premises

房屋，营业住所

 

用复数，不用单数。

【例】Buyer’s inspection & testing at buyer’s premises is to be final.

买方在业务处所所进行的检验是最后的依据。

 

premium

【1】保险费

 

【例】The additional insurance premium is for the buyer’s account.

额外保险费由买方负担。

 

【2】额外补贴，奖励，赏金

 

【例】Premiums sometimes take the form of stocks.

奖金有时采取发股票的形式。

 

【3】溢价，额外价钱

 

①【例】The tin ingots with tin content higher than 99.85% are sold with a premium.

含锡量超过99.85%的锡锭，出售时有溢价。

 

②用作定语。

【例】The seller agrees to bear the expense of any premium transportation charges, unless otherwise agreed.

除另有商定者外，卖方同意承担一切额外的运输费用。

 

【4】at a premium需求很大的，奇缺的

 

【例】The high grade tin is at a premium.

高品质的锡需求量很大。

 

【5】at a premium按高价

 

【例】Hard-to-get commodities can be bought at a premium.

不易获得的商品可以用高价购买。

 

近来AmE中at a premium可作“按低价”讲，应特别注意。

【例】If you sell at a premium it may mean a loss to you.

如果你们低价出售，可能意味着你们受损失。

 

【6】put a premium on奖励

 

【例】They put a premium on technical innovation in their warehouse.

他们在仓库奖励搞技术革新。

 

preparation

【1】准备

 

①【例】Our Sales Contract is now in preparation and will be airmailed to you for signature in a few days.

我方销售合同正在准备之中，数日后将空邮给你方签字。

 

②为了何事做准备可接用for sth。句式：be in preparation for sth。

【例】The Chinese Government is in preparation for a new round of economic reform.

中国政府在为新一轮的经济改革做准备。

 

【2】准备工作[措施]

 

经常用复数。

【例】We have to finish all preparations for shipment today.

我们必须今天完成一切的装船准备工作。

 

【3】配制好的物品

 

【例】The demand for toilet preparations in the United States has shown a marked increase in recent years.

近几年美国化妆品的需求有显著的增长。