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1、商务英语高级表达核心考点总结do brisk business = do a roaring trade 生意兴 隆;生意火爆Last year, his grocery store did brisk business. 去年他杂货店生意兴隆。Last year, his grocery shop did a roaring trade. 去年他杂货店生意兴隆。a dog-eat-dog world/environment 竞争激烈的世界/ 环境=a rat race激烈的竞争Sorry, you dont get the job. Its a dog-and-dog world.不好意思,
2、你没有被聘用。这是一个竞争激烈 的世界。Most of time, life is a rat race.多数时候,生活 就是一场激烈的竞争。donkey work 单调乏味的苦差事 =draw the short straw抽到下下签;被派去做苦差事Why do I have to do all the donkey work and other colleagues can work on easy tasks? 为什么我就 不得不做重活,其他同事却只需要做简单的事?I drew the short straw and had to stay late to draw up the con
3、tract.我摊上苦差事,不得不熬夜起草合 同。draw a line under sth 给某事戈U上句号 二二 bring sth to an end = put an end to sth = call time on sth Lets draw a line under the event. 让这件事告一 段落,划上句号吧。Let,s bring the event to an end .让我们结束这 件事吧。Let,s put an end to the event. 让我们结束这件事 吧。Lets call time on the event,让我们结束这件事 吧。get down
4、 to brass tacks讨论基本事实;探讨实质问 题=get down to business开始讨论实质问题;谈 正事;干正事Lets get down to brass tacks and talk about the price of product.让我们讨论实质问题吧,谈谈产 品的价格。Lets cut the crap and get down to business. 少 说废话,我们谈正事吧。hit the nail on the head = hit the bulT s eye = hit the mark 一针见血,击中要害What he said really h
5、it the nail on the head. 他 说到真的是一针见血。His last remark really hit the bull s eye. 他的 最后一句话切中要害,说到点子上了。His comments just hit the mark. 他的评论直击要 害。get on the right side of sb 讨某人的欢心 =be on good terms with sb 与某人关系好He gets on the right side of the boss. 他很讨老 板喜欢。He is on good terms with the boss, 他跟老板关系 很
6、好。get the hang of (doing) sth 掌握一的窍门 =have a good command of (doing) sth 熟练掌握 = get the knack of (doing) sth 掌握.的诀窍;有. 的本领技能You 11 soon get the hang of learning English. 你 很快就能掌握学英语的诀窍。He has a good command of English. 他精通英语。 She, s got the knack of speaking English. 她有说 英语的本领。know sth inside out =
7、know sth like the back of sb,s hand 对某事了 如指掌=have a nodding acquaintance with sth 对某事略矢口二I know computers inside out.我对电脑了如指掌。I know it like the back of my hand. 我对它了如 指掌。I have a nodding acquaintance with computers. 我 对电脑略知一二。eat humb 1 e pie 道歉; 认错The MCN was forced to eat humb 1 e pie and publicl
8、y apologise to the online celebrity. 经 纪公司被逼着不得不认错,向该位网红公开道歉。 bite off more than sb can chew 贪多嚼不烂Don,t bite off more than you can chew, just focus your attention on learning one language at a time. 不要贪多嚼不烂,一次专心学一种语言就好。sell like hot cakes 热销The concert tickets sold like hot cakes. 演唱会 门票大受欢迎,大卖热销。be
9、 given the go-ahead to do sth 被允许做某事做 某事He gives his little boy the go-ahead to play online games.他允许他儿子玩网络游戏。His son was given the go-ahead to play online games.他儿子被允许玩网络游戏。The son gets the go-ahead form his father to play online games.儿子从他父亲那里得到允许可以玩网 络游戏。fight like cats and dogs大打出手;争论不休 They fou
10、ght like cats and dogs on the issue of child custody.他们俩就孩子的抚养权问题吵得不 可开交。hammer out a deal 达成协议Finally, they hammered out a deal that thier son will live with the woman.最终,他们达成协定, 他们的儿子将随女方生活。be big-hearted 慷慨大方的=be narrow-minded 心胸狭隘的He is narrowed-minded, but his elder brother is big-hearted.他心胸狭隘,倒是他哥哥慷慨大方。 pull sbs leg (开玩笑)哄骗某人Is it real that you ganna to get married next week? Are you pulling my leg?真的吗?你下周就要结婚 啦。你不会是在哄我吧?