9月9日商务英语

holdover ['həuld,əuvɚ]

保留节目（名词）

(noun) An object, person, or practice that is now out of date, but survives from a previous era.

EXAMPLE: Lighting tall tabletop candles at a formal dinner is a holdover that remains popular because it is considered elegant and romantic.

因为优雅和浪漫，在正式宴会上点燃高高的桌烛仍然是受欢迎的保留节目。

to feather one's own nest

获取私利（传统表达法）

Traditional expression meaning to take advantage of opportunities solely and selfishly to improve one’s own situation.

EXAMPLE: Rather than help his employer by making deals with the important business clients, the dishonest executive would feather his own nest by making deals with them privately.

这位不正直的高管没有帮助自己的雇主与重要的商业客户达成协议，而是在私下里和他们做交易，以获取私利。