BEC考前三天必看

BEC阅读满分攻略

1单句对号题

这是一种匹配选择性的试题，由几个单句和几篇内容相关的短文或段落构成。这几个单句分别与其中一篇短文所谈及的内容相符，要求考生将句子分别与有关的短文匹配。此项目主要考查考生的略读与查阅能力，即能否在较短时间内把握文章的主题与大意、理解各句子的意思并将两者联系起来。

阅读时，考生可按照卷面排列的顺序先看单句后读短文，也可在阅读短文后再看单句。但笔者推荐第一种做法，因为考生读过单句后可首先了解试题的内容，这样在阅读短文时可尽量减少阅读的盲目性，节省时间，提高阅读效率。具体做法可根据以下几步进行：

●仔细阅读单句，正确理解每句的意思，并找出每句的关键词语；

●快速浏览短文，依靠标题迅速抓住每篇短文的主题。浏览过程中借助单

句的关键词找出答题所需的具体信息并作出标记，那些暂时无法肯定的

句子可先放置一边，留待第二次阅读时解决留待第二次阅读时解决；

●第二次阅读短文以找出第一遍浏览时尚未找到的信息为主要目的，还可

顺带检查已初步认定的内容与单句是否相匹配；

●为确保准确无误，若有时间可再次进行检查，以免有谬误或疏漏之处。2单句填空题

这是一种句子填空题，其卷面形式为一篇长度适中的阅读文章，文章中被抽去几个句子，要求考生在文章后面提供的句子中选择合适的句子填补空缺处，所供选择的句子中有一个是例句，有一句是不能填进任何一个空里的干扰句。此项试题主要考查考生对文章整体意义的理解、单句的额理解以及对逻辑语法结构的分析判断能力，难度较大。

考生在做此项试题时，要注意两点：一是要从文章整体意义出发，从全文的角度审视空缺处；二是要注意段落内部的连接关系，充分利用上下文线索进行合理的分析、推断。具体答题步骤如下：

●迅速浏览文章以获取大意，利用主题句迅速弄清各段的中心大意以及作

者组织各段的逻辑方式；

●仔细阅读选择项，然后将选择项按段落中心大意或主题分类，并剔除与

各段主题均不符的选择项，藉以缩小选择范围；

●认真地阅读各段，同时根据逻辑联系词语、语法及语句所指的对象等词

汇衔接手段之类的上下文线索将划入本段的选择项填入空缺处，如果不

能立即确定选择的句子，做下一个填空——在做其它的填空时，可能会

弄清这一个填空所需的句子；

●最后再把全文重新阅读一遍，重点放在空缺处的上下句，检验自己的推

断是否合理。

3 阅读理解题

这是考生们最熟悉的题型之一。它由一篇较长的文章和六个多项选择题构成，要求考生根据文章中的相应信息从四个项选择项中找出每道题的唯一正确答案。此项试题主要测试考生确定中心思想，辨认、查找特定信息和进行判断、做出结论或推论的能力。

阅读理解题型的特点和相关的解题技巧相信考生大都十分熟悉，在做剑桥商务英语考试的此项题目时，要特别注意的是：剑桥商务英语考试的文章范围都是以经济和商务为主，要求考生具备有较深厚广泛的相关背景知识；（2）了解阅读理解试题的型式，剑桥商务英语阅读理解测试的问题主要有四种——有关文章中心思想的问题，有关推论性的问题，有关作者态度的问题和有关文章中某一句具体事实或观点问题，有时还牵涉单个词语的理解；（3）剑桥商务英语阅读理解测试出题一般都有顺序性，但要注意出题者故意设置的陷阱。通常，应考该试题，有以下几个步骤：

