BEC高级词汇（12）

e.g. Consumers are doing more business with banks through automatic teller machines and over the phone, methods that cost banks far less. 消费者更多的通过自动取款机和电话与银行打交道，这些方式大大降低了银行费用。

 

Automotive 汽车制造的

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? 这些自然人或法人中是否有谁直接按或间接地得益于或受雇与汽车业相关的公司？

 

Autonomous company 具有自主经营权的公司

e.g. The group now consists of 29 autonomous companies, each with its own Managing Director. 该集团现在由29个具有自主经营权的公司组成，

 

availability 可销售能力

e.g. This kind of product is available world-wide. 该产品在世界各地均可买到。

 

Award 裁决、判给

e.g. The court awarded him damages of ￡ 5000. 法庭判给他5000 英镑的损失赔偿金。

 

Award dinner 颁奖宴会

e.g. The facilities manager at Parkway Hotel was calling about arrangements for the awards dinner next week. 帕克维酒店的设备部经理打来电话，询问有关下星期颁奖宴会的活动安排。

 

Award-winning 成功的，优等的，一流的

e.g. These are beautifully reproduced prints by award-winning American-Indian artists.这些是由成功的美国印第安艺术家巧妙复制的版画。

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

这些起价仅为6990英镑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. 该饭店占地11.5 英亩，坐落在一流度假胜地。

 

Awareness 意识，认识程度

e.g. The booklet helped raise public awareness of the product. 这本小册子有助于提高该产品的知名度。

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. 这家老牌子公司开始在电台大做广告，以使从前不是其传统消费者的年轻人提高对产品的认识。

 

Axe 1 大幅削减

e.g. In an effort to save money our company president aced the promotions budget. 为节省开支，我们公司的总裁大幅削减了推广活动的预算。

 

Axe 2 裁员

e.g. Three people in the marketing department were axed last week and are now looking for new positions. 市场营销部的三名员工上周被解雇了，他们目前正在寻找新的工作