5 bankruptcy:破产 The inability to pay one's debts; legal insolvency 无力偿还债务,法律上的资不抵债。 panies are forced to declare bankruptcy when they begin to lose business to their 许多私营企业在经营上输给其竞争对手时,不得不宣布破产。 76 big business:大公司 A term used to describe large corporations, as opposed to small individually or family-owned business 大规模的股份有限责任公司,与私有或家庭经营的小型企业相反 Darren wants to get into big business some day. 77 Black Monday:鼻色星期一 October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industr ial Average fell a record 508 points in trading on the New York Stock 1987年10月19日,纽约股票交易所道·琼斯工业股票平均指数狂跌创纪录的508点 78. blue chip stock:热门股票,缋优股,藍筹股 A term used to describe high-quality stocks of financially sound corporations 指财务上可靠的公司发行的高质量股票。 Mr Jeppson has a portfolio of nothing but blue chip sto 杰普逊先生持有的有价证券里全部都是热门股票。 债券 A security issued by a corporation or public body and carrying a fixed rate of interest 由公司或政府机构发行的固有利率的有价债券。 What's the interest rate on these bonds? 这些债券的利率是多少? 80boom;荣 period of great economic activity and business expansion (企业等)经济非常活跃,经营扩张的时期。 The soft drink business always booms in the summertime 饮料业在夏天总是兴旺繁荣。 81 boondoggle:无效的投资 A wasteful business venture 不见回报的经营投机 Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle 我们在水软化器上的投资打了水漂 82 bottom line;最终结果 The final result or ultimate objective 最终的结果或目标 What's the bottom line of your proposal? 1212 75.bankruptcy ：破产 The inability to pay one’s debts; legal insolvency 无力偿还债务，法律上的资不抵债。 Many private companies are forced to declare bankruptcy when they begin to lose business to their competitors. 许多私营企业在经营上输给其竞争对手时，不得不宣布破产。 76.big business ：大公司 A term used to describe large corporations, as opposed to small individually or family-owned business. 大规模的股份有限责任公司，与私有或家庭经营的小型企业相反。 Darren wants to get into big business some day. 77.Black Monday ：黑色星期一 October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a record 508 points in trading on the New York Stock Exchange. 1987 年 10 月 19 日，纽约股票交易所道·琼斯工业股票平均指数狂跌创纪录的 508 点。 78.blue chip stock ：热门股票，绩优股，蓝筹股 A term used to describe high-quality stocks of financially sound corporations 指财务上可靠的公司发行的高质量股票。 Mr. Jeppson has a portfolio of nothing but blue chip stocks. 杰普逊先生持有的有价证券里全部都是热门股票。 79.bond ：债券 A security issued by a corporation or public body and carrying a fixed rate of interest 由公司或政府机构发行的固有利率的有价债券。 What’s the interest rate on these bonds? 这些债券的利率是多少？ 80.boom ：繁荣 A period of great economic activity and business expansion (企业等)经济非常活跃，经营扩张的时期。 The soft drink business always booms in the summertime. 饮料业在夏天总是兴旺繁荣。 81.boondoggle ：无效的投资 A wasteful business venture 不见回报的经营投机 Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle. 我们在水软化器上的投资打了水漂。 82.bottom line ：最终结果 The final result or ultimate objective 最终的结果或目标 What’s the bottom line of your proposal?