●速浏览文章以获取大意；

●细阅读所有的问题；

●要么重新仔细阅读文章，然后回答问题；要么带着问题仔细地阅读文章

相关的部分并回答问题（笔者推荐使用第二种做法，这样可使阅读的目

的性加强，从而做到有的放矢）。

4 完型填空题

这也是考生们熟悉的题型，由一篇包括若干空白的短文构成，要求考生在给定的四个选择项中选择一个正确的答案，填入空白处。这一题型主要考查考生的单句理解能力和语篇能力，因此四个选择项大多是词性相同而意义或用法相异的词语，有的部分还涉及到固定搭配、同义词辨析和句子结构。由于该部分的试题为一篇短文。由于四个选项的词类相同，做题时不能按语法结构来判断而要注重语篇的理解。一般可采取以下步骤：

●迅速浏览文章以获取大意，用略读的方法通读全文，藉以掌握全文的大

意；

●认真研究和分析各选择项，进一步理解短文，揣摩各题测试的意图，从

而找出信息词，协助选定最佳答案；

●仔细地再次阅读文章，根据要求对碰到的选择题作出选择，充分依靠上

下文及其逻辑关系、基本语法知识和常识来进行判断与选择；

●最后再把全文重新通读一遍，检验自己的选择是否正确。

5(语法)知识运用题(BEC Higher)

这是剑桥商务英语高级考试阅读部分中唯一与中级不同的部分，由一篇250词左右的短文和十个空缺组成。文章的空缺是经过合理删除而形成的，并非是随意性的，要求考生根据文章中的相关信息和背景知识在文章的空缺里填上遗漏的词。此项试题主要测试考生对短文内容及语法结构的理解和分析能力，其重点是文章的语法结构、连贯和固定搭配。

此项考题的做法类似于第四部分，唯一不同的是考生必须自己填写空缺处而没有选择项可提供帮助。正因为如此，考题就不会以词汇为主要的考查对象，所以考生应将注意力主要集中在语法结构、上下文及其逻辑关系等方面。当然，考题中也会出现一些词汇内容，不过考查的一般都是固定搭配。具体做法可根据以下步骤进行：

●迅速浏览文章以获取大意；

●仔细阅读文章并对每一个填空处作出选择；

●再将文章通读一遍以确保选择的正确性。

6省略词语题（校阅）

这一部分的卷面形式为一篇约为十几行的短文，其中十四行前标有数字。在标有数字的行列中，有两行是示例，有几行是完全正确的，其余各行中都有一个多余的单词。要求考生在全面理解短文大意的基础上判断标有数字的哪几行是正确的，不正确的行列中哪一个单词是多余的，从而使短文的意思和结构正确和完整。此项试题主要是测试考生综合运用语言的能力，包括对词汇、语法结构和语篇的理解能力。

答题时可采取以下几个步骤：

●迅速浏览文章以获取大意。掌握短文的大意有利于判断文中句子正确与

否，因为若在一个句子中随意添加一个词，很可能使上下文相互矛盾，

或有悖常理；

●仔细阅读每一句话从句子的语法结构和惯用法两个方面着手。考生得注

意句子中的否定词或带否定意义的词——能够通过删减一个单词就改变

句子意义的常常就是这些词；注意分析句子结构——从语法角度出发，

分析句子成分，找出每一个单词在句子中所充当的“角色”；还必须遵循

习惯用法，这些用法约定俗成不能随便增词或删词；

●再将文章阅读一遍以确保你的改错与文章内容相符。

【中级考了A】我对BEC商务英语考试的一些个人体会

1、我的背景

毕业于北京大学药学院，现在武汉大学药学院就读在职研究生，目前正在准备BEC高级的考试；CET 4：90，CET 6：80，TOEIC：970

我是考完TOEIC之后才考BEC中级；因为工作紧张，复习过程全靠自学，没有参加任何形式的辅导班，只是自学了经济科学出版社的新编剑桥商务英语，同时在朋友的帮助下，得到了一些北京BEC培训点的内部真题，然后每天至少学习三个小时，在复习期间又好好的背了北京新东方内部的口语资料。2005年12月3日在北京大学参加考试，总成绩是A。现在看到很多即将毕业的学生正在或即将准备BEC考试，我就觉得有必要将自己的一些亲身经历以及体会告诉大家，最起码可以让大家对BEC有更进一步的认识。若有什么不对的地方，也欢迎各位已经考了和准备考BEC的朋友不吝赐教。一些基本的资料可以去官方网站(https://www.sodocs.net/doc/2711919860.html,/BEC)查阅。

