pleasure
【1】愉快，满足
①【例】We look forward to the pleasure of your order.
我们盼望能收到贵方的订单。
②书信中常用的套句 have pleasure in doing sth和have the pleasure to do sth，意思相同，句式陈旧，不宜多用。用法详见下文。
【例】We have
pleasure in inviting you to our annual conference.
很高兴邀请您来参加我们的年会。
③句式：It gives sb pleasure to do sth。
【例】It gives us (great) pleasure to acknowledge receipt of your order of April 10.
收到你方4月10日订单，非常高兴。
【2】乐趣，乐事
pleasure前面用a。
【例】It is a pleasure (for us) to have met your general manager in Shanghai.
在上海见到了你公司总经理，非常高兴。
【3】have [take] (the) pleasure in doing sth高兴（做什么）
pleasure前一般不加the。
①【例】We have pleasure in enclosing a copy of catalogue asked for in your letter of August 2.
我们高兴地附上8月2日来信所要求的产品目录一份。
②pleasure前面可加形容词。
【例】As requested, we take great pleasure in making you a firm offer as follows: …
我们非常高兴地按要求向贵方报出如下的实盘：……
③偶尔有人在pleasure前加the。
【例】We have the pleasure in handing you our latest pricelist of cotton goods.
我们高兴地将我们棉织品的最新价格表送交给你方。
【4】have [take] (the) pleasure of doing sth高兴（做什么事）
①一般在pleasure前加the。
【例】We have now the pleasure of sending you herewith an order sheet for various items.
现在我们高兴地附上各种商品的订单一份。
②偶尔有人在pleasure前不用the。
【例】We now have pleasure of sending you a first order for Chinese Toys.
现在我们高兴地寄上订购中国玩具的首次订单。
【5】have [take] (the) pleasure to do sth高兴（做什么事）
①【例】We have the pleasure to send you a list of commodities available now for export.
我们高兴地寄上现在可供出口的商品表一份。
②偶尔有人在pleasure前不用the。
【例】We take pleasure to inform you that we have already started dispatching your order.
我们高兴地通知贵方，我们已开始发运你方订货。
③pleasure前有修饰词时，不再用the。
【例】We take much pleasure to inform you that we are now in a position to make you an offer for groundnuts.
我们高兴地通知你方，现在我们能够做出花生的报盘。
【6】with pleasure高兴地，愉快地
①用作状语。
【例】We anticipate with (much) pleasure a firm offer from you on the above-mentioned article.
我们高兴地期待着能获得你方关于上述商品的报盘。
②书信中多使用强调句式：It is with pleasure that …
【例】It is with pleasure that we acknowledge your order of 8th July for paints and varnishes.
我们高兴地告知，你方7月8日油漆和清漆的订单已收到。
plug
plug up堵住
【例】The price gap is difficult to plug up [close].
这种价格差距难以弥合。
plummet
急剧下跌
【例】In early 1980s, the United States plummeted from being the world’s largest creditor to the world’s largest debtor.
20世纪80年代初期，美国从世界最大的债权国猛跌到世界最大的债务国。