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日常商务英语
　　从2000年年初开始，《财富》(中文版)网站增设“日常商务英语”栏目，本栏目编撰者GrogLaskaris为美国加州经理人ESL(英语作为第二语言) 专家，国际商务英语培训机构BusinessTrainingInternational的创始人。

现将“日常商务英语”最新内容选登如下 

WORD．A．DAY
dreamy
1美妙的(形容词．非正式用语)2膳胧的，虚幻的
L(adjective，INFORMAL)Wonderful；inspiring appreciation
EXAMPLE：My sisterlovesthe d reamy desserts at herfavo rite restau rant
我姐蛆喜政那家她最喜欢的餐厅里的美味甜点。

2 Vague；unfocused；not realistic
EXAMPLE：Thelazy youngman has some d reamyideas aboutfinding a richwife
and never havingtowork
这位懒惰青年抱有找个有钱老婆、永远不必工作的不切实际想法。

drinks饮料(复数名词．非正式用语)
(plu ral ooun，INFORMAL)Beve rages
satinl occasion
EXAMPLE：We‘II be having d rinks on Saturday night at 6pm，fallowed by dinner at 7pm
我们将在周六晚上6点喝饮料，7点吃饭。

landbridge陆桥(名词运输术语)
(noufl TRANSPORTATlON)A system involving the ove rland ship pi ng of
containers that were previously moved by sea and that will be moved by sea
again before reachingthei rfinal destination
EXAMPLE：Containe rs are unloaded at a seapo rt and then quickly c ross the
continent by an efNcieot landhddge before being reloaded onto ships for additional transport
集装箱在海港卸载，通过一条有效率的陆桥迅速跨过陆地．之后再装载上船，开始 又一段运程。

lifeless乏味的．死气沉沉的(形容词)
(adjective) Lacking energy；bo ring
EXAMPLE：Thefamous economist‘s speech atthe conference was SOlifeless
that several peopleinthe audience sta rtedto go{o sleep
这位著名经济学象在会上的演讲太过乏味，好几位听众睡着了。

skosh一点点(名词，俚语)
(none，SLANG)A small amount(JAPANESE”sekoshi“menniog a little’)
EXAMPLE：My apa rtment is very，very small，and since I wanted a skosh more space.I sold my piano
我的房子太小，为了增加点空间，我卖掉了钢琴。

seaked醉酒的(形容诃，俚语)
(adjective．SLANG)Intoxicated
EXAMPLE：Three of the sales representatives got soaked at the office pa rty
and everybody made fun of them the next day
三位销售代表在办公室聚会中喝醉了酒，第二天，所有人都笑话他们。

Yawner 乏味的演出(名词．剧场俚语)
(noun．THEATRICAL SLANG)A bo ring performance
EXAMPLE：the new movie we went to last night wa s a yawner with no
loteresting chal actors and no action，soweleft beforeitwas over．
我们昨晚去看的新电影十分乏味．看不到有趣的角色和精彩场面，所以没看完就退 场了。

unsurpassed完美的，不可超越的(形容词)
(adjective)Unableto be improved upon
EXAMPLE： Althoughitwas designedtwenty years ago ou r unsurpassed product
continues to sell more than those of all our competitors combined
我们这款完美的产品尽管设计于20年前．但销量依旧超过竞争对手的总和。

PHRASE．A．DAY

at first blush初次看到
At the time of first encounter．without prior acquaintance(NOTE：also at first glance)
EXAMPLE：At fi rst blush l thought the new idea was un realistic but when l
considered it more ca refu]!v}realized it was quite realistic
初一看．我觉得瓤点子千切实际．但经过更仔细的考虑，我认为它很现实。

dead wrong完全错误
(INFORMAL)Completely mistaken
EXAMPLE-l thought the unusual new movie would not be successful buf l was
deadwrong，and soon everybodywastalking about it and going to see it
我认为，这部不同寻常的新片不会成功，但我大错特错了．很快，所有人都在谈论它, 都打算去看。

ivory tower 象牙塔
Any situation OF conditionthatis high abovethe unpleasant realities oflife．and
thatfosters a complacent attitude(NOTE：often a negative reference to life of scholars)
EXAMPLE：My brother is a great mathematician at a famous university，and
ridiculesmewhenlworry aboutmoney,which neverconcerns himin hisivorytower．
我兄弟是一所著名大学的优秀数学家，他嘲笑我担心钱的问翱．在象牙塔里的他从 不在乎钱。

knock-down price超低价(非正式用语)
(INFORMAL)Extremelylow p rice(NOTE also“knocked—down price‘)
EXAMPLE：The store is going to close，and so all the merchandise is being
offe red this week at knock—down p rices
商店要关闭了，所咀率周全部商品以超低价出售。

the tipping point 趋同点-2极限．临界点
1 The point In time when something undecided moves i rrevocably in e rle
direction．such asthemomentwhen one sidewinsin an a rgument or debate
EXAMPLE：There was a lengthy，serious disagreement at the meeting yesterday
between the a rchitect and the accountant but the tipping point came when the
accountant showed how expensive the oew building would be，after that，the
architect agreed to modify his design
在昨天的会上，建筑师和会计师产生了长时间的严重分歧，但后来出现趋同点：会计
师展示了新大楼的高昂费用，随后，建筑师同意调整他的设计。
2 The accumulation ofmany small eventsthattriggers amuchIurger event
EXAMPLE：The heavy rains last year reached a tipping point when the dam
Burst，floading the farms below
去年的大雨使大坝崩塌，下方在场被淹。

 

To be on pins and needles如坐针毡
To be nervous and worried about the outcome of something soon to happen；to be quite apprehensive
EXAMPLE：all of us are on pins end needles because our new product will he
Shown to the public for the first time tomorrow at the big trade show
明天，我们的新产品将在大型交易套上向公共展示．我们都紧张得如坐针毡。

 

to go hog wild极度疯狂(成语)
(IDIOM)To de something with irrationally excessive enthusiasm(NOTE：never
expressed as“togo wild hog“)
EXAMPLE：When the company built its new headquarters．the architect went
Hog wild andtheflew building cost three times as much as o riginally planned
公司盖新总部时，建筑师发了疯，新大楼的费用是当初计划的三倍。