2010年PETS4考试写作精选短语22
per diem
LATIN TERM "by the day,” used to mean a daily allowance of money for expenses incurred during business travel
Example:
The XYZ company allowed its employees $150 per diem for food, lodging, and taxi fares.
performance appraisal
formal evaluation of an employee's achievement of (or failure to achieve) previously established goals
example:
After their first six months, all new employees met with their supervisors and received a written performance appraisal; older employees had a performance appraisal every year.
planned obsolescence
the practice of building and selling a product with a limited useful life such that the customers feel they must buy a new version when their first purchase becomes old or inferior
Example:
A planned obsolescence strategy increased the profits of the U.S. automobile industry by increasing customers' desire to buy new car models with new features every few years.
LATIN TERM "by the day,” used to mean a daily allowance of money for expenses incurred during business travel
Example:
The XYZ company allowed its employees $150 per diem for food, lodging, and taxi fares.
performance appraisal
formal evaluation of an employee's achievement of (or failure to achieve) previously established goals
example:
After their first six months, all new employees met with their supervisors and received a written performance appraisal; older employees had a performance appraisal every year.
planned obsolescence
the practice of building and selling a product with a limited useful life such that the customers feel they must buy a new version when their first purchase becomes old or inferior
Example:
A planned obsolescence strategy increased the profits of the U.S. automobile industry by increasing customers' desire to buy new car models with new features every few years.
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