美国商人经常利用社交场合来做生意,最好的例子就是商务午餐,可以用来争取客户,扩大影响,讨论并解决内部分歧,甚至面试未来的员工。很多工作面试都是在商务午餐中完成的。商务午餐通常持续一到两个半小时,在餐厅举行,那里安静宜人,适合进行私人对话。“settle i

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American Businessmen frequently use social situations to make business deals. One of the best examples of this practice is the business lunch. It is used to win clients, to make influential contacts, to discuss and settle internal disagreements, and even to interview potential employees. Some companies always conduct job interviews over lunch. A business lunch usually lasts from one to two and half hours, and it often takes place at a restaurant with a pleasant, quiet atmosphere conducive to private discussions.

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答案美国商人经常利用社交场合来做生意,最好的例子就是商务午餐,可以用来争取客户,扩大影响,讨论并解决内部分歧,甚至面试未来的员工。很多工作面试都是在商务午餐中完成的。商务午餐通常持续一到两个半小时,在餐厅举行,那里安静宜人,适合进行私人对话。

解析 “settle internal disagreement”是“解决内部矛盾、分歧”之意,与“settle”同义的词组还有“cope”,“handle”,“work out”,这些都是常见的、常考的。接下来这个“potential”,原意是“潜在的”,例如“potential business chance”翻译成“潜在的商机”,这里“potential employees”,如果翻译成“潜在的员工”就没有“未来的员工”这个翻译好。“conduct”这个词有“进行、举办、筹划”的意思,考生应该非常熟悉。常见的词组有“conduct a survey or study,research”。最后一个难点应该就是“conducive to”意思为:“有助于,有利于,对……有利,适合,适宜”。这个词是中口、包括高口在内考试频率非常高的词组,笔者这里再举一些例子:
conducive to world peace and development:有助于世界和平和发展
conducive to comfort:有益于舒适
Foreign trade will be conducive to the promotion of speedy national economic growth:发展对外贸易有利于促进国民经济快速增长。
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