Since the contract is about to expire, shall we discuss a new one?
这个合同将到期,我们来谈谈新合同的事宜吧。
商务英语 900 句 第 85 部分

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contract ['kɑntrækt] 词频1 词根: con
n. 合同;契约;协议;
💡 con共同+tract拉→共同拉回去→收缩;对大家都有制约→合同
"The offers for the contract were all in the same ballpark ."
本合同的所有开价均在同一范围内。
近义:narrow, retrench, shorten, shrink, straiten, compress 反义:broaden, sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
expire [ɪk'spaɪɚ] 词频3 词根: spir
vi. 期满;文件、协议等(因到期而)失效;断气;逝世;
💡 ex出+pir=spir呼吸+e强调→只出气不进气→断气;期满
"His term of office as president will expire next year."
他的总统任期明年将届满.
近义:lapse, mature, prescribe, perish, part, croak 反义:predominate, prevail, stand, begin, inbreathe, inspire
discuss [dɪ'skʌs] 词频1 词根: cuss
vt. 讨论,谈论;论述,详述;商量;
💡 dis分开,分离+cuss敲打→把问题分开敲→讨论
"We'll discuss this when you're in a better frame of mind."
你心情好些时我们再讨论这件事。
近义:moot, pose, present, propose, propound, raise 反义:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
since [sɪns] 词频1
prep. 从…以来;自从…之后;自从; adv. 以后,此后;后来;(距今几年)以前;(从那时候起几年)以前; conj. 自从…以来;自从…的时候起;既然;因为;
💡 嫦娥(ce) 至从犯罪(sin)已来很不安 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:每天早上都能在寺(si)庙的大门(n)下面看到一个侧(ce)卧着的小男孩,自从寺庙失火以
"She's a changed woman since she got that job."
她自从得到了那份工作,变得判若两人。
近义:thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thence, whereas, because

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