2、BEC有用吗？

绝对有用！BEC与四六级完全不一样，应用性很强。尤其现在四六级不允许社会考生参与，BEC考试就是我们这些在职人员最好的选择，而且考完之后的确让我的英语水平上了一个台阶，尤其是写作和口语。个人觉得BEC考试比较全面，综合，非常适合即将毕业想要到外企工作的大学生们，对于求职帮助非常大，例如口语第三部分，就相当于求职面试时的场景再现。

3、应该报哪个级别？

BEC有三个级别，到底应该报考哪一个呢？

首先，排除BEC初级，完全没有意义。

个人认为，只要你通过了CET 4就可以直接考BEC中级；如果你可以完全凌驾CET 6，可以冲刺BEC高级。根据北京考官所说，BEC中级跟BEC高级的难度相差不大，只是BEC高级多了财务方面的内容，对于没有这方面知识背景的同学可能会比较困难。不过你如果不想冒险而时间也允许的话可以先考BEC中级。我一个在北京新东方讲BEC阅读的朋友考BEC高级也只拿了B。

4、关于BEC与TOEIC

我想很多朋友都想知道到底BEC与TOEIC有什么不同，我就自己的认识来谈谈吧。

开发BEC的是英国Cambridge ESOL（最著名的产品是雅思），而开发TOEIC的是美国ETS（最著名的产品是托福）。因此，很多人认为英联邦国家的企业可能会承认BEC 而美国的企业可能更看重TOEIC。实际上是不是这样，我也不太清楚。不过在我的求职经历中，这两者都是有用的，通常都会被承认。

至于难度方面，我记得北京考官曾说TOEIC比BEC低了至少两个级别，此话不假。BEC 是全方位的考试，口语，听力，阅读，写作；而TOEIC只考听力和阅读，而且全是选择题。根据我的感受，TOEIC跟BEC根本就不是同一个级别的。我12月3日考完BEC，12月11日就去考了托业。我并没有系统地复习托业，只是找朋友借来了外研社版的朗文

托业全方位系列丛书，大概地看了一下，然后在考前坐了几套模拟题，个人感觉还不错。考试的时候也很放松，最后得到970分（满分990）。

5、复习BEC中级的大概过程

口语：

一定要找对Partner。而且据我所知，从2006年下半年开始，你的搭档通常就是和你一起报名的人，所以最好是英语水平跟你差不多，而且住的比较近，这样才可以经常练习。经常跟Partner练习是非常重要的。那时我跟Partner非常默契，例如在口语第二部分和第三部分，在对方提问之前，我们就已经知道对方要问什么问题了。一定要经常练习。口语考试得分就在第一部分和第二部分，主要考你的口语发音和商务场景的反应能力，而第三部分主要考你和搭档的互动。

除了与Partner一起练习之外，单练也是一定要的。练习口语方法很多了，有些人说复述法比较好。我练口语就是一个字—背。我把新东方的口语资料和经科口语手册全部背得滚瓜烂熟。那时候我每天中午拿着资料在走廊上狂背，每天两个小时，背的时候一定要读出声。也就是短短一个月，所有口语资料都背完了。根据我的经验，刚开始时背得比较辛苦，生词比较多，背的内容也很杂乱无章。但是背多了之后就可以融会贯通了。到后来，随便一个话题，我都可以不停的说个三分钟，虽然内容不一定很严谨，但至少都有话可以说。写作:

BEC的写作与四六级完全不一样，BEC的作文应用性非常强，是工作中真实场景的再现。

所以开始时会觉得无从下手。我的主要方法就是模仿。看到一个题目，先自己写一篇，然后看范文，看看有什么不同并向清楚为什么要这样写，然后，模仿范文的结构再写一篇。写多了之后就会形成一定的套路了。如果没有真题范文，可以模仿经科书上的范文反复练习。

如果实在不想练习写作，可以适当背些写作模版，尤其是商务英语考试中常出现的report 和letter部分，对格式的要求非常规范，非常讲究。

阅读:

