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BEC高级考试精编讲义:第十六讲(10)

2012-07-31 
BEC高级精讲班第16讲讲义

  Questions 35 & 36

  We will offer you …..(35)….support associated with a multinational company with a sound financial base, but give you the opportunity to work from home and also realise the financial rewards associated with an organisation that ….(36)….heavily sales oriented and possesses few of the conventional restraints that accompany many business environments.

  Youl will easily make a mistake on question 35 because you must understand the meaning of the sentence. The meaning is that we don’t have the support from multinational companies with sound financial base but other opportunity. You should pay attention to the word "but". So the answer is "no".

  For questionl 36, you should look at the word after the gap, oriented. It is an adjective. So here it needs a verb, which is "is".

  Questions 37 & 38

  Earning levels will be commensurate with results, consisting …(37)…basic pay, commission and bonus, as well ….(38)…a company car and reimbursement of all business expenses.

  The two questions are muchl easier since they test your ability of set phrases. The first one is "consist of" and the second one is "as well as".

  commensurate adjective与……相当的,相称的

  matching something in size, quality, or length of time

  commensurate with

  Salary will be commensurate with age and experience. 薪水要与年龄和经验挂钩。

  reimburse verb [transitive]

  formal to pay money back to someone when their money has been spent or lost 报销

  reimburse somebody for something

  The company will reimburse you for travel expenses. 公司会为你报销差旅费。

  ᅳreimbursement noun [uncountable and countable]

  claim verb

  ▶TRUTH◀

  [transitive] to state that something is true, even though it has not been proved 宣称

  claim (that)

  The company claims that their product ’makes you thin without dieting’. 该公司宣称说服用他们的产品可以不用节食就变瘦。

  claim to do/be something

  No responsible therapist will claim to cure your insomnia. 没有一位有责任心的医师能治疗好你的失眠症。

  I don’t claim to be a feminist, but I’d like to see more women in managerial posts. 我不是女权主义者,但是我愿意看到更多的妇女能够做到经理级的职位。

  claim to have done something

  Two young girls claim to have seen the fairies. 两名年轻女孩声称她们见到过小仙女。

  claim responsibility/credit (for something) (=say officially that you are responsible for something that has happened) 声称负责

  The group claimed responsibility for a series of bombings. 该组织声称对一系列的爆炸负责。

  Opposition leaders will claim victory if the turnout is lower than 50%. 如果参加选举的人数少于50%的话,反对党领导将会宣布他们取得了胜利。

  claim somebody/something as something

  A letter appeared in The Times claiming Fleming as the discoverer of penicillin. 一封刊登在泰晤士报上的信说夫雷明是青霉素的发现者。

  ▶MONEY◀

  [intransitive and transitive] to officially demand or receive money from an organization because you have a right to it 正式索要或收到钱

  claim something back

  He should be able to claim the price of the ticket back. 他可以要求把购买票的钱要回来。

  claim on

  British English

  You can claim on the insurance if you have an accident while on holiday. 如果你再度假期间发生了事故,你可以向保险公司索赔。

  claim benefit/an allowance/damages etc 索要福利/补助/赔偿金

  If you’re still not satisfied, you may be able to claim compensation. 如果你还不满意的话,你可以索要补偿金。

  ▶LEGAL RIGHT◀

  [transitive] to state that you have a right to take or have something that is legally yours 要求承认所有权

  The majority of those who claim asylum are genuine refugees. 大多数要求庇护的人都是真正的难民。

  Lost property can be claimed between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. 您可以在10点至4点间到财物招领处来找回自己丢失的物品。

  ▶DEATH◀

  [transitive] if a war, accident etc claims lives, people die because of it - used especially in news reports 夺走生命(新闻用语)

  The earthquake has so far claimed over 3000 lives. 这次地震到目前为止已经夺走了3000多人的生命。

  claim noun [countable]

  ▶TRUTH◀

  a statement that something is true, even though it has not been proved 声明

  claim that

  Gould rejected claims that he had acted irresponsibly. … 否认他不负责任的说法。

  false/extravagant/dubious etc claims

  firms that make false claims about their products 对自己产品做出虚假声明的公司

  They made claims they couldn’t live up to. 他们的声明无法兑现。

  ▶MONEY◀

  a) an official request for money that you think you have a right to 赔偿要求

  claim for

  claims for compensation 索要赔偿金

  A disabled man has lost his claim for unfair dismissal. 一位残疾人无法得到由于不公正解雇而应得到的赔偿金。

  make/put in/file a claim 提出赔偿要求

  All claims should be made in writing. 赔偿要求应该以书面形式提交。

  pay/wage claim (=a request from workers for more money) 提高公司的要求

  Fill in and return the claim form as soon as it arrives. 提高工资的申请表一到,就请你填好并寄回。

  b) the sum of money you request when you make a claim 赔款

  The insurance company cannot meet (=pay) such enormous claims.保险公司不能支付如此大额的保险费。

  ▶RIGHTS◀

  a right to do something or to have something, especially because it belongs to you or because you deserve it 要求权

  claim to/on

  Surely they have a rightful claim on their father’s land? 他们真地有合法权力得到他们父亲的土地吗?

  Question 39

  Only the most competent new business sales executives, …(39)…can demonstrate a track record of success, are likely to be able to take on this role.

  Here tests your ability on the adverbial clause. It needs al pronoun. So the answer is "who".

  track record noun [singular]

  all of a person’s or organization’s past achievements, successes, or failures, which show how well they have done something in the past and how well they are likely to do in the future 工作业绩(成功、失败)

  track record in

  We’re looking for someone with a proven track record in selling advertising. 我们正在找寻一位在招揽广告业务中有着出色业绩的人。

  track record of

  The fund has a good track record of investing in the equity market. 这个基金对于投资证券市场有着良好的纪录。

  a telephone system with a proven track record (=past performance showing how good it is) of reliability 一套可靠的、有着良好用户反馈的电话系统

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