在平時的報紙和電視新聞中,我們經(jīng)常能夠接觸很多商業(yè)專業(yè)術(shù)語,了解目前的商業(yè)形勢。從日常的學(xué)習(xí)中一點一點積累,有助于我們了解整個商務(wù)環(huán)境,在商務(wù)英語考試中也可助我們一臂之力。仔細(xì)閱讀下面的文章,并注意標(biāo)出的商務(wù)術(shù)語。
油價推助糧食期貨價格飆升
在原油價格飆升至每桶100美元后,農(nóng)業(yè)大宗產(chǎn)品價格昨日升至多年高點,因交易員預(yù)計來自日益擴大的全球生物燃料行業(yè)的需求將會增加。
Agricultural commodities rose to multi-year highs yesterday following crude oil’s surge to $100 a barrel as traders anticipated higher demand from the expanding global biofuels industry.
在芝加哥,小麥期貨價格上漲16美分至每蒲式耳9.31美元,距離其歷史高點59美分,而大豆期貨價格升至12.38美元,創(chuàng)下34年新高,玉米期貨價格距近期創(chuàng)下的11年高位僅咫尺之遙。
In Chicago, wheat jumped 16 cents to $9.31 a bushel, 59 cents below its all-time high, while soyabeans rose to $12.38, a fresh 34-year high, and corn traded within touching distance of its recent 11-year high.
在巴黎,油菜籽價格升至歷史高點,上漲1.5%至每噸444.75歐元,而馬來西亞棕櫚油期貨昨日上探每噸961美元的歷史高點。
In Paris, rapeseed prices rose to record levels, up 1.5 per cent to