1.The advertising campaign has been planned to raise awareness of the product amongst the public.

此廣告促銷計劃的目的在於提高產品的知名度。

重點詞語：awareness n.①意識 ②認識程度

商務用語：have the awareness of 了解

consumer awareness 消費意識

currency awareness 對幣值變化的注意

current awareness 最近資料通告

2.The plan for a new hospital has plenty of government backing in the form of a grant.

新建醫院的計劃得到政府的大量援助。

重點詞語：backing n. 財務支持，讚助

商務用語：backing off 卸（退）下

have the full backing of 得到…的充分支持

financial backing 財政援助

have a large backing 有大批的支持者

3.There is a backlog of orders waiting to be processed.

大批積壓定單等待處理。

重點詞語：backlog n.積壓（的工作或訂貨）

商務用語：become a backlog 成為積壓

acquire (something) as a backlog 獲得（某物）作為儲備物

4.The department store was $300,000 to the bad in 1997.

那家百貨公司在1997年虧損了30 萬美元。

重點詞語：bad adj.①無效的 ②無用的，作廢的 ③虧損的

商務用語：bad debt 死賬（無法收回的欠款），壞賬

in bad faith 不誠實；存心欺騙

pass bad checks 開空頭支票

have a bad name(=get a bad name) 名聲不佳

5.The balance of the wages was devoted to new books on flower culture.

剩下來的工資全用來購買花卉栽培的新書上了。

重點詞語：balance n.收支差額，餘額 v.使均衡

商務用語：balance sheet 資產負債表

balance of payments 貿易支付差額

a bank balance 銀行餘額

off balance 不穩