商务英语考试大练兵8

商务英语考试大练兵8~~^单词篇 price 

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    price：n. The amount as of money or goods, asked for or given in exchange for something else. 价格, 价钱, 代价
Eg: believes that the price of success is hard work.; 相信取得成功的代价便是努力地工作；
    2. vt. 给...定价, 问...的价格, 标明价格
Eg: shoes that are priced at nine dollars. 价格为九美元的鞋子；
spent the day pricing dresses. 花一整天询问衣服的价格
    【单词辨析】
    price，charge，cost，expense
    price：the amount of money needed to purchase something offered for sale: Price 是指为买到正在出售的物品而需付出的钱
    Eg: The house didn't sell because the price was too high. 那幢房子因要价太高而卖不出去。
    Charge：the sum asked especially for the rendering of a service: Charge 尤指为提供某种服务而收取的费用
    Eg: There is a nominal charge for postage and handling. 对于邮寄和搬运象征性的收费。
    Cost：a more inclusive term, generally applies to the total spent or to be spent, including money, time, and labor: 意思更广泛一点，一般指已花费或将要花费的总数，包括钱，时间和劳力
    Eg: Sales more than offset production costs. 销售远远抵销了成本费用。
    Expense suggests cost in the aggregate: Expense 指全部的花费：
    Eg: Litigation often entails enormous expense. 诉讼需要大量花费
    【练习】
    1. The buyer ordered the goods on a cost and freight basis, preferring to make insurance arrangements personally. 
    2.Our products enjoy the best price versus performance ratio and therefore, have a stable consumer group. 
    3. All expenses claim sheets must be authorized by your line manager.

    4. To save time at supermarket checkout I always pay by charge card.