实用商务英语会话(MP3附字幕) 场景12:你不能延期付款

[00:00.00]Which is convenient,to pay in pound sterling or in RMB?
[00:02.50]用英镑或人民币，哪一个付款较方便？
解析: 在表达用哪种货币付款的时候，介词用in.

[00:05.00]You can not pay on deferred terms.
[00:06.41]你不能延期付款。
解析: 注意这里terms 的用法。
Terms: conditions that you agree to when you buy, sell, or pay for sth; a price or cost (交易的)条件,价钱,费用
例如: to buy sth on easy terms (= paying for it over a long period) 按分期付款方式购买

[00:07.81]Your reason for the refusal of payment is...
[00:09.56]你们拒付的理由是……？

[00:11.30]Collection is not paid.
[00:12.56]托收款未得照付。

[00:13.82]It is unbelievable that you'll refuse to pay.
[00:15.61]难以置信，你们会拒付。

[00:17.39]Only one refusal of payment is acceptable to the bank.
[00:19.33]银行只接受一次拒付。

[00:21.28]Wrongly refusing leads to loss of credit.
[00:22.90]错误拒付导致信用丧失。
解析: lead to---导致
例句: Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。
Credit: the status of being trusted to pay back money to sb who lends it to you (借钱偿还的)信誉，信用
例句: Her credit isn't good anywhere now.
她借钱不还，弄得声名狼藉。


[00:24.52]A decline in prices might exert a negative influence on payment.
[00:26.77]市场价格下跌对支付有负面影响。
Decline: a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something 下降;减少
There is a decline in real wages.
实际工资有所减少。
Exert: to use your power, influence etc in order to make something happen运用,行使;发挥;施加
He's been exerting his influence on his friend to change his decision.
他一直在影响他的朋友改变决定。
Exert an influence on sth/sb 就是指对某事某人产生影响。

[00:29.02]We will buy the house in installments.
[00:30.58]我们将以分期付款的方式买房。
解析: Installment: one of a series of regular payments that you make until you have paid all the money you owe (分期付款的)一期付款
例句: We paid for the car by / in installments.我们是分期付款买的这辆车。

练习

1.选择

He wanted to be paid ____ dollars.
A. on B. in C. at

The final installment ____ the loan is due next week.
A. in B. by. C. on

2.翻译

他利用他的所有权利让他们接受这个计划。(exert)

公司报告其利润略有减少。(decline)

答案将在下期节目中公布。