51.pop art  ：波普艺术

    A style-making use of images from popular culture and commerce, often reproduced exactly. (mid-20th century)

    把精确复制大众文化和商业中的形象作为一种艺术创作。起源于 20 世纪中期。

    Roy Litchenstein, who helped start the movement in the 1950s, continues to rule the king of pop art into the 90s.

    早在 50 年代，罗耶?列克敦斯坦就参与发起波普艺术运动，直到 90 年代他依然是波普艺术的顶尖人物。

    52.primitivism  ：原始风格

    A style with an unsophisticated, pretechnological, simple approach to form and content.

    形式处理和内容表现力求简洁，避免复杂化或工艺手段的创作风格。

    The famous series of “cut-outs” by Henri Matisse are a good example of primitivism.

    亨利?马蒂斯著名的《割断》系列作品是原始主义流派的代表作之一。

    53.realism  ：现实主义风格

    Art that depicts reality as it appears.

    以写实的手法描绘现实。

    I am in awe when I view realism such as the landscapes painted by 17th century Dutch artist Jan Vemeeer.

    欣赏着 17 世纪荷兰画家杨?弗美尔的风景画，我被其中的现实主义风格所震撼。

    54.Renaissance  ：文艺复兴时期风格的；文艺复兴

    (adj.)Art that is classical in form and content. (n.) revival of aesthetics of classical antiquity. 

    (14th – 17th century) 艺术作品的形式和内容具有古典主义色彩的；从 14 世纪延续到 17 世纪的经典传统美学的复兴。

     Renaissance art is still appreciated by artists of today.

    现在的艺术家仍然对文艺复兴时期的艺术珍爱有加。

    Much of the greatest art in the history of the world was produced during the Renaissance.

    世界艺术史上最伟大的作品很多是在文艺复兴时期产生的。

    55.rococo  ：洛可可艺术的；洛可可式的

    A style with ornamental, poetic, curvilinear forms and lyrical themes.

    融装饰性、诗化的、曲线的形式和抒情主题为一体的艺术。 

    Mrs. Mead is looking for a chair in rococo style. 

    米德夫人想买一个洛可可式的椅子。

    56.sculpture  ：雕刻术；雕塑术

    The art of  carving wood, chiseling stone,  casting or welding metal, molding clay  or wax, etc.  into  three-dimensional representations, as statues, figures, forms, etc. 

    通过对木头、石头进行雕刻，对金属加以铸造、焊接，或对泥、蜡加工制成的三维雕塑作品。

    Mr. Rushmore which depicts images of 4 U.S. presidents in the Black Hills, South Dakota, is one of the most famous sculptures in America. 

    在南达科他州布莱克山区的拉什莫尔山刻有四位美国总统的雕像。它们是美国最有名的雕塑之一

    57.self-portrait  ：自画像

    A depiction of an artist’s own face
        
    艺术家创作的自己的肖像画。

    Artist’s self-portraits are usually very sought-after works of art.

    人们总是乐于求购艺术家的自画像。

    58.still lift  ：静物画

    A realistic depiction of inanimate objects, esp. flowers, fruit, or domestic items.

    以写实的手法描绘无生命的物体，比如花、水果、家什等。

     Cezanne is known for his unique still life paintings of apples. 

    赛尚以独具一格的苹果静物画闻名遐迩。

    59.surrealism  ：超现实主义

    A style using subconscious mental activity as its subject matter, characterized by dreamlike, hallucinatory imagery.

    将下意识的精神活动作为描写对象，多运用梦幻意象的艺术形式。 

    The artist Salvador Dali is synonymous with surrealism. 

    艺术家萨尔瓦多?达利是超现实主义的同义词。

    60.Symbolism  ：象征主义

    A 19th century French movement that rejected realism and expressed subjective visions through evocative images.

    产生于 19 世纪的法国艺术运动。它摒弃现实主义手法，通过使人产生联想的意像表达主观感受。

    Great art most always incorporates symbolism.

    伟大的艺术几乎总具有象征意义。

    61.video art  ：视频艺术#p#分页标题#e#

    The use of filmed or videotaped material display alone or with other media.( late 20th century) 

    通过创造性地利用视频技术产生可以在电视屏幕上观看的一种艺术形式，产生于 20 世纪末。

     Video art has become a popular medium in today’s art, especially in collages. 

    今天，视频艺术已经成为一种非常受欢迎的绘画形式，特别是拼贴画中。

    62.watercolor  ：水彩颜料；水彩画

    A paint which is mixed with water and used to create pictures; A picture which has been done with this type of paint.

    一种与水混合用来作画的颜料；用这种颜料作的画。

    My uncle did a beautiful watercolor of a sunset while in Mexico. 
    
    我的叔叔在墨西哥时画了一幅漂亮的日落水彩画。 商业?Business

    63.account  ：财务帐；帐户

    A record of financial transactions kept in a ledger.

    在分类帐中保存的财务来往记录。

    A bank account

    银行帐户

    A customer or client

    顾客或客户

    Let’s check the account again.

