Unit2 商务英语.pptVIP

conversely conversely: on the other hand; taking the opposite point of view. We can use “conversely” to introduce a statement about a situation that is the opposite of the situation that we have just described. e.g. $1 will buy 100 yen worth of Japanese goods. Conversely, 100 yen will buy $1 worth of American goods. This newspaper story could damage their reputation; conversely, it will give them a lot of free publicity. interact In the market for any product, the laws of demand and supply interact to set a market or equilibrium price and quantity on which buyers and sellers agree. 在商品市场中, 供求法则交互作用从而产生了市场价格或平衡价格以及买卖双方达成一致的交易额度。 interact: When people interact with each other, they communicate or work together in a situation; when one thing interacts with another, the two things react together in the same situation, so that they affect each other’s development or condition. e.g. Some bacteria’s genes interact with those of many plants. The two ideas interact. equilibrium price equilibrium price: “equilibrium”(平衡, 均衡) is a balance existing between several different influences or aspects of a situation so that none is more important or powerful than another. e.g. equilibrium of supply and demand 供求均衡 We must try to keep all economic forces in equilibrium. “Equilibrium price” (均衡价格) refers to the balanced price made between the buyer and the seller. agree on agree on: If people agree on something, they reach a joint decision on it. e.g. Both parties agreed on a price for the new car. intersection intersection: An intersection (交叉点) is a place where roads or other lines meet or cross. In this text, it refers to the point where the demand line and the supply line meet. the demand and supply curves the demand and supply curves: smooth and bending lines that indicate the change and development between demand and supply. 供求曲线 choose to do choose to do: Here, “choose to do” means “decide to do”. e.g. They chose to ignore her warning. He chose not to go home until lat