商务英语

从 2000 年年初开始，财富中文网增设“商务英语”栏目，本栏目编撰者 Greg Laskaris 为美国加利福尼亚经理人 ESL（英语作为第二语言）专家，是国际商务英语培训机构 Business Training International 的创始人。现将“商务英语”最新内容选登如下（欲了解单词发音及更多双语内容请登录：www.fortunechina.com）：

word-a-day：

browbeat 逼迫（及物动词）

（transitive verb） To pester and threaten in a dominating manner.

EXAMPLE： The cynical executive believed his employees would notwork unless he browbeat them relentlessly， but that only caused themto leave his company.

这位疑心很重的高管认为，他不逼迫员工，他们就不会干活。但这只会让员工们离职。

cloudburst 大暴雨（名词）

（noun） A sudden， heavy downpour of rain， usually lasting only a fewminutes.

EXAMPLE： A cloudburst interrupted our pleasant walk in the park， andwe ran inside a small nearby shelter.

突如其来的大雨打断了我们在公园的愉快散步，我們跑进了附近的一座小亭子。

collide 1. 猛烈地撞击（不及物动词）；2. 发生冲突（不及物动词）

1. （intransitive verb） To crash together violently.

EXAMPLE： When the driver fell asleep， his truck collided with a smallcar and overturned it.

司机开车的时候睡着了，他的卡车撞翻了一辆小汽车。

2. （intransitive verb） To come into con_lict.

EXAMPLE： During my childhood， my gentle mother's kind opinionsoften collided with my father's stern ideas.

在我小的时候，母亲和善，父亲严厉，两人的意见经常相左。

grandiose 华丽的（形容词）

（adjective） Describing something designed to be so excessivelyimpressive that it actually looks silly instead of great or important.

EXAMPLE： My rich uncle's grandiose new house has so manyunnecessary mirrors and huge golden sculptures inside that it looksridiculous.

我的叔叔很有钱，他新买了一套华丽的房子，里面有很多用不上的镜子和巨大的金色雕像，看起来很可笑。

redundant 1. 不需要的（形容词）；2. 被裁掉的（形容词，商业用语）

1. （adjective） Describing something unnecessary; super_luous.

EXAMPLE： With the widespread adoption of new technologies， certainjob skills became redundant.

随着一些新技术得到广泛的应用。某些工作技能变得多余。

2. （adjective， BUSNIESS） Dismissed from work due to no longer beingneeded. （NOTE： chie_ly British usage）

EXAMPLE： The large store hires extra sales representatives for theholiday gift buying season， but they are redundant after the big holidays.

为应对假日礼品销售季，这家大商店雇用了更多的销售代表，但在节日过后，这些人都被裁掉了。

phrase-a-day：

bear up under something hance 经历艰难

To endure under a severe hardship.

EXAMPLE： The young woman worked hard to bear up under the strainof supporting her young sisters when their parents died.

这位年轻女士父母双亡，她辛苦工作，艰难地抚养年幼的妹妹。

fighting chance 挑战巨大但仍然可能成功的机会

A possibility of succeeding in spite of serious challenges.

EXAMPLE： Traf_ic is always congested at this busy time of day， but ifwe leave immediately we still have a _ighting chance of getting to theairport in time for our _light.

现在是出行高峰期，交通会一直拥堵，但如果我们马上出去，我们还是有希望及时到达机场，赶上航班。

first of all 首先

Before discussing or considering anything else; often used to drawattention to the most important factor.

EXAMPLE： First of all， I think we need better communications amongthe departments of our company， and then we can later discuss otherpossible improvements.

首先，我们认为，我们需要改善公司各个部门之间的沟通，然后再讨论改善其他方面。

golden oldie 经典作品（俚语）

（SLANG） Something old but still considered wonderful， especially abeloved so.

EXAMPLE： While I like a lot of today's pop music， most of my favoritetunes are golden oldies like Beatle songs.

虽然我喜欢当代的很多流行乐曲，但我的最爱大部分还是那些经典歌曲，比如披头士乐队的歌曲。

hot ticket item 热门产品（俚语）

（SLANG） Something very popular; also， less commonly， a very popular person.（NOTE： while the phrase is singular， it can refer to multiple related items）

EXAMPLE： For a number of reasons， electric vehicles nowadays are ahot ticket item.

电动汽车现在是热门产品，原因有很多。

straight as an arrow正直（成语）

（IDIOM） Honest; sincere; describing a person who is completely free ofdeception.

EXAMPLE： I can always trust my brother because I know he is straightas an arrow.

我可以永远相信我的兄弟，因为我知道他极为正直。