商务英语：今日热词——赠阅
《财富》（中文版）
2011年08月16日
EXAMPLE: The ad sales representative always gave his prospective customers a complimentary copy of his company's magazine.
这位广告销售代表总是给他的潜在客户赠送一份本公司的杂志。
这位广告销售代表总是给他的潜在客户赠送一份本公司的杂志。
今日单词：
| 单词 | affluenza |
| 中文释义 |
物欲症（名词，略带幽默的俚语） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun, MILDLY HUMOROUS SLANG) An obsessive psychological focus on materialism, characterized by working far too hard to make money, and possibly by going into debt in order to buy unneeded luxuries (NOTE: blend of "affluence" and "influenza") |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: I told my younger brother that he had a serious case of affluenza when he told me he was too busy making money to spend time with his lovely and intelligent girlfriend. 我弟弟对我说，他忙着挣钱，没时间陪年轻聪明的女友。我说他得了严重的物欲症。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | complimentary copy |
| 中文释义 |
赠阅（期刊等）（商业用语） |
| 英文释义 |
(BUSINESS) Free sample; free copy; something given as a favor to encourage future business |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: The ad sales representative always gave his prospective customers a complimentary copy of his company's magazine. 这位广告销售代表总是给他的潜在客户赠送一份本公司的杂志。 |
