UNIT 3 Buying and Selling Lesson 19 Know Business Lingo

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[0:00.527]UNIT 3 第三单元
[0:01.830]Buying and Selling 买与卖
[0:03.996]Lesson 19: 第十九课：
[0:05.557]Know Business Lingo 了解商业行话
[0:09.054]The International School of English 英语国际学校
[0:12.166]Learn English for Business! 学习商务英语!
[0:15.573]English is the language of international business. 英语是国际商务语言。
[0:19.110]Many people learn English so they can have more success in business. 很多人为了能在商场上取得更大的成功而学习英语。
[0:24.312]These people are having a meeting. 这些人正在开会。
[0:27.788]What language do you think they're speaking? 你认为他们在使用什么语言？
[0:31.919]They're probably speaking English! 他们很可能在说英语。
[0:35.220]Sometimes, business English is hard to understand. 有时，商务英语很难懂。
[0:39.049]Why? 为什么？
[0:39.854]Because it's full of "lingo." 因为有很多的“行话”。
[0:42.401]What's "lingo"? “行话”是什么？
[0:43.815]Here's an example. 下面举个例子。
[0:45.393]People in business sometimes say this: "He's a fat cat." 商务中人们有时这样说：“他是只肥猫。”
[0:50.520]Are they talking about a cat that needs more exercise? 他们是在谈论一只需要更多运动的猫吗？
[0:54.087]No! 不！
[0:55.040]They mean, "He's rich." 他们是指，“他有钱。”
[0:57.193]That's business lingo. 这就是商业行话。
[0:59.527]If you join our course, you'll learn all the business lingo you need. 如果你参加我们的课程，你将学到所有需要的商业行话。
[1:05.016]Our program has three courses in business English. 我们的计划有三门商务英语课程。
[1:08.879]Choose from: 选自：
[1:10.374]Easy Business English for Beginners 初学者简单商务英语
[1:13.250]Intermediate Business English 中级商务英语
[1:15.601]Advanced Business English 高级商务英语
[1:18.444]Each course is twelve weeks long. 每门课程上12周。
[1:21.008]For a few dollars each month, you get: 每月只需几美元，你就可以获得：
[1:23.687]Three sixty-minute classes each week. 每周三堂课，每堂课60分钟。
[1:26.645]We teach our classes in the evening, so you won't miss work or school. 我们晚上上课，那样你就不会耽误工作和学习了。
[1:31.444]Our classes are small: only twelve to fifteen students. 我们是小班：只有12到15名学生。
[1:36.046]Teachers from North America and the U.K. 老师均来自北美和英国。
[1:39.004]All of our teachers speak English as their first language. 所有老师的母语都是英语。
[1:43.163]Books and audiotapes for learning at home. 书和磁带供在家学习。
[1:46.039]The instructions are easy to follow! 指令简单易懂！
[1:49.178]audiotape 磁带
[1:51.134]An English certificate. 英语证书。
[1:53.287]If you pass the final examination, we give you a certificate. 如果你通过了结业考试，我们会给您颁发一个证书。
[1:57.888]Businesses around the world know our certificates. 全世界的商业领域都知道我们的证书。
[2:01.143]Where do you want to work? 你想到哪里工作？
[2:03.016]Our certificates will help you get a job! 我们的证书会有助于你找到工作!
[2:06.386]International School of English 英语商务学校
[2:08.999]Certificate in ADVANCED BUSINESS ENGLISH 高级商务英语证书
[2:12.187]This certifies² that YOU know English for business! 这可以证明你的商业英语水平!
[2:15.773]Dates: 日期：
[2:16.564]All courses start September 1 and March 1. 所有课程在9月1日和3月1日开始。
[2:20.679]Registration: 报名：
[2:22.186]Send your name, address and payment to: 将你的名字、地址和付款发至：
[2:25.461]The International School of English, Business English Courses. 英语国际学校，商务英语课程。
[2:30.033]You can find us on the Internet, too! 你也可以在网上找到我们。
[2:33.160]Cost: 学费：
[2:34.062]Each course costs $249.99. 每门课程249.99美元。
[2:39.544]Please pay for courses by cheque. 请通过支票付学费。
[2:42.040]Please do not mail cash. 请勿邮寄现金。
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1 lingo   

n.语言不知所云，外国话，隐语

参考例句：

• If you live abroad it helps to know the local lingo.住在国外，学一点当地的语言自有好处。
• Don't use all that technical lingo try and explain in plain English.别尽用那种专门术语，用普通的词语解释吧。

2 certifies   

（尤指书面）证明( certify的第三人称单数 )； 发证书给…； 证明（某人）患有精神病； 颁发（或授予）专业合格证书

参考例句：

• Authority certifies the identity of sites on the internet. 权威负责向Internet网站授予其标识。
• The paper then certifies this algorithm by infrared image processing. 并且文中使用红外图像对这个算法进行了验证。