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Who Is Andy Warhol?
 
相信同學們多多少少都聽過安迪沃荷(Andy Warhol)這號人物，在上週的娛樂英文中也介紹了女神卡卡(Lady Gaga)的新專輯PopArt(普普藝術)，但是大家可知道安迪沃荷是美國普普藝術的創始人之ㄧ，也是最具代表性的普普藝術家。今天，Leon就跟大家介紹一下何為普普藝術。首先，我們現讀一段擷取於Wikipedia精簡的解釋：

同學們快來看看，本周商業用字的解答吧！下周會有新的商業用字給同學新的挑戰喔！
 

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A. rebate (回扣、折扣)

定義：(  4  )

例句：You could cut the coupons in the back of the magazine and took them to the shopping mall for any electronics you desired. A ten percent of rebate would be mailed to you seven days after purchase.

1. a letter written to collect the payments for accounts receivable

中文釋義：催帳信(collection letter)。也就是一封用來催繳應付帳款的信函，提醒欠款戶繳清餘款。

2. an advertisement which   provides job opportunities for job seekers

中文釋義：徵才廣告(help-wanted ads)。一則提供工作機會與求職者的廣告。

3. a statement of the current   market price of a service or commodity

中文釋義：報價單(quotation)。目前市場勞務與商品的價目表。

4. a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

中文釋義：折扣(rebate)。買賣過程中，廠商會將某部分的已收款項回饋給消費者，就如同打折。以往消費者會在報章雜誌上剪下折扣卷，在買賣時寫下自己的資料與折扣卷一起交給經銷商。之後，就會收到現金或禮卷折扣。不過現在因為資訊發達，大部分已不使用這種行銷模式，而直接使用折扣或網路行銷。

5. a letter written for the   purpose of requiring compensation, exchange, or refund due to poor quality of   services or commodities

中文釋義：投訴信(claim letter)。由於顧客不滿意服務品質或商品，而要求賠償、換貨、或退錢等等事宜的商業信函。

B. quotation (報價單)

定義：(  3  )

例句：Our clients are requiring a new quotation for the products whose prices   have been readjusted due to demands and supplies on the market.

C. help-wanted ad (徵才廣告)

定義：(   2   )

例句：On account of recent economic boost, major high-tech companies have put out help wanted ads to recruit talents for research and   development.

D. claim letter (投訴信)

定義：(   5   )

例句：I am fed up with the poor service for the clothes I bought on-line. I have shopped on the website several times, but still the clothes came in either wrong size or wrong colors. I am going to write a claim   letter to ask for a refund this time.

E. collection letter (催帳信)

定義：(  1  )

例句：My boss urged me to send collection letters to all of the companies which had defaulted on payments. I guess he is quite unpleased when people buy without paying right off the bat.

商業英文中有些固定的用語，因為約定俗成的關係，有時候無法從字詞的表面推敲意涵，而往往商用意函也和表面意函有所出入。在多益考試中，如果能先具備這些基礎知識，對於解題的速度有莫大的幫助，也可以省下前後推敲的時間。我們就用以下的配合題作例子，請同學選答。到底這些奇怪的商業用字是啥意思呢？請同學將題目跟答案配對吧！

Questions

Answers

      A. rebate

定義：(       )

例句：You could cut the coupons in the back of the magazine and took them to the shopping mall for any electronics you desired. A ten percent of rebate would be mailed to you seven days after purchase.

 

1. a letter written to collect the payments for accounts receivable

 

2. an advertisement which provides job opportunities for job seekers

 

3. a statement of the current   market price of a service or commodity

 

4. a refund of some fraction of   the amount paid

 

5. a letter written for the purpose of requiring compensation, exchange, or refund due to poor quality of services or commodities

 

B. Quotation

定義：(    )

例句：Our clients are requiring a new quotation for the products whose prices have been readjusted due to demands and supplies on the market.

 

     C. help-wanted ad

定義：(       )

例句：On account of recent economic boost, major high-tech companies have put out help wanted ads to recruit talents for research and development.

 

     D. claim letter

定義：(       )

例句：I am fed up with the poor service for the clothes I bought on-line. I have shopped on the website several times, but still the clothes came in either wrong size or wrong colors. I am going to write a claim letter to ask for a refund this time.

 

      E. collection letter

定義：(       )

例句：My boss urged me to send collection letters to all of the companies which had defaulted on payments. I guess he is quite unpleased when people buy without paying right off the bat.

 

聽力題的詳解出來囉！
我們來看看文字稿與翻譯，再來看答案吧！如果可以的話，同學可以再聽一次聽力的內容喔！！
Mr. Anderson. I am calling to inform you of the surcharges for your on-line order. We appreciated that you called us to inquire the possible surcharges which go with your book order. However, the operator who answered your questions has failed to give you the right information. Since June this year, we have included the surcharges such as package and delivery in our overall prices. So, in addition to the original prices, each customer has to cover that of package and delivery as well depending on distances. You still need to pay 10 more dollars to your order. We are terribly sorry for any inconvenience, so we decided to enclose gift certificates worth 20 dollars used only in our brick and mortar bookshop. Again the apology is ours.
安德森先生，不好意思通知您的網路訂單手續費還未繳交。很感謝您來電詢問訂單手續費的問題，但當時的服務人員沒有告知您正確的資訊，其實從今年六月開始，本公司已將包裝和貨運的費用併入總價當中，作為手續費，因此除了原始價格外，每一位客人必須視貨運的距離來支付一定的運費與包裝費。您的訂單還需多付10元。對於這等疏失，本公司甚感抱歉，如有造成不便也請見諒。為了表示誠意，本公司決定在郵件中附上20元的禮卷，但只限用於本公司的實體書店。請容許我們再次致歉。

多益考試：牛刀小試   聽力考試好難喔！
 
多益聽力考試最難的就是第四部份，短篇演說或廣播。聽力的要訣不外乎用關鍵字和聽力理解來脈絡化內容，使大意呈現，保持短暫記憶，方便作答。再來就是要累積單字，減少聽力時的阻礙。由於聽力考試時不能筆記，也沒有太多的時間思考，因此就要練成快記快達的能力。接下來，我們就用一則短篇的電話錄音來練習看看吧！
 

 
《X戰警：未來昔日》即將在2014年5月上映。身為X戰警的粉絲，我們先來看看故事的大綱，這絕對是一部引頸期待的大作喔！

 
我們來看看句型翻譯和分詞的解法吧！
1. The manager of the marketing department stipulated that every copywriting should be reviewed by him before           publication.

多益考試：牛刀小試
要在閱讀得高分，文法概念不可少，而同學們最常混淆的文法概念就是分詞。到底做選擇題的時候，要怎麼判斷使用現在分詞或過去分詞呢？以下我們就用5個問題來做說明，但是同學必須自己先做答看看，如果您能連過五關，那麼分詞就難不倒您啦！
      1. The manager of the marketing department stipulated that every   copywriting should be reviewed by him before           publication.

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