1.The advertising campaign has been planned to raise awareness of the product amongst the public.

此广告促销计划的目的在于提高产品的知名度。

重点词语：awareness n.①意识 ②认识程度

商务用语：have the awareness of 了解

consumer awareness 消费意识

currency awareness 对币值变化的注意

current awareness 最近资料通告

2.The plan for a new hospital has plenty of government backing in the form of a grant.

新建医院的计划得到政府的大量援助。

重点词语：backing n. 财务支持，赞助

商务用语：backing off 卸（退）下

have the full backing of 得到…的充分支持

financial backing 财政援助

have a large backing 有大批的支持者

3.There is a backlog of orders waiting to be processed.

大批积压定单等待处理。

重点词语：backlog n.积压（的工作或订货）

商务用语：become a backlog 成为积压

acquire (something) as a backlog 获得（某物）作为储备物

4.The department store was $300,000 to the bad in 1997.

那家百货公司在1997年亏损了30 万美元。

重点词语：bad adj.①无效的 ②无用的，作废的 ③亏损的

商务用语：bad debt 死账（无法收回的欠款），坏账

in bad faith 不诚实；存心欺骗

pass bad checks 开空头支票

have a bad name(=get a bad name) 名声不佳

5.The balance of the wages was devoted to new books on flower culture.

剩下来的工资全用来购买花卉栽培的新书上了。

重点词语：balance n.收支差额，余额 v.使均衡

商务用语：balance sheet 资产负债表

balance of payments 贸易支付差额

a bank balance 银行余额

off balance 不稳