BEC阅读的题型很特别。配对题和填句题刚开始时会不适应，觉得有点难，但练习多了之后基本上可以全对。千万别被填句题吓倒了，刚开始时的确很困难，但是可以运用很多技巧，不过还是建议放到最后来做。注意做阅读各部分的顺序，最好是4（15道题）→5（12道题）→1（7道题）→3（6道题）→2（5道题）。这是北京考官提议的，是按各部分题目数量的多少递减排列的。建议在考试复习中每周至少做一套真题，因为只有真题才能反映真实考试的难度，只有真题才能帮助你总结出适合自己的解题思路。

听力:

该背的单词一定要背，该做的练习一定要做。每天要保证至少30分钟的练习。在真正考试时，虽然语速很正常，也听得懂，但就是很难理解。尤其是第二部分，我觉得在备考时应该要加强自己商务方面的知识，一定要深入理解并区分一些商业上的概念。听力的练习，在复习前期可以用经科书配套的听力，虽然语速不快人，但是可以适应英式发音；复习中期，在没有真题的情况下，可以听听人民邮电出版社的剑桥商务英语证书模拟试题册，但

是它的听力题也简单，与听力真题差别稍大，建议听力部分一定要做真题。因为据我所知，有的考区在中级考试的时候，会把考生安排在非语音教室，就是那种几百个人在一个大教室里听广播的效果，可想而知，对于习惯了戴着耳机听磁带的中国考生来说，是多大的折磨。所以有条件的考生，在复习过程中，最好能够反复的做听力真题，狂听，走到哪听到哪，我这不是危言耸听，因为事实就是这样，平时不练习，考试就感觉听天书。

特别提醒一点，千万千万别忽略了听力和阅读。在考试之前，很多人通常会觉得这两项相对来说比较简单而把大量时间都用在写作和口语上，但实际上在真正考试的过程中，听力和阅读才是最难的，因为你要在精神高度紧张的情况下完成很大的题量。

6、考试情况（北大考场）

第一天上午：阅读→写作→听力

第二天下午：口语（我口语考试的时候，是按姓名的开头第一个字母排考场，我姓张，所以排在第二天下午最后一组考；不过今年开始，就改成按考试报名顺序排考场）

分开发和收试卷，考完一部分收该部分试卷再发下一部分试卷。我考听力的时候很不幸，因为按姓名的第一个字母排考场,所以我在最后一个考场，一百来号人一起，而且用的录音机放，效果超级差，还好我考试前有先见之明，狂练听力五个月，哈哈哈。不过听力只有很少时间看题，第三部分我都是边听边看题边做的。阅读时间是很紧张的，我是刚好够时间做完，根本没时间检查。

下面重点说一下口语。

第二天下午口语等了很长时间。进去后，两个美女考官，一个提问，另一个记分。提问那个考官发音很标准也很清晰，基本上不会听不懂。每人会有一张白纸和一根铅笔，不过我基本上没用到，因为准备时间太短了，只能在脑子里构思。注意！第三部分（discussion）不准在看题时做记录！进去后最好能主动和考官打招呼，这样可以加印象分，还可以避免紧张。

第一部分(warm-up)：开始时会寒暄几句，问问姓名，工作单位或学校，专业等。然后会就某一个专题提问，我当时被问到的是网上购物，问我是否试过网上购物，你认为网上购物会对中国的经济造成什么影响等等。当时问了我一句：Do you think it is very important for the e-commercial companies to make appropriate delivery arrangement？北大外语学院的负责BEC的一个老师说，如果听不懂可以叫考官再说一次，不会扣分的，而且无论你让考官重复多少次都不会被扣分。因为语言是用来交流的，听不懂不是你的错，而是对方的错。你必须要搞清楚考官的问题，千万千万不要听不懂就猜测然后自己说一些风马牛不相及的东西，会严重扣分的。实际情况是考官的语速一般都不快，记住口试始终都要微笑。

