act of God 不可抗力, 天灾, 亦作 force majeure.

　　例1. Private householders or businessmen insureagainst burglary, loss or damage by vandalism or"acts of God".

　　例2. The insurance policy does not cover acts ofGod.

　　actuals 实际数字(相对于估计的数目)

　　例: These are the actuals for last year's turnover.

　　actuary 精算师(受雇于保险公司或退休基金公司,根据死亡率和意外事故、火灾、盗窃等的可能性，估计保险风险和费用)

　　例：Actuaries spend their time working out whether or not an accident will happen and howmuch it will cost if it does.

　　adaptation 重新打造以适应本土化

　　例1：Adaptation may need to be made in branding, labeling, and packaging of the product.

　　例2：Potential risk refers to the level of adaptation required to enter foreign markets.

　　added value 增加值，增值

　　例：An important aspect of marketing goods like CD players and televisions is possibleadded value, such as free videos or CDs.

　　addition (某一产品系列中的)新增产品

　　例：The KR 700 is the latest addition to our range of fax machines.

　　Additional Benefit Funding 附加福利基金(专款)

　　例：You will be able to use as much as you like of your Additional Benefit Funding to "buy"benefits.

　　add-on 附加装置(可以是硬件或软件，目的为改进或增加功能)，附加部分，亦作add-in

　　例1：It's better to use a computer with add-on/in.

　　例2：Various add-ons/ins can be purchased to increase the output of the machine.

　　address 1 满足(需求)

　　例：Every effort is made to address costomer needs.

　　address 2 作正式讲话，发表演说，向……汇报

　　例：The media relations manager addressed shareholders prior to the company's mergerwith a Swedish company.

　　address 3 处理，解决

　　例：In an attempt to address this problem, major banks are about to offer start-uppackages to assist new business.

　　address book 通讯簿

　　例：Mke sure you have everybody's name in your address book.

　　addressing machine 通讯地址打印机

　　adjoining bedroom (两间毗连的)套间

　　administration charges 行政管理费，亦作administration fees

　　例: If you're just starting up, many banks offer special packages with no administrationcharges for the first year.

　　administrative expenses 行政管理费用

　　例：The secretary's salary, and expenses incurred in the office are shown as administrativeexpenses.

　　adult day-care centre 成人日托服务中心

　　例：Adult day-care centres, which provide supervision in a group setting for aged ordisabled people who live at home, have multiplied tenfold in the past decade.

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　　advance 预付款, 垫款

　　例: I asked for an advance on my salary.

　　advanced orders 预订货量

　　例: The development of the game has taken two years but advanced orders areimpressive.

　　advancement 进步

　　例: Businesses established in foreign countries should contribute to the socialadvancement of those countries.

　　advance publicity 前期宣传

　　例: The product has sold well considering it was not given much advance publicity.

　　advance reservation clerk (酒店)客房预订接待员

　　例：These major sectors are telecomms, IT, agro-industry and what is termed "welfare".

　　air freight operator 空运公司

　　例：This air freight operator has no travel service.

　　airline 航空公司

　　例：I flew with my favourite airline as always.

　　airline business 航空业务

　　例：Cathay Pacific(国泰航空公司) is in the airline business.

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　　advisory service 咨询服务

　　例：The bank provides a financial advisory service for all its clients.

　　aero (车辆等)流线型的

　　例：We lowered the front end for more visibility, and softened the lines for a more aerolook.

　　affiliation 1 联营公司

　　例: We have a number of affiliations throughout the country.

　　affiliation 2 附属机构

　　例: Please put your name, address and affiliation.

　　advantageous 有利的

　　例:Applicants with a background in engineering or processing would be highlyadvantageous.