VOA慢速英语:Business English Speakers Can Still Be Divided by a Common Language

例句：By my count that's five cakes you've had already.
      我数着你已经吃了五块蛋糕。

2.native adj.出生地的, 故乡的, 本国的

例句：He read a poem in his native language.
      他用母语朗读了一首诗。

      At the end of the year some people will go back to their native homes.
      年终时, 有些人要回故乡去。

3.jargon n.行话; 黑话; 隐语,行业术语,切口

例句：Doctors, actors and sailors have jargons.
      医生、演员和水手都有自己的行话。

4.specialized adj.专门的;专科的;专用的

例句：a job calling for highly specialized skills
      要求有高度专门技能的工作

5.effective adj.有效的; 生效的

例句：These are effective measures.
      这些都是有效的措施。

6.awareness n.察觉;觉悟;意识

例句：a growing awareness of healthy living
      不断增强的健康生活的意识

      Environmental awareness has increased over the years.
      这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

7.quality n.品质, 特征, 特性

例句：Sympathy is his best quality.
      同情心是他最好的品质。

      Decision is a quality requisite to a commander.
      决断是指挥员必须具备的品质。

8.competitive adj.(价格等)有竞争力的

例句：Because of the high exchange rate, our products have lost their competitive edge.
      由于汇率很高, 我们的产品失去了竞争优势。

9.lifeline n.救生索;生命线

例句：He clung to the lifeline and the woman pulled him towards the bank.
      他紧紧抓住救生索，那个女人把他拉向岸边。

      He threw me a lifeline when he offered me a job.
      他给我工作就相当于抛给了我一条救命索。