第二部分（mini-presentation）：每人有三个题目可以选，应该是按照难度顺序排列的。准备时间很短，每人一分钟。说的时间也很短，本来只要求说三个要点，我因为平时准备得很充分，所以看到题目我就开始说了，语速很快，可能有点小紧张，说了四个要点。后来考官看我说得太多了，就把我打断了。考官问问题的时候，由于跟Partner坐得很近，可以先偷瞄一下他的题目，然后想好一个问题。当时，在Partner提问我之前，我就猜到他的问题了；同样，我的Partner才猜到了我的问题。这就是默契，经常练习的结果。所

以，如果你想考B或者A，经常和搭档练习很重要。当然，如果你只是想考C，那么不用搭档，只要把第一和第二部分好好说就行，因为搭档的作用只体现在第二部分考官问问题和第三部分讨论问题的时候看看你和搭档的默契

第三部分（discussion）：我当时的题目是：你的公司要搬到新的经济开发区，在办公室里要如何设计，需要那些准备。这一部分搭档间的相互配合很重要。你不要一直都同意Partner的观点，这样没办法讨论，一定要对Partner的观点提出质疑才可以使讨论继续。讨论时要注意，如果你的搭档没话说了，你一定要把你搭档的话即使接上去，这样可以给考官很好的印象，认为你的商务素养很好，讨论时不管有话没话，最好不要停顿，一直说到考官叫停就行了。

最后，希望大家看完后能有一点点收获吧。也祝愿各位考BEC的朋友取得好成绩！

商务英语高频词汇达人秘籍中·高级

BEC中级阅读共五种题型，考试时间为60分钟，第一部分是四个短文，其他部分各有一篇较长的正文，均摘选自报纸、商业杂志、商务信件、图书、广告、及商品手册等，都与日常工作相关。用以测试考生各种阅读技能。

1.搭配题

重在考查考生寻找语篇大意和具体信息的能力

技巧：

先快速阅读七个句子，找出每句关键词。七个句子一般要比四个文本要简单，更容易理解，所以建议先读懂七个句子。仔细阅读四个文本，看有无和七个句子中关键词意思一直的词。切记文本中出现的多是同义或近义的表达，很少出现和前面七个句子中完全一样的单词。如果发现有一样的表达，请谨慎选择，因为很可

能是迷惑考生的。切记：长得像得有可能是答案，长得一样的多数情况不是答案。例如，句子中utlise its current expertise 和文本中exploit existing skills相对应。句子中Move into a more promising market 和文本中enter a different market相对应。

每个文本至少使用一次。 2.句子填空题

重在考查考生语篇整体意义的理解能力，以及根据语篇逻辑关系有条理地对内容进行组织衔接的能力。

技巧：

瞻前顾后，把空前后的句子都看一遍，特别要注意上下文中的连接词、指示词和代词。看在语义和逻辑上是否吻合。最后没有填上的空，建议采用试错法，一个一个句子的试，凭自己的语感猜测答案。 3.阅读理解题

重在考查考生寻找语篇大意和具体信息的能力

这是我们中国学生最擅长的题，从中学到大学我们都练过，相信你们都已掌握了秘诀，这里不在赘述。

4.完形填空题

重在考查近义词辩析，搭配，惯用法等。

技巧：

首句一般都不留空，所以一定要仔细看首句，首句对了解文章主题和大意有帮助。瞻前顾后，把空前后都看一遍，从词义辩析，词语搭配，上下文语境，习惯用法等方面入手，选择答案。有时所需填空单词还会在后面出现。复核全文，对答案进行进一步核查。 5.改错题

主要考查考生语法能力，包括时态、语态、虚拟语气，一致，非谓语动词用法，从句，限定词，代词，介词等。

技巧：

考生只要把多余的单词挑出来就行。多余的单词经常是虚词，所以做题时把注意

力集中在冠词、介词、连词、代词、副词等上面。根据以往的经验，每到题大概有两、三行是对的。所以不要认为每行都有多余的单词，实在找不出来，就填CORRECT。

其他注意事项：

一定要抓紧时间答题，建议每部分用10分钟答题。

把出现在文章中的答案部分用下划线标示出来，以便核对时节省时间。

难题可以留在后面做，千万不要空着，实在不行就猜

1.It作先行主语和先行宾语的一些句型

She had said what it was necessary to say.

