及物动词完成; 使结束; 使落实

不及物动词定案; 把…最后定下来

不及物动词

1. Let us finalize tonight.
让我们今天晚上干完。

保险

A：Now that we’re about to own a house, I think we should get it covered.
我们快拥有一所房子了，我想我没应该给房子买保险。

B：Yes, I talked with an insurance saleswoman about it yesterday.
是的，昨天我和一个保险销售人员谈过了。

A：You did?
你谈了？

B：Sure. She said that once we finalize the sale, we just need to make an appointment with her.
是的，她说一旦我们定下来，我们只需和她约个时间。

A：How long will it take to get covered?
保险需要多久能生效？

B：I believe the insurance policy will kick in immediately.
我想保单很快能生效。

A：That’s great. Did you pick up any brochures.
太好了，你拿资料手册了吗？

B：Not yet.
还没。

A：Maybe we could start reading up on the different policies now. I heard that many of the homes that were damaged during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans weren’t covered.
或许我们可以开始阅读一些不同的保单，我听说在飓风袭击新奥尔良时许多住宅被毁，但保单没有涉及这种情况。

B：You’re kidding! Did they have some home insurance or did home insurance just not cover floods?
你开玩笑，他们上了家庭保险么，家庭保险不包括水灾么？

A：Most of the policies didn’t cover floods.
多数保单不包括水灾。

B：I guess we should make sure to read the fine print very carefully. Shall we go there now?
我想我们应该把册子看仔细一些，我们现在就去？

A：Why not? I have nothing better to do.
为什么不呢？没有比这更好的。

1. 完成：filter 筛选器 | finalize 完成 | Find what 查找内容

2. 把(计划,稿件等)最后定下来, 定案：internal auditing 内部稽核 | finalize 把(计划,稿件等)最后定下来, 定案 | nitrating centrifuge 硝化离心机

3. 最终化：filters 滤波器 | finalize 最终化 | finalize CD 终结最终化光盘

4. 定妥：finality 结尾 | finalize 定妥 | finally 最后