    我们再查一遍帐。

    How much is left in our bank account.

    银行帐上还剩多少。

    This firm is our best account.

    这家商行是我们最好的客户。

    64.accounting  ：会计

    A system and process of gathering and recording financial information that provides a continuous balance between assets and liabilities.

    收集和记录财务住处的制度和过程，并据此不断提供资产和负债之间的余额。 

    You need to discuss that matter with the accounting department. 

    你应当和财务部讨论这个问题。

    65.accumulation  ：资本增益

    An addition to capital investments or stock from profits.

    资本投资的收益或股分增值。

    What kink of accumulation are you getting on the ABC stock?

    你有 ABC 公司的股份有什么资本增益？

    66.affluence  ：富裕

    The condition of substantial wealth and economic power.

    拥有雄厚财富和经济实力的状况。

    Luxury cars are targeted towards the affluent segment of a population.

    豪华轿车是以人口中的富裕阶层为销售对象的。

    67.affiliate  ：成员，分公司

    A business that contracts to work with another business.

    签订合同与另一公司合作的公司。

    The ABC office supply company is one of our many affiliates. 

    ABC 办公用品公司是我们众多分公司的其中之一。

    68.agenda  ：日程表

    A list of things to be done.

    要处理的事务清单

    Could you please fax me a copy of tomorrow’s agenda?

    能否将明天的日程表给我发个传真？

    69.agribusiness  ：农业综合企业

    The production and marketing of corps by large corporations as opposed to individual farms.

    由大集团公司进行的农产品的生产和销售，与个体农场主经营方式相反。

    John was forced into bankruptcy when he lost millions of dollars he had invested in a poor agribusiness venture.

    约翰在农业综合企业中投资不当，损失了数百万美元，被迫破产。

    70.air-pocket stock  ：气穴股票 

    Stock that falls sharply on bad news. 一有坏消息便急剧下跌的股票。

    Company stock sometimes turns into air-pocket stock upon the news of the company’s CEO’s serious illness or death.

    一旦公司总裁病重或去世的消息传出，其股票有时会变成气穴股票。

    71.annual report  ：年度报告

    A financial report produced by the management of a corporation for shareholders the end of fiscal year.

    在每个财政年末，由公司的资方向股东提供的财务报告。

    72.asset  ：资产

    A possession that can be turned into cash to cover liabilities

    能被转化为现金以抵消债务的财物

    We were forced to liquidate some of our assets to pay our debts.#p#分页标题#e#

    我们被迫变卖一些资产以偿还债务。

    73.automation  ：自动化

    The replacement of human laborers with computers and self-regulating machines

    用计算机和自动化控制的机器来代替人力。

    Automation in factories will continue to eliminate more and more jobs into the 21st century.

    到 21 世纪，工厂的自动化将继续削减更多的就业机会。

    74.balanced budget  ：平衡预算

    Spending that is equal to revenue, esp. in government.

    一个机构的开支和收入相等，特别指在政府方面

    75.bankruptcy  ：破产

    The inability to pay one’s debts; legal insolvency

    无力偿还债务，法律上的资不抵债。

    Many private companies are forced to declare bankruptcy when they begin to lose business to their competitors.

    许多私营企业在经营上输给其竞争对手时，不得不宣布破产。

    76.big business  ：大公司

    A term used to describe large corporations, as opposed to small individually or family-owned business.

    大规模的股份有限责任公司，与私有或家庭经营的小型企业相反。

    Darren wants to get into big business some day.

    77.Black Monday  ：黑色星期一

    October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a record 508 points in trading on the New York Stock
Exchange.

    1987 年 10 月 19 日，纽约股票交易所道?琼斯工业股票平均指数狂跌创纪录的 508 点。

    78.blue chip stock  ：热门股票，绩优股，蓝筹股

    A term used to describe high-quality stocks of financially sound corporations

    指财务上可靠的公司发行的高质量股票。

    Mr. Jeppson has a portfolio of nothing but blue chip stocks.

    杰普逊先生持有的有价证券里全部都是热门股票。

    79.bond  ：债券

    A security issued by a corporation or public body and carrying a fixed rate of interest

    由公司或政府机构发行的固有利率的有价债券。

     What’s the interest rate on these bonds? 

    这些债券的利率是多少？

    80.boom  ：繁荣

    A period of great economic activity and business expansion

    (企业等)经济非常活跃，经营扩张的时期。

    The soft drink business always booms in the summertime.

    饮料业在夏天总是兴旺繁荣。

    81.boondoggle  ：无效的投资

     A wasteful business venture 不见回报的经营投机

    Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle.

    我们在水软化器上的投资打了水漂。

    82.bottom line  ：最终结果

    The final result or ultimate objective

    最终的结果或目标

    What’s the bottom line of your proposal?

    你的建议要达到的最终目标是什么？

    83.boycott  ：抵制

    The refusal to purchase the products of an individual, corporation, or nation as a way to bring social and political pressure for change.