2.强调句型

It is not who rules us that is important,but how he rules us.

3.“All+抽象名词”或“抽象名词+itself”（very+形容词）|

He was all gentleness to her.

4.利用词汇重复表示强调

A crime is a crime a crime.

5.“something（much）of”和“nothing（little）of”“something of”相当于“to some extent”，表示程度。在疑问句或条件从句中，则为“anything of”，可译为“有点”，“略微等。”“译为毫无”，“全无”。“much of”译为“大有”，“not much of”可译为“算不上”，“称不上”，“little of”可译为“几乎无”。something like译为“有点像，略似。”

They say that he had no university education,but he seems to be something of a scholar.

6.同格名词修饰是指of前后的两个名词都指同一个人或物，“of”以及它前面的名词构一个形容词短语，以修饰“of”后面的那个名词。如“her old sharper of a father”，可译为：“她那骗子般的父亲”。

Those pigs of girls eat so much.

7.as…as…can（may）beIt is as plain as plain can be.

8.“It is in（with）…as in（with）”

It is in life as in a journey.

9.“as good as…”相等于，就像，几乎如；实际上，其实，实在。

The merchant as good as promised the orphan boy,that he would adopt him.

10.“many as well…as”和“might as well…as”“many as well…as”可译为“与其……，不如……，更好”，“以这样做……为宜”，“如同……，也可以……”等等。“might as well…as”表示不可能的事，可译为“犹如……”，“可与……一样荒唐”，“与其那样不如这样的好”等等。

One may as well not know a thing at all as know it imperfectly.

11.“to make…of”的译法（使……成为……，把……当作）I will make a scientist of my son.

12.oo…+不定式“，not（never）too…+不定式”，“too…not+不定式She is too angry to speak.

13.only（not,all,but,never）too…to do so”和“too ready（apt）+to d o”结构中，不定式也没有否定意义，凡是“not”，“all”“but等字后+”too…to，“不定式都失去了否定意义，在”too ready（apt）+to do“结构中，不定式也没有否定意义。

You know but too yell to hold your tongue.

14.”no more…than…“句型A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.

15.”not so muc h…as“和”not so much as…“结构，”not so much…as“=”not so much as…“，其中as有进可换用but rather，可译为：”与其说是……毋须说是……“。而”not so much as“=”without（not）even，“可译为”甚至……还没有“。

The oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it.

16.”Nothing is more…than“和”Nothing is so…as“结构，”Nothing is more…than“和”Nothing is so…as“都具有最高级比较的意思，”Nothing I“可换用”no“，”nobody“，”nowhere“，”little“，”few“，”hardly“，”scarcely“等等，可译为”没有…… 比……更为“，”像……再没有了“，”最……“等。

Nothing is more precious than time.

1.“the name notwithstanding”结构，这个结构中“notwithstanding”是介词，这个介词可以置前，可以置后，比如也可写成：“notwithstanding the name”。起让步状语的作用。

Some people think of the storage battery as a sort of condenser where electricity is stored.But this is an entirely wrong conception,the name notwithstanding.

2.“Every…not”和“All…not”结构，“Every…not”表示“不见得每个……都是……”；“All…not”表示“ 不见得所有……都是……”的意思。

Every man is not polite,and all are not born gentlemen.

3.“may as well not…as”结构，此结构可译为“与其……不如不……”。

One may as well not know a thing at all as know it but imperfectly.

4.“have only to…do”结构，此结构表示“只须（消）……就能……”的意思。

We have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery made by Edison to see the significance of it.

5.“not（no）…unless…”句型No increase in output can be expected unless a new assembly line is installed.

6.“better…than…”句型Better my life should be ended by their hate,than that hated life should be prolonged to live without your love.

7.“as it were”是一个非常常用的插入语，意思是“好象”，“可以说”等。

Apiece of iron near a magnet,though apparently separate from it,feels,as it were,the threads of this attachment.

