5月5日商务英语
2009年05月05日
rivalry; to be in the homestretch
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| rivalry | 对抗（名词） | (noun) Continual, focused competition intended to defeat others | EXAMPLE: The intense rivalry between the two old companies often caused them to set prices below their own production costs. 这两家老牌公司的激烈对抗，经常导致把价格定得比生产成本还低。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| to be in the homestretch | 即将大功告成 | To be in the final stage of a large or important task | EXAMPLE: Building our new office was a long and difficult task, but finally one day we saw the trucks carrying new office furniture arrive and we knew we were in the homestretch. 建造新办公室是一项耗时很长和艰巨的任务，不过终于有一天，我们看见运送新办公室家具的卡车开来了。我们知道，我们即将大功告成。 |
