商务英语:今日热词——成功的关键时刻
《财富》(中文版)
2011年12月15日
EXAMPLE: I thought my long, difficult negotiations yesterday were going to end in failure, but at the eleventh hour the prospective buyer agreed to my final offer, and I made the sale.
我昨天以为漫长而艰难的谈判将以失败告终,但在关键时刻,一位潜在买家同意了我的最终报价,我做成了这笔生意。
我昨天以为漫长而艰难的谈判将以失败告终,但在关键时刻,一位潜在买家同意了我的最终报价,我做成了这笔生意。
今日单词:
单词 | chicanery |
中文释义 |
骗术 |
英文释义 |
(noun) Deception by way of clever, mischievous tricks. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: The dishonest accountant cheated his employers by various forms of subtle chicanery which no one discovered until he retired. 这个不老实的会计通过各种巧妙骗术欺骗他的公司,直到他退休后才被人发现。 |
今日短语:
短语 | at the eleventh hour |
中文释义 |
成功的关键时刻 |
英文释义 |
(SLANG) At the last possible moment something can be accomplished. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: I thought my long, difficult negotiations yesterday were going to end in failure, but at the eleventh hour the prospective buyer agreed to my final offer, and I made the sale. 我昨天以为漫长而艰难的谈判将以失败告终,但在关键时刻,一位潜在买家同意了我的最终报价,我做成了这笔生意。 |