【社交篇】（下）：一、人脈類

1.      貴/恩人：名. benefactor

衍生

2.      常客/老顧客：名. patron

3.      導師：名. mentor

〔例句〕This old man is not only a patron but also a mentor to me. In many cases, he’s even played the role of a benefactor, assisting me to conquer a series of[1] challenges in my life.

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[1] 片. 一連串的

4.      人脈：慣. (social) connections

5.      交際應酬/擴充人脈：動. (to) socialize (with sb.); 慣. networking

6.      贊助(者/商)：動. (to) sponsor; 名. sponsor; 衍=>sponsorship：名. 贊助權

〔例句〕To host[1] an international sport game requests lots of capital. The organizer would start to look for the appropriate sponsors from the early stage[2]. Companies that’s acquired the sponsorship can advertise[3] its brand massively[4] during the sport event.   

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[1] 動. 主辦; 招待

[2] 慣. 在早期階段

[3] 動. 下廣告 衍. 廣告主

[4] 副. 大規模地; 廣大地; 強而有力地

7.      有暴利可圖(產業): 慣. lucrative (industry)

8.      奸商/投機商：名. profiteer

〔例句〕It looks that cooking oil (食用油) is a lucrative business. No wonder (that) lots of profiteers would like to dive into[1] this industry.

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[1] 片. 投入; 潛入

9.      (保險)受益人：名. beneficiary

10.   保險業者/公司&被保險人：專. insurer; 反ó the insured

〔例句〕As a top sales representative from a famous insurer, he’s developed a strong social connection. To him, socializing and networking with strangers is at his fingers.   

11.   保單：專. (insurance) policy

〔例句〕In this policy, the children are the insured whereas[1] the parents are the policy holders.

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[1] 介. 然而

      

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      英語課 】一書的P.185例句1》

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英語課 】一書的P.185例句2》