专四考试资讯词汇精选：空白支票(Blank Check)
<p> 空白支票<span word="Blank">Blank</span> <span word="Check">Check</span> <span word="V">V</span>.<span word="S">S</span> 空头支票<span word="Empty">Empty</span>/<span word="Rubber">Rubber</span>/<span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="Check">Check</span></p><p> 美国当选总统奥巴马日前再度向联邦政府发出呼吁，要求其确保支持陷入困境的本国汽车行业。这是奥巴马竞选成功后不到两周时间内，第二次明确向政府发出类似呼吁。奥巴马解释说，在目前的环境下，汽车业崩溃对于美国经济将是一场灾难。</p><p> 请看外电的报道：</p><p> <span word="President">President</span>-<span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="plan">plan</span><span word="not">not</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blank">blank</span> <span word="check">check</span>.</p><p> 美国当选总统巴拉克奥巴马说他相信对汽车行业的救助是必须的，但应以长期计划形式提供救助而不仅仅是以空白支票的形式。</p><p> 在上面的报道中，<span word="blank">blank</span> <span word="check">check</span>就是指我们经常提到的<span word="a">a</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="in">in</span>（空白支票），即未填金额的签名支票，可支取任何数目的支票。如：<span word="My">My</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blank">blank</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="business">business</span>.（我叔叔为了支持我的事业给了我一张空白支票）。</p><p> 此外，它还可以表示自由处理权，全权。如：<span word="Wilcox">Wilcox</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blank">blank</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="department">department</span>.（威尔科克斯先生全权负责为这个新部门挑选人员）。</p><p> 平时我们常把<span word="blank">blank</span> <span word="check">check</span>理解成空头支票，但实际上它的意思与空头支票正好相反。空头支票在英文中是<span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="check">check</span>，即金融机构拒绝付现或支付的支票。出现这种情况的原因可能是账户已经终止，或者账户资金不足以支付支票金额，也可转意为<span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lip">lip</span> <span word="service">service</span>（空洞的许诺）。</p>
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