“折扣”还是“贴现”
商务英语中有一些使用十分频繁的词汇,它们在不同的语境下意思也有很大不同。上次我们讲了floating反倾销是什么意思啊,这次我们来讲讲discount这个词。
  例一:
  You can get a 5% discount if you order on a regular basis.
  如果你方定期给我方下定单,你方便可得到 5% 的折扣。
  例二:
  If a seller extends credit to a time draft, they have made a trade acceptance. The seller can request the bank finance the transaction by buying the draft. The bank will discount.
  如卖方开出的是远期汇票,以此向买方提供信用,此时就做了一笔商业汇票承兑业务。卖方可以请银行买下商业承兑汇票,银行用这个办法对出口商融资,也就是说,银行对该汇票贴现了。
  注解:discount 在这两句话中的意思一个是折扣,另一个是贴现。折扣是指商品在原价的基础上按百分比降价,贴现则是指未到期的票据向银行融资,银行扣取自买进日至到期日的利息,并收取一定的手续费后,将余下的票面金额付给持票人。
商务词汇:商务英语专业难词汇总
 1abandon rate 挂断率(衡量客户服务质量的指标之一,计算方式为:拨入客户服务中心的电话总数中客户因等候时间过长而挂断的电话数目占总数的百分比)
  例: By choosing the right on-hold music the company has reduced abandon rate by 50%.
民族预科班  2absenteeism 旷工,缺勤
  例:Improvements in working conditions helped to reduce levels of absenteeism.
  3absolute interest 绝对产权,绝对权益
  例:The company has an absolute interest in the building.
  4academic intelligence 学术方面的才智
  例:Phrases such as "solves problems well""displays interest in the world at large黄菡个人资料""accepts others for what they are""admits mistakes""is goal oriented" and "converses well" suggest that people focus on the worldly side of intelligence as opposed to just "academic intelligence.
  5academic smarts 学术方面的才能
  例:It's not the usual way of thinking about it - academic smarts-IQ.
 
  1accelerated learning 速成学习
  例:Accelerated learning shows that language learning an be fast effective and enjoyable.
  2access 使用,享用权
  例1 Access to these files is restricted.
  2 白百何旧照曝光 Students have free access to the library's scientific literature.
  3access 进入
  例:Its acquisition of the group will allow it to gain access to France's railway business.
4access fee 使用费
  例:They have cut the access fee long-distance providers pay to local phone companies.
  5accessories 装饰品,首饰,衣饰
  例1I would like to thank you for the interest you expressed in our range of children's and teenage fashion sportswear and accessories.
  例2As Potter-mania sweeps the nation add a magical touch to your mobile with these fun Harry Potter-themed phone accessories.
1account  账户
  例:When the debt is cleared- as it must be by the time the customer retires- and the account goes into credit it will attract interest at about 5 per cent.
  2account  客户,生意往来关系
  例:The firm is one of our major accounts.
  3accountancy 会计工作
  例: To her accountancy was a means to find out about business and be paid at the same time.
  4accounts  账目
  例:The financial director was accused of falsifying the company accounts.
  5accounts  会计部门 accounts department
  例: She works in accounts.
hope组合成员  6accounts manager 会计部经理
  7accounts payable 应付账款
  例: Accounts payable is created when a firm deals with suppliers who extend credit.
  8accounts receivable 应收账款
  例: Assets include cash accounts receivable inventory property and equipment and patents.
  9achievable 切实可行的,可达到的
  例: Your objectives should be relevant to the job you have applied for and achievable.
  10Achilles' heel 原意为阿基里斯的脚踵,引申为致命弱点
  例: However an Achilles' heel can usually be found that allows the headhunter to per
suade them that they are in fact wanting to change.
回族的传统节日是什么 
  1acid test 决定性的考验
  例: The acid test is whether or not somebody will actually buy the product.
  2acquire 购入,取得所有权
  例: This is Cussons' newly acquired factory in Poland.
  3acquisition 收购
  例: The accelerated rate of globalisation has left companies desperately seeking overseas acquisitions in order to remain competitive.
  4across-the-board 全面,全体
  例1 They have decided to increase prices by 4% across-the-board.
  例2 To save money identify current problems and make the old company more dfficient the new president ordered an across-the-board examination of expenditures and operational procedures in every department.
  5action figure (仿真)玩具人,活动人
  6activewear 运动服
  例: Lauren has been making activewear and basics like jeans and leather jackets for almost a quarter of a century.
  7activity 经营项目, 经营业务
  例: The main activities of the company are manufacturing computer components and direct retailing to consumers.
  8act of God 不可抗力, 天灾, 亦作 force majeure.
  例1. Private householders or businessmen insure against burglary loss or damage by
vandalism or "acts of God".