    拒绝购买某一个人、公司或国家的产品，作为施加社会、政治压力，促进其改变政策的一种手段。

    Americans boycotted tuna several years ago until tuna companies guaranteed that they weren’t catching dolphins in their tuna nets.

    几年前美国人抵制金枪鱼，直至金枪鱼公司保证在捕捞金枪鱼时放掉海豚。

    84.budget  ：预算

    A plan of expenditures based on anticipated revenues.

    根据估算的收入而制订的开支计划。

    How much do we have left in our budget?

    我们的预算还剩多少？

    85.business cycle  ：景气周期

    Periodic rise and fall in economic activity

    经济活动中周期性的涨落。

    U.S. retailers see the same basic business cycle every year and typically do most of their business during the Christmas season.

    美国零售商们每年都经历相同的景气周期。通常情况下，他们大部分生产都是在圣诞节期间做的。

    86.bust  ：崩溃

    An informal term referring to a financial or economic collapse#p#分页标题#e#

    非正式用语，指金融或经济上破产。 

    The economy is currently in a bust. 

    目前经济处于崩溃之中。

    87.buying power  ：购买力 

    Purchasing power 购买商品的能力。

    The buying power of the dollar has steadily declined during the last twenty-five years.

    在过去的 25 年里，美元的购买力持续下降。

    88.capital  ：资本

    Money, assets, or property used as a means of production or for investment

    可以用作生产或投资手段的金钱、资产或财物。

    Some futurists claim that human capital is a company’s greatest asset.

    一些未来学家声称公司的人力资本是其最大的资产。

    89.capitalism  ：资本主义

    An economic system based on private ownership and profit incentive

    建立在私有制和利润刺激基础上的一种经济制度。

    People in some countries don’t really understand the system of capitalism.

    一些国家的人们并不真正理解资本主义制度。

    90.cash cow  ：摇钱树

    An informal term for a business with a dependable source of income

    非正式用语。指收入来源可靠的生意。

    This product has always been a cash cow for our company.

    这种产品一直是我们公司的摇钱树。

    91.cash flow  ：现金流通

    Fluctuations in a company’s cash position

    公司现金形势的波动情况。

    Our company is currently having a cash flow problem.

    92.CEO  ：总裁，总经理

    An acronym for “chief executive officer”. The highest executive officer of a company.

    “chief executive officer”的缩略词。指公司的最高行政长官。

    Advertisers are using CEO’s more frequently in their company’s commercials because studies show that people trust and admire leaders.

    广告商们在广告片中越来越多地利用总裁的形象，因为研究表明，人们相信、崇拜领导者。

    93.Chapter 11  ：破产条款

    A bankruptcy code section that applies to a corporation going out of business which may require restructuring.

    破产法的部分章节，适用于需要重组的倒闭公司。

    Rumors are spreading that one of the big movie companies is filing a chapter 11.

    有谣言说一家大的电影公司正申请破产。

    94.commercialism  ：重商主义，商业行为

    The practice and spirit of business in which the making of profits is emphasized.

    商业做法和精神，强调利润的追求。

    Many American dislike the commercialism that is associated with Christmas.

    95.competition  ：竞争

    The rivalry between similar businesses for customers or clients.

    经营产品相近的厂商间争夺顾客或客户的斗争。

    Competition in business is good because it generally results in better quality and lower prices for consumers.

    商业竞争中是好事，它可以为消费者带来更好的质量和更低的价格。

    96.conglomerate  ：集团公司，联合大企业

    A corporation made up several companies that produce large quantities of output in a variety of industries.

    诸多产业中，由几家公司组成的股份公司，大量生产各种产品。 

    Proctor & Gamble is a large personal product conglomerate. 

    宝洁公司是一家生产个人卫生用品的大集团公司。

    97.consumerism  ：（1）消费；（2）消费者权益运动 

    The consumption of goods and service. 商品和服务的耗费

    Inflation always hurts consumerism.

    通货膨胀总是打击消费。

    The protection of consumers form poor products or misleading claims.

    保护消费者免受劣质产品和误导性广告的侵害。

    The U.S. Food and Drug administration tries to regulate consumerism.

    美国食品和医药管理局想规范消费者权益运动。

    98.consumer price index  ：消费品价格指数

    A measure of the fluctuation in prices of common consumer goods and services over a fixed time period.#p#分页标题#e#

    在一定时期内衡量常用消费品和服务价格波动情况的一种尺度。

    The consumer price index is a good reference tool to use in order to learn how much the price of a specific item has changed over the last several years.

    想了解某一特定商品在过去几年内的价格变化情况，消费品价格指数是一个很好的工具。

    99.corporate ladder  ：公司的官阶

    A series of steps in the organizational hierarchy of a company.

    公司组织等级制度中的一系列晋升阶梯。

    Climbing the corporate ladder is not as popular as it used to be.

    走公司的晋升之道不象以前那样有吸引力了。

    100.corporate raider  ：强行收购

    A person, company, etc. that attempts to take over another company, exp. by buying up the stock of the target company.

    个人或公司通常以全部买下其看准的公司的股份而吞并该公司。