8.复杂结构，在下面例句中，由于anyone的定语从句过长，把谓语must realize提到定语从

句之前。

Though faith and confidence are surely more or lass foreign to my nature,I do not infrequently find myself looking to them to be able,diligent,candid, and even honest.Plainly enough,that is too large an order,as anyone must realize who reflects upon the manner in which they reach public office.

9.“not…any more than…”为：“不能……，正如不能……”。

One cannot learn to sketch and express himself graphically only by reading about it any more than one can learn to swim while standing by the pool. 10.“By that as it may”是“Let it be that as it may”的省略形式，是由“be”引起的另外一种假设结构，意思是“虽然如此，尽管这样”。

It is said that the nerve poison is the more primitive of the two,that the blood poison is,so to speak,a new product from an improved formula.Be that as it may,the nerve poison does its business with man far more quickly than the blood poison.

11.“if at all”是一个由“if”引起的主谓结构不完整的短句结为“即将……”，“即使……”等。

I can see only with great difficulty,if at all.

12.由there引起的句型容易产生复杂的句子结构。

There have been opened up to the vast and excellent science,in which my work is the beginning,ways and means by which other minds more accurate than wine will explore its remote corners.

13.“range from…to…”结构。这是一个常见结构，译时很多情况下应变通处理，不能完全依靠辞典上的释义。

Computer applications range from an assembly line completely run by computers to a children toy responding to remote signals.

14.“the way…”结构I always thought she was a common-sense person who discussed things the way they ought to be discussed.

15.复杂宾补结构In recent years,the development of sensitive and accurate measuring equipment has made it possible to measure the acuity of hearing of any individual at different frequencies.

16.某些分隔结构1）动词短语相关部分被分隔（当“make use of”，“take notice of”，“pay attention to”，等动词短语变成被动语态时）。

Use is made of solar energy in heating houses.

2）双重定语引起的分隔。

But there is of culture another view,in which not solely the scientific passion,the sheer desire to see things as they are,natural and proper in an intelligent being,appears as the ground of it.

17.“to be doing…when…”是一个句型，多译为“某人正在做……时，突然……”。在简单的句子中容易看出，一旦句子变得复杂一些，可能就不太容易识别这种句型。

She said she and a friend had gone out to dinner that night,and were

walking home together at about10o'clock,when a“very big,very tall man”, accosted them and demanded their purses.

18.“too…to”句型Then I remembered how often I,too,had been indifferent to the grandeur of each day,too preoccupied with petty and sometimes even mean concerns to respond to the splendor of it all.

19.“so much that…”句型But he developed gradually a very musical English.He learnt to write sentences that fall away on the ear with a misty languor and

it delighted him so much that he could never have enough of it.

精品学习网提醒您，商务英语中常犯的五个错误。

Personal vs. Personnel

密切注意这些单词的拼写和重音!"Personnel"是个名词意思是公司的职员。例如"Our company has the bestpersonnel in the industry."重音落在单词的末尾。"Personal"是个形容词意思是私人或是个人。"I?mrequesting a day of annual leave for personalreasons."重音容落在单词的开头。如果你不仔细，你就可能说成"personal meeting"而不是"personnelmeeting."

Executive

"executive"是公司的管理人员。如果你正在向访客或是客户介绍你公司的高层executives，那就要注意单词的发音喽!如果你将重音落在"u"上，那么"executive"马上就听起来象"execute" - 将某人杀死或判死刑。

Present? Presentate? Presentation?

当你作presentation时present信息。Present是个动词意思是将某物呈现给别人。presentation是常在商务中推出新信息时使用的一种形式。许多人-就算是一些英语的本土人士- 认为"presentate"是"presentation."的动词形式。不要犯同样的错误!

"I look forward to hearing from you."

这个短语通常用于商务信件中。但是学习英语者常写成，"I look forward to hear from you."这不正确并且让英语本土人士听起来有些滑稽。动词"hear"在这个短语中总是要有"ing"的。

Head quarters and Information

许多的英语学习者把"headquarters"这个单词的"s"漏掉而在"information"后加上了"s"。Headquarters是个单数名词意思是公司的总部："I?m going to headquarters this weekend to meet with theCEO."Headquarters是个微妙的单词因为它是以"s"结尾的。看起来象是个复数名词!但是漏掉"s"会把headquarters变成个动词，"toheadquarter."

