Aug 31, 2010

表達預付

表達 預付 我們可以用 prepay [priˋpe] pay in advance [͵pe ɪn ədˋvæns] Students must pay the entirety of their tuition fees in advance.(學生必須預先支付全額學費。)表達 預付 我們也可以用 upfront [͵ʌpˋfrʌnt] ( up front [ʌp ˋfrʌnt] ),比如說: He requests his clients to pay him upfront.(他要求他的客戶先預付款項給他。)We paid the contractor an upfront fee of $3000.(我們預付了3000元的費用給承包商。)  另外,表達 預付頭期款 我們可用 make/put a down payment on [mek/ pʊt ə ͵daʊn ˋpemənt ɑn],表達 預付訂金 我們可用 make/put/pay a deposit on [͵mek/͵pʊt/͵pe ə dɪˋpɑzɪt ɑn],比如:  She used her 401(k) to make a down payment on a condo.(她用她的退休金支付了一間公寓的頭期款。)最後,有一種預付方法叫 layaway [ˋleə͵we],是指 你先預付了一筆錢給店家,用來購買某樣商品,接著店家便幫你保留商品,之後要等到你將剩餘的款項按次或分期完全結清後才可取貨,用法是 put something on layaway [͵pʊt  sʌmθɪŋ  ɑn ˋleəwe],比如: I’d like to put this DSLR on layaway.(我想要用預付的方式買這台數位單眼相機。