Managing the economy 管理经济

• handle/run/manage the economy 管理经济
• boost investment/spending/employment/growth 促进投资/支出/就业/增长速度
• stimulate demand/the economy/industry 刺激需求/经济/工业
• cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing 削减投资/支出/借贷
• reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation 减少/遏制通货膨胀
• create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble 创造/刺激增长/需求/繁荣/泡沫
• encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition 鼓励/促进/刺激/抑制创新/竞争
• encourage/work with/compete with the private sector 鼓励私营部门；与私营部门合作/竞争
• increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports 增加/促进美国/农业出口
• ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports 禁止/限制/阻止廉价/国外进口产品
• the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming 经济增长/扩张/收缩/萎缩/放缓/复苏/改善/繁荣
• enjoy an economic/housing/property boom 享受经济/住房/房地产的繁荣期

Economic problems 经济问题

• push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation 抬高价格/成本；加剧通货膨胀
• damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy 破坏工业/经济
• cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession 引起/导致/进入/避开经济衰退
• experience/suffer a recession/downturn 经历/遭受经济衰退
• fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment 抵抗通货膨胀/通货紧缩/失业
• cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment 导致/造成通货膨胀/贫穷/失业
• create/burst a housing/stock market bubble 造成/引爆住房/股票市场泡沫
• cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system 引起股市崩盘/银行系统崩溃
• face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis 面临/陷入财政/经济危机
• be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust 陷入/经历周期性繁荣与萧条

Public finance 公共财政

• cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/ (especially US) defense/education/aid budget 削减/大幅削减/增加/加倍国防/教育/援助预算
• increase/boost/slash/cut public spending 增加/大幅削减/削减公共支出
• increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes 提高/降低税收
• raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates 提高/降低利率
• ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy 放宽/收紧货币政策
• balance the (state/federal) budget 平衡（州/联邦）预算
• achieve/maintain a balanced budget 达到/保持预算平衡
• run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus 有（4 万亿美元的）预算赤字/盈余

Running a business 经营企业

• buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise 收购/获得/拥有/出售公司/商行/特许经销权
• set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company 创办企业/公司
• run/operate a business/company/franchise 经营企业/公司/专卖店
• head/run a firm/department/team 管理公司/部门/团队
• make/secure/win/block a deal 达成/阻止一笔交易
• expand/grow/build the business 扩展业务
• boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade 增加投资/支出/销售量/营业额/收入/出口/贸易
• increase/expand production/output/sales 增加产量/输出量/销售量
• boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability 使产量/生产力/效率/收入/收益/利润/收益增加/最大化
• achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability 实现/维持/保持增长/收益
• cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices 削减成本/价格
• announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks 宣布/强制实行/实施削减

Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销

• break into/enter/capture/dominate the market 打入/进入/占领/控制市场
• gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share 取得/夺取/得到/赢得/增加/丢失市场份额
• find/build/create a market for sth 为某物找到/建立/开创市场
• start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign 发起广告/营销宣传活动
• develop/launch/promote a product/website 开发/推出/推销产品/网站
• create/generate demand for your product 为产品创造需求
• attract/get/retain/help customers/clients 吸引/赢得/留住/帮助顾客/客户
• drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales 刺激/创造/提高/增加需求/销售量
• beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition 打败/领先于/智胜/胜过竞争对手
• meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets 完成/达到/超过/未达到销售目标

Finance 财务

• draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget 起草/制订/提出/批准预算
• keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget 执行/平衡/削减/大幅削减预算
• be/come in below/under/over/within budget 未超出/超出预算；在预算之内
• generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business 产生收益/利润/资金/营业额
• fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit 为活动/商业项目/扩张/开支/赤字提供资金
• provide/raise/allocate capital/funds 提供/筹集/分配资金
• attract/encourage investment/investors 吸引/鼓励投资/投资者
• recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment 收回成本/亏损/投资
• get/obtain/offer sb/grant sb credit/a loan 获得/为某人提供/准予某人贷款
• apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance 申请/筹集/获得/安排/提供资金

Failure 失败；不成功

• lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue 失去生意/买卖/顾客/销量/收益
• accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts 累积/积累/招致/积欠债务
• suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses 蒙受惨重损失
• face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy 面临削减/赤字/裁员/破产
• file for/ (NAmE) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy 申请/避免/幸免破产
• (BrE) go into administration/liquidation 进入行政接管/清算
• liquidate/wind up a company 清算/关闭公司
• survive/weather a recession/downturn 艰难渡过萧条期/衰退期
• propose/seek/block/oppose a merger 提出/寻求/阻止/反对合并
• launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid 发起/进行/接受/阻止收购投标