在另一方面，许多学习者在information后加上了"s"。大多数人的理由是如果他们需要很多的信息，他们就需要把这个单词变成复数，例如，"I need informations on overseas studyprograms."但是信息是个不可数名词(它没有复数名词)。你只需要说，"I need some information."

96 This is our common desire.

这是我们的共同愿望。

90 No wonder you're so experienced.

怪不得85 You may be interested in only s ome of the items.

你也许对某些产品感兴趣。

86. I can just have a glance at the rest.剩下的部分我粗略地看一下就可以了。

87 They've met with great favor home and abroad.

这些产品在国内外很受欢迎。

88 All these articles are best selling li nes.

所有这些产品都是我们的畅销货。

89 Your desire coincides with ours.

我们双方的愿望都是一致的。

90 No wonder you're so experienced.

怪不得你这幺有经验。

91 Textile businesses have become more an

d mor

e difficult since the competition gr ew.

随着竞争的加剧，纺织品贸易越来越难做了。

92 Could I have your latest catalogues or something that tells me about your compa ny?

可以给我一些贵公司最近的商品价格目录表或者一些有关说明资料吗？

77 We are thinking of expanding into the Chinese market.

我们想把生意扩大到中国市场。

78 The purpose of my coming here is to in quire about possibilities of establishing trade relations with your company.

我此行的目的正是想探询与贵公司建立贸易关系的可能性。

79 We would be glad to start business wit

h you.

我们很高兴能与贵公司建立贸易往来。

80 I'd appreciate your kind consideration in the coming negotiation.

洽谈中请你们多加关照。

81 We are happy to be of help.

我们很乐意帮忙。

82 I can assure you of our close cooperat ion.

我保证通力合作。

83 Would it be possible for me to have a closer look at your samples?

可以让我参观一下你们的产品陈列室吗？

84 It will take me several hours if I rea lly look at everything.

如果全部参观的话，那需要好几个小时。

68 Do we have to wear the helmets?

我们得戴上防护帽吗？

69 Is the production line fully automatic?生产线是全自动的吗？

70 What kind of quality control do you ha ve?

你们用什幺办法来控制质量呢？

71 All products have to pass strict inspe ction before they go out.

所有产品出厂前必须要经过严格检查。

72 What's your general impression, may I ask?

73 I'm impressed by your approach to busi ness.

你们经营业务的方法给我留下了很深的印象。

74 The product gives you an edge over you r competitors, I guess.

我认为你们的产品可以使你们胜过竞争对手。

BEC中级口语复习资料

__________________________________________________ What's important when…? 1. Monitoring the quality of service provided Feedback from the customers A: Feedback from the customers is very important because feedback can reflect the opinion of the customers on the quality of your service. To get this feedback a.s.a.p. and analyze it carefully is very helpful. From this feedback you can know what your customers think of your service what they are not satisfied with and how they like you to improve the quality of your service. Once you know what your customers want you will have a clear objective to improve or maintain the quality of your service and your monitoring will be more effective. Checking sales figures A: when we monitor the quality of service provided we must first check our sales figures. Sales figures is one of the most important factors in testing if the service you provide has high quality and if the customers are satisfied with your service. If your sales figures continue to grow that means you succeed in maintaining the quality of your service and your customers are confident when choosing your service. If there is a sudden decrease in your sales figure that will probably mean that you are now in trouble and the quality of your service is declining or undermined by some factors of uncertainty, which means you have to check the whole quality-control system to find out where the problem is. 2. Choosing a new sales agent Experience of agent A: we should first consider the experience of the agent we choose. The more experience the agent has the more chance he or she will have in dealing with sales. An experienced agent has profound knowledge on sales and is very professional in promoting sales and selling goods to customers. Furthermore experienced agent may have established his or her sales channels or relations which are the key factors to the success of sales. They can help

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