peak [ pi:k ] (n.) highest point顶峰

[例] His business career has reached the peak.

[同义词] top, summit, pinnacle

pending (adj) not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation 代定的

[例] The project of the merger till now is still pending and is supposed to reach an agreement next month.

penetrate [ 5penitreit ] (v.) get into a market(进入)市场

[例] Nowadays the sales advertising penetrates all aspects of the customers’ life.

penetration [ peni5treiFEn ] (n.) percentage of a target market that you reach进入市场

pension [ 5penFEn ] (n.) amount of money paid regularly after a person stops work, either because of or age or illness养老金

[例] Is ￡140 per week, plus a pension, better than ￡200 per week without?

[同义词] annuity

perform [ pE5fC:m ] (v.) do well or badly表现

[例] Sometimes employees don’t perform at the required standard because they don’t know what the standard is.

performance [ pE5fC:mEns ] (n.) action of doing something well or badly表现

[例] In the final analysis workers should feel that any criticisms made of their performance were fair and justified.

performance appraisal (n.) procedure for evaluating a person’s work based on how well or badly they have done their work绩效评价

[例] At the end of each year, they all have performance appraisals.

performance-related pay (n) pay given to employee according to his or her real performance in the job与业绩挂钩的发薪法

[例] It is fair to adopt a system of performance-related pay which will undoubtedly motivate our men.

periodical [ 7piEri5CdikEl ] (n.) a publication issued at regular intervals of more than one day期刊

[例] company periodicals

[同义词] journal, magazine

perishables (n) something, especially foodstuff, subject to decay or spoilage 易腐食品

[例] Milk and fresh fruits are perishables , so it is better to sell them on local market.

perk [ pE:k ] (n.) benefit given to a worker by his company in addition to salary - company car, private health insurance, etc额外津贴.

[例] The year-end perk does excite all the staff.

personnel [ 7pE:sE5nel ] (n.) people employed by a company员工

[例] Personnel management is directed mainly at the organization’s employees.

petty cash (n.) small amount of notes and coins available in an office to pay for small items零用现金

[例] Your company can withdraw no more than 10,000 USD monthly as petty cash from the bank.

phase out (n.) stop slowly or in controlled stages逐步停止或控制

[例] We have phased out perks at managerial level because they aren’t appropriate.