报刊英语单词精华-艺术 · Art 9

81.boondoggle ：无效的投资
A wasteful¹ business venture
不见回报的经营投机
Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle.
我们在水软化器上的投资打了水漂。
82.bottom line ：最终结果
The final result or ultimate objective
最终的结果或目标 10
What’s the bottom line of your proposal?
你的建议要达到的最终目标是什么？
83.boycott² ：抵制
The refusal to purchase the products of an individual, corporation, or nation as a way to bring social and political pressure for change.
拒绝购买某一个人、公司或国家的产品，作为施加社会、政治压力，促进其改变政策的一种手段。
Americans boycotted³ tuna several years ago until tuna companies guaranteed that they weren’t catching⁴ dolphins in their tuna nets.
几年前美国人抵制金枪鱼，直至金枪鱼公司保证在捕捞金枪鱼时放掉海豚。
84.budget ：预算
A plan of expenditures⁵ based on anticipated revenues.
根据估算的收入而制订的开支计划。
How much do we have left in our budget?
我们的预算还剩多少？
85.business cycle ：景气周期
Periodic rise and fall in economic activity
经济活动中周期性的涨落。
U.S. retailers⁶ see the same basic business cycle every year and typically do most of their business during the Christmas season.
美国零售商们每年都经历相同的景气周期。通常情况下，他们大部分生产都是在圣诞节期间做的。
86.bust⁷ ：崩溃
An informal term referring to a financial or economic collapse
非正式用语，指金融或经济上破产。
The economy is currently in a bust.
目前经济处于崩溃之中。
87.buying power ：购买力
Purchasing power
购买商品的能力。
The buying power of the dollar has steadily⁸ declined during the last twenty-five years.
在过去的25年里，美元的购买力持续下降。
88.capital ：资本
Money, assets, or property used as a means of production or for investment
可以用作生产或投资手段的金钱、资产或财物。
Some futurists claim that human capital is a company’s greatest asset.
一些未来学家声称公司的人力资本是其最大的资产。
89.capitalism⁹ ：资本主义
An economic system based on private ownership and profit incentive¹⁰
建立在私有制和利润刺激基础上的一种经济制度。
People in some countries don’t really understand the system of capitalism.
一些国家的人们并不真正理解资本主义制度。
90.cash cow ：摇钱树
An informal term for a business with a dependable source of income
非正式用语。指收入来源可靠的生意。
This product has always been a cash cow for our company. 11
这种产品一直是我们公司的摇钱树。