题目
Task 2 / CollocationsComplete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets into English, using the given words in proper forms and collocations.1 Whether online or brick-and-mortar, retailers _____________ (期望; count) the year-end consumer boom.2 Market failure exists whenever a free market, _____________ (让……自行发展; devices), fails to deliver economic efficiency.3 Besides price, need and service, there are many other factors that consumers _____________ (考虑到; consideration).4 Investing in the bond market _____________ (可能受……的影响; subject) certain risks, including market, interest rate, issuer, credit and inflation risk.5 The government had to impose a stock limit and an export ban to _____________ prices _____________ (控制; check).6 This business expansion proposal sounds very well, but it will not work _____________ (在实践中; practice).7 Deliveries that are further away and take longer may _____________ (有时; times) be priced higher than deliveries that are nearer.8 The trade war between the two countries is _____________ (远远没有; far) over<|im_end|>8 The trade war between the two countries is ___(远远没有;far) over.
Task 2 / Collocations
Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets into English, using the given words in proper forms and collocations.
1 Whether online or brick-and-mortar, retailers _____________ (期望; count) the year-end consumer boom.
2 Market failure exists whenever a free market, _____________ (让……自行发展; devices), fails to deliver economic efficiency.
3 Besides price, need and service, there are many other factors that consumers _____________ (考虑到; consideration).
4 Investing in the bond market _____________ (可能受……的影响; subject) certain risks, including market, interest rate, issuer, credit and inflation risk.
5 The government had to impose a stock limit and an export ban to _____________ prices _____________ (控制; check).
6 This business expansion proposal sounds very well, but it will not work _____________ (在实践中; practice).
7 Deliveries that are further away and take longer may _____________ (有时; times) be priced higher than deliveries that are nearer.
8 The trade war between the two countries is _____________ (远远没有; far) over
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8 The trade war between the two countries is ___(远远没有;far) over.
题目解答
答案
1. retailers count on the year-end consumer boom.
2. Market failure exists whenever a free market, left to its own devices, fails to deliver economic efficiency.
3. Besides price, need and service, there are many other factors that consumers take into consideration.
4. Investing in the bond market is subject to certain risks, including market, interest rate, issuer, credit and inflation risk.
5. The government had to impose a stock limit and an export ban to bring prices under control.
（或：The government had to impose a stock limit and an export ban to keep prices in check.）
6. This business expansion proposal sounds very well, but it will not work in practice.
7. Deliveries that are further away and take longer may at times be priced higher than deliveries that are nearer.
8. The trade war between the two countries is far from over.