商务英语：今日热词——让某人失望

1.预付款；2.直率的

1. (adjective) Describing costs, payments, or fees that must be paid (or requirements which must be met) before goods or services being purchased can be used by the customer.
2. (adjective, INFORMAL) Describing a way of speaking or writing that is direct and unambiguous.

例句

EXAMPLE 1: The upfront costs involved with purchasing the luxury house included a fee to the local gardening company which maintains all the parks in the private neighborhood.
EXAMPLE 2: I am quite shy when I talk about my financial ambitions, but my bold little brother is always upfront about wanting to make a lot of money.

1.购买这套豪宅的预付成本包括向本地园艺公司缴纳的费用。园艺公司负责维护私人住宅小区所有的花园。
2.对于我的财务理想，我总爱避而不谈，但我的小弟很大方，总是直率地说他想赚很多钱。

让某人失望

To disappoint someone who previously had trust and confidence in you.

EXAMPLE: I'm working hard in my new business because I don't want to let my family down after they loaned me money to get started.

我在新生意上非常努力，因为家人借给我创业的钱，我不想让他们失望。