习语的意思即为“渴望得到机会试做某事”。

A: I am itching for a chance to cooperate with Mike. I hear he’s a very competent person.

我很想找机会和迈克合作一次。听说他特别能干。

B: Everyone who has worked with him will have a deep impression on that point.

是的。每个和他一起工作的人都对此深有体会。

Everyone likes a bit of a chat at the beginning of a meeting, but when it’s time to get started, use these key phrases:

每个人都喜欢在会议开始前聊点什么，但是要开始，请使用以下关键词组：

To get the ball rolling

Definition: To get the meeting or discussion started.

含义：让会议/讨论开始

Example: “OK, everyone. Let’s get the ball rolling. Come and sit down and we’ll start the meeting.”

例句：好了各位，我们开始吧。来，请坐，会议要开始了。

To open with

Definition: To begin by talking about a certain topic.

含义：开始谈论某一特定的话题

Example: “Let’s open with a summary of what each of you has achieved this week.”

例句：首先从你们本周完成的工作总结开始。

To hand over to

Definition: To introduce another speaker.

含义：介绍另外一位演讲人

Example: “I’d like to hand over to Dave to explain our plans for the next quarter.”

例句：我想接下来15分钟由戴夫来解释我们的计划。

On the agenda

Definition: Something on the plan to be discussed.

含义：计划讨论某事

Example: “Today, the first item on the agenda is to decide on a new supplier.”

例句：今天，议程的第一项是决定新的供应商。

To get down to business

Definition: To talk about the most important issues.

含义：讨论最重要的议题

Example: “It’s time to get down to business. How much will this cost and how much time will it save me?”

例句：现在言归正传，花费是多少?节省的时间有多少?

To kick off

Definition: To get started.

含义：开始

Example: “Let’s kick off by reviewing the results of our last campaign.”

例句：首先从回顾我们上次活动的成果开始。

To 1take the minutes

Definition: To take notes on everything that was said and agreed on in that meeting.

含义：记录在会议上说过、同意的事。

Example: “It’s my turn to take the minutes, so please let me know if there’s anything special you want me to make a note of.”

例句：轮到我来做记录了。如果你有特别想让我记录的，请告诉我。

To help remember these phrases, try writing an introduction to a meeting using all of them. Imagine you are in a weekly meeting with your colleagues. How many of these expressions could you use?

为了帮助记忆这些词组，尝试用上这些词组，写一篇会议介绍。想象你和同事在日常的会议上。你能用上哪些表达呢?