和谐英语

地道美语听力练习:儿童看护中心

2013-08-12来源:和谐英语

1. turnovern. 人员流动率[商业]

The turnover of people in an organization or place is the rate at which people leave and are replaced.

Short-term contracts increase staff turnover.

短期合同会增加员工的流动率。

2. ration. 比率

A ratio is a relationship between two things when it is expressed in numbers or amounts. For example, if there are ten boys and thirty girls in a room, the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3, or one to three.

The adult to child ratio is one to six.

成人与儿童之比是1比6。

3. snackn. (正餐之间的) 小吃

A snack is something such as a chocolate bar that you eat between meals.

Do you eat sweets, cakes or sugary snacks?

你吃糖果、糕点或甜点心吗?