interest rate (n.) percentage charge to be paid on money borrowed利率

　　interim (n.) half or part of the total period中期的

　　[例] the interim report (6-monthly)

　　interior decoration 内部装潢

　　interview 1.(n.) meeting to decide if a person is suitable for a job面试

　　[例] Before closing a job interview it is useful for the interviewer to summarise the key points an issues.

　　2. (v.) talk to a person applying for a job面试

　　interviewee (n.) person who is interviewed被面试者

　　interviewer (n.) person who leads the interview面试官

　　[例] In practice the interviewer should greet the candidate by name, and introduce himself.

　　introduce1.(v.) launch投放(市场)

　　[例] introduce a product on the market

　　2.(v)To present (someone) by name to another in order to establish an acquaintance.引见

　　[例] He introduced his friend to me.

　　introduction1.(n.) activity of introducing new employees into the company引见

　　[例] The induction of new employees into their jobs strengthen the company.

　　2 (n.)launch of a product产品投放市场

　　industrial action (n.) strike罢工

　　[例] They held several industrial actions for not being paid wages.

　　invalid (adj) not legally or factually valid无效的

　　[例] an invalid driver’s licence

　　[同义词] null

　　inventory (n.) items held in stock, work-in-progress and finished items，stock存货

　　[例] Inventories of last year are stocked in that warehouse.

　　buffer inventory (n.) inventory to protect against unpredictable variations in demand or supply time 缓冲存货

　　capacity inventory (n.) inventory to store ，present capacity for future use库存能力

　　cycle inventory (n.) that part of the stock which goes down with use and is then replaced with new stock as orders are received循环盘存

　　finished goods inventory (n.) stock of products ready for sale制成品库存

　　raw materials inventory (n.) stock of items to be used in the conversion process原材料库存

　　work-in-progress inventory (n.) stock of items in various stages of conversion

　　invest (v.) put money into a bank, a building society or shares in order to earn interest投资

　　[例] To invest in the stock market, you should be very prudent and cautious.

　　investment (n.) money invested投资

　　investor (n.) person who invests投资人

　　invoice 1.(n.) note requesting payment发票

　　[例] Your expenses during business trip in HK can be reimbursed by the company but you should keep the consumption invoice.

　　[同义词] bill

　　2. (v.) send an invoice to someone 开发票

　　irrevocable (adj.) which cannot be changed不可撤消的

　　[例] The contract that has been signed is irrevocable.

　　[同义词] irreversible, unalterable, unchangeable

　　issue (n.) giving out shares发行(股票)

　　[例] government issue of new bonds

　　[同义词] deliver, give out, distribute

　　rights issue (n.) giving shareholders the right to buy new shares at a lower price增股

　　[例] We have arranged with our bankers to issue an L/C in your favour.

　　IT (n.) (=Information Technology) 信息技术

　　item (n.) 1. an object for sale商品

　　[例] This item is out of stock.

　　2. piece of information一条(信息)

　　[例] items on the balance sheet

　　itinerary (n.) a guidebook for travelers旅行指南

　　[例] Please kindly refer to our itinerary for your trip.

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　　jargon (n.) the specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group行话，术语

　　[例] business jargon

　　[同义词] lingo

　　jet lag delayed physical effects of tiredness, etc felt after a long flight by plane 飞机时差反应

　　jobbing (n.) system of production for one-off or small orders 做零活的

　　[例] He is now acting as a jobbing printer.

　　job description written statement of what the job holder actually does, how he or she does it, and under what conditions the job is performed职位描述

　　job lot (n.) small number of a particular part or product that is produced at one time货品(整批的)

　　[例] How many are the job lot produced this time?

　　job mobility ability to move from one place to another to take up or perform a job工作机动性，工作变动

　　[例] Several days ago she got a job mobility from AVON to LOREAL.

　　job rotation movement between departments within an organization岗位轮换

　　[例] Job rotation aims to familiarize the trainees with the problems of each department.