·1. pays (for) sth·
pay /peɪ/ 是表示“付钱”最常用的单词,口语书面都能用,口语里尤其常用。
要不要加for:pay+费用,这里费用可以是具体数字,也可以是各种费用的具体名称,比如支出cost,学费tuition,税tax,房租rent。pay for+花钱买的东西,比如ticket,meal,service。
例:The company will pay for your flight to the UK.
去英国的机票公司会报销。
例:Relax, we will pay all your transportation costs for this training.
放心吧,这次培训的所有交通费我们会报销。
·2. cover sth·
/ˈkʌvə(r)/ 动词,最基本的意思是“覆盖,涵盖”,在钱的语境里可以表示to be or provide enough money for something,提供做某事的钱,支付做某事的开销,可以用人或者物(比如项目资金、保险等)做主语。
例:Your parents will have to cover your tuition fees.
你父母得支付你的学费。
例:Don't worry. The research funds will cover your travel expenses.
别担心,研究基金能报销你的差旅费。
例:If you're thinking about plastic surgery, just know you'll have to pay for it yourself. Insurance won't cover it.
如果你想做整形手术,记住你得自己掏钱。保险不报销这个。
·3. expenses·
expense /ɪkˈspens/ 名词,表示the money that you spend on something,各种花费开销。它的复数形式expenses指money that you spend while you are working and that your employer will pay back to you later,在工作中花的钱,后边公司会报销的开支。
例:She was invited to speak at the conference, and the company will cover all her expenses.
她受邀去会议上做讲话,公司将承担她的所有费用。
do sth on expenses表示using money that will be paid back by your employer,公费做某事,花的钱后边会报销。
例:He took the client out to lunch on expenses.
他公费请客户吃饭。
财务或者商务英语还有个短语是expense account,公款支付账户,公费账户,公司给员工提供的用来支付公务开销的钱。
例:I can put this lunch on my expense account.
这段午饭钱我可以记在公费账单上。
例:Don't worry about the lunch. It's not coming out of my pocket. I have an expense account.
不用担心午饭的钱,钱不用我出,公司报销的。
·4. reimburse·
/riːəmˈbɜːs/ 动词,表示to pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you,某人因为你的原因花了钱或者损失了钱,你要还给他们,偿付,报销。这个词是正式用语,用于书面或者正式场合,日常口语用pay或者cover就好。
结构是reimburse sth,偿付/报销各种费用开支;reimburse sb (for sth),偿付/报销某人为某事花的钱。
例:We'll reimburse all your travel and accommodation expenses, so don't forget to keep your receipts.
我们将报销您的所有差旅和住宿费用,所以记得保留收据。
例:Pay for the hotel room when you leave, and the company will reimburse you later.
退房的时候付房费,后边公司会给你报销的。
名词是reimbursement /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːsmənt/,同样是很正式的单词,表示the act of paying back money to somebody which they have spent or lost; the amount that is paid back,偿付/报销这个举动,或者偿付/报销的钱、款项。
例:I've already paid for the flight. I can apply for reimbursement once I get back.
机票钱我付了,等回公司再申请报销。
例:Please submit your reimbursement requests within 30 days of any work-related expenses.
请在产生工作相关开支的30天内提交报销申请。
例:You will receive reimbursement for all travel and lodging expenses during the trip.
这次出差期间所有旅行和住宿费用你都会收到报销。
根据首字母补充单词,文本左滑查看答案:
The company will p_____/c_____/r__________ all your travel costs. Please s_______ your r_____________ r_______ w_______ 30 days of any work-related e___________.
公司将支付/承担/报销您的所有差旅费用。请在任何工作相关费用产生后 30 天内提交报销申请。
The company will pay/cover/reimburse all your travel costs. Please submit your reimbursement requests within 30 days of any work-related expenses.
公司将支付/承担/报销您的所有差旅费用。请在任何工作相关费用产生后 30 天内提交报销申请。
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