為成為2008年北京奧運會電器產品獨家供應商，英格索蘭（中國）投資有限公司日前表示，他們會積極備戰并有信心競標成功。據透露，對于最終供應商的確定，北京奧組委將于8月份在對最后候選人的產品進行評定后給予定奪。

請看《中國日報》相關報道：Ingersoll Rand, a US-based company, is among the firms competing to sell the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee small electrical vehicles for use during the 2008 Games.

Jeff Song, vice-president of the firm, said the committee is planning a performance evaluation on severalshort-listedcandidates in August and will then make a final decision.

報道中的short-listed candidates就是指“經過初次選拔后，參加決選的候選人”，參賽者可以是競爭“某個職位”、“某種榮譽”或“某個晉升機會”。

Short-listed源于動詞詞組short-list（把…列入決選名單），例如：He's been short-listed for the director's job.（他已經入圍董事一職的決選名單。）

另外，去掉連字符的short list可作名詞詞組，指“決選名單”，所以，上面一句話也可改寫為：She was on the short list for the position of director.


(英語點津陳蓓編輯）