报刊英语单词精华-艺术 · Art 12

111.diversification¹ ：经营多样化
The act of expanding business by increasing the number of goods produced or the number of services offered.
通过增加产品品种和服务项目来扩展经营业务。
Many fast food businesses are diversifying² in an attempt to capture more customers form their competitors.
许多快餐企业正实行经营多样化，力图从其竞争对手手中夺取更多的顾客。
112.dumping ：倾销
The act of selling goods below cost to other nations to eliminate surpluses or offset³ competition.
以低于成本的价格向其他国家销售产品以减少过剩产品，引发竞争。
The U.S. has accused Japan of dumping mini-vans here in American.
美国控告日本在美国倾销小型货车。
113.economics ：经济学
The study of wealth and its creation, distribution, and consumption.
形容财富及其创造、分配和消费的科学。
Susan is majoring in economics at Harvard.
苏珊在哈佛攻读经济学专业。
114.economy ：经济
The organization of social and political institutions and business for production.
社会及政治机构的组织以及以生产经营为目的的企业组织。
National leaders must always worry about the state of the economy.
国家领导人必须一直为经济状况操心。
115.Fortune 500 ：《财富》500家公司
A list of the 500 largest American corporations published annually⁴ by “Fortune” magazine.
由《财富》杂志每年公布的全美国最大的500家公司。
Who are the top 10 companies on the Fortune 500 list?
在《财富》500家公司中，前10名是哪些？
116.franchise⁵ ：经销权，连锁店
A contract or license⁶ permitting a regional distributor to use the name and sell products of another company.
地区分销商得到其他公司的合同或许可证，有权使用其名称并销售其产品。 14
Clancy is opening a new McDonald’s franchise in London.
克兰西在伦敦开了一家麦当劳连锁店。
117.freeze ：冻结
The fixing of some economic factor, such as prices, employment, spending, etc.
停止一些经济因素的变动，如价格、就业、开支等。
The government caused a price freeze at the gas pumps.
政府冻结了汽油泵的价格。
118.full employment ：充分就业
An economic condition in which unemployment is deemed minimal⁷ and acceptable, usually under six percent.
失业率处于可接受的最小值，常常是６％以下的经济形势。
The condition of full employment is something that most countries rarely achieve.
充分就业是大多数国家很少取得的经济局面。
119.glamour⁸ stock ：热门股票
A stock in a new or rapidly developing industry that tends to rise quickly in price.
新兴且发展迅速的产业所发行的股票，有迅速升值的趋势。
John specializes in buying glamour stock, particular in media, and entertainment companies.
约翰专门购买由传媒、娱乐公司发行的热门股票。
120.glas ceiling ：性别障碍，玻璃天花板
A term used to describe an invisible barrier that prevents women from entering the ranks of senior-level management.
指阻止女性进入高级管理阶层的一种无形障碍。
Many women in the 90s are protesting the glass ceiling that bars them form upper management in large corporation.
90年代，许多妇女抗议阻止她们进入大公司高级管理阶层的性别障碍。