林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第96期:负责特许承建公司的法律事务

 　　UK. We are perhaps the pre-eminent law firm in the light rail sector¹, having acted for the concession² company on the Arrow Light Rail project in .ottingham in the Midlands, which is the first such scheme to reach financial close under the UK government's "private finance initiative", and we are currently active on the four other light rail schemes that have gone out to bidders³.

　　英国：我们在轻轨铁路行业也许是最著名的律师事务所，在英格兰中部诺丁汉市的神箭轻轨铁路项目中为特许承建公司负责法律事务。这是同类中第一个在英国政府的私营资金行动计划中财政完结的项目。我们还在积极参与另外四个正在招标的轻轨项目。

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 concession   

n.让步，妥协；特许(权)

参考例句：

• We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
• That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。

3 bidders   

n.出价者，投标人( bidder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Bidders should proceed only if they intend on using a PayPal account to complete payment. Bidders的唯一形式，应继续只当他们在使用贝宝帐户，以完成付款打算。 来自互联网
• The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest. 其他竞标人抱怨说该合同的竞标不公平。 来自《简明英汉词典》