商务英语 第二课
I have a few ideas for you
词汇篇:
At ease 安逸,舒适,自在 ([i:z] n. 容易;舒适;自在v. 减轻,缓和;放松
Bring up 提出
Business pitch 商务对话 (pitch [pɪtʃ] v. 投掷;为…定音高;搭帐篷;用沥青涂n. 投;投球;音高;程度;沥青)
Casual conversation 随意的聊天
Expand into 扩展到。。。(expand [iks'pænd] v. 使扩张;扩大;发展;展开;详述
Figure out 弄清楚 (figure [ˈfɪgər] n. 外形;体态;人物;数字;图表;花式;画像v. 计算;认为;描绘;象征;露头角;扮演角色;计算;合乎情理
Flesh out 充实,完善(flesh [flɛʃ] n. 肉;果肉;肉体v.(使)长肉,发胖
Formality 礼节,俗套(formality [fɔrˈmæləti ] n. 礼节;拘谨;程序,正式手续;形式,仪式
Ingredient 配料 (ingredient [ɪnˈgridiənt] n. 组成部分;要素;原料
Made any moves in that direction 朝这个方向行动
On account of 因为
Oppressive oppressive [ə'presiv] adj. 暴虐的;郁闷的;沉重的
Reveal reveal rɪˈvil] v. 使显露;揭露;暴露;泄露;透露n. 门侧,窗侧;窗框
Ruin your appetite 破坏胃口(ruin美[ˈruən] v. 毁坏,破坏,糟蹋,使破产n. 毁坏‘破坏,破产,祸根,残垣断壁
Save time 省时间
Speaks for itself 不言而喻
Switch back forth 来回转换(switch [swɪtʃ] . 开关,电闸v. 转变,切换;用开关把…开启(或关掉)(forth [fɔrθ; adv. 向前,往外;(从...)以后)
The tricks of the trade 秘诀;诀窍(trick [trɪk] n. 诡计;骗局;恶作剧;诀窍;把戏adj. 有诀窍的;特技的;欺诈的v. 哄骗;戏弄
(trade [treɪd] n. 贸易;生意;交换;职业;手艺v. 交易;对换;用…进行交换
Tricky 棘手的,微妙的tricky [ˈtrɪki ] adj. 狡猾的;微妙的;机警的
Unrestricted 不受限制的
实用口语说一说
1. Who knows? 谁知道呢?
2. You got me there. 你就知道我想谈什么。
3. Its been brought up. 已经提出来了。
4. Right you are.说的对。
5. I have a few ideas for you. 我可以给您一些建议。
•A:That soup was really excellent. I wonder what their secret ingredient is.
•B: Who knows? If he valued his career, the chef would never reveal the tricks of the trade. Anyway, a good soup speaks for itself.
•A: something tells me we’re not just talking about the soup any more.
•B: You got me there. But this is a business lunch, no?
•A: Right you are. Didn’t you have a proposal for me?
•B: I do have some ideas, but they’re not entirely fleshed out. Tell me, have you ever thought about expanding into print media?
•A: it’s been brought up, but we’ve never made any moves in that direction. •B: Well ,I have a few ideas for you .Oh, don’t stop eating on account of me !I’ll be very quick.