商务口语第3讲:询问(2)

1.Housing 住房

A:How about the housing costs in this town?
B:The average house will cost $200,000. If you rent, you are looking at $1,500 a month for a nice apartment.

A：这个地方的住房费用怎么样？
B：平均的房价是20万美元，如果租的话，好的公寓差不多一个月1500美元。

2. Income tax 所得税

A: Does the company withhold¹ income tax?
B: Yes. You need to fill a W-4 form, so we know how much we should withhold.

A：公司预扣所得税吗？
B：是的，你得填一个W-4表，以便我们知道我们需要扣多少。

3.Insurance payment 保险金

A: How do we pay our portion of the insurance payment?
B: It will be deducted² from the salary for each paycheck.

A：我们怎样付自己承担的那部分保费？
B：从每次发的工资里扣除。

4.Lunch  午餐

A: Where do you go for lunch?
B: Some of us go to the Cafeteria. You can go out for lunch as well.

A：你们在哪儿吃午饭啊？
B：有的去自助食堂，你也可以出去吃。

5.Outside line 外线

A: How do I get an outside line?
B: Easy! Just dial zero.

A：我怎么拨打外线电话啊？
B：很简单！只要加拨0就可以了。

1 withhold   

v.拒绝，不给；使停止，阻挡

参考例句：

• It was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold evidence.他们的律师隐瞒证据是不道德的。
• I couldn't withhold giving some loose to my indignation.我忍不住要发泄一点我的愤怒。

2 deducted   

v.扣除，减去( deduct的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。
• The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. 损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除。 来自《简明英汉词典》