UNIT  29

　　GLOSSARY

　　acquire  v. gain or come into possession of 獲得

　　acquisition  n. the act of acquiring  獲得，得到

　　adverse  a. not in favor of； opposing 不利的，相反的

　　avoid  v. miss or keep away from， esp. on purpose 避免，躲開

　　bond  n. a paper in which a government or an industrial firm promises to pay back with interest money that has been lent  債券，公債

　　bilateral  a. between or concerning 2 parties　雙邊的

　　cheque  n. a written order in a band to pay a certain sum of money from one‘s bank account 支票

　　commerce  n. the buying and selling of goods， esp. between different counties； trade 商業，貿易

　　distinction  n. difference　區別，差別

　　execute  v. carry out， to perform or do completely 執行，實施

　　hedge  v. make a fence round a field； protect 圍護，保護

　　in convertible  a. that can not be freely exchanged for other types of money 不能兌換（外幣）的，不能轉換的

　　license  n. an official paper card， etc. showing that permission has been given to do sth. 許可，執照

　　medium  n. substance， surrounding， in which sth. exists or through which sth. moves 中間，媒介

　　obligation  n. a duty 職責，義務

　　pension  n. an amount of money paid regularly to sb. who can no longer earn money by working， esp. because of old age or illness 撫恤金，養老金

　　prevent  v. keep （sth.） from happening or existing 防止，阻止

　　principal  a. most important； main 主要的，首要的

　　quota  n. a stated number or amount， or a limit on a number  定額

　　quote  v. give a price 報價，開價

　　remit  v. send （money） by post 匯寄

　　repatriation  n. bringing or sending （sb.） back to his own country， or to the country of which he is a citizen 遣返回國

　　resort  v. sort again 再分開，再分類

　　restrict