不同场景的“让步”
英语课
1. You say 15 pounds and I say 25 pounds, so let's split the difference and call it 20
pounds。
你出15英镑而我要25英镑，这样吧， 我们各让一点，20英镑成交。
2. He forced his opponent to back down。
他迫使对手让步。
3. I am prepared to make certain concessions 1 on this issue。
我准备在这个问题上做某些让步。
4. How about meeting each other halfway 2?
我们双方都各让一步，怎么样?
5. He refused to give way and admit he was wrong。
他拒不让步，不肯认错。
6. No matter how they slander 3 us, we will never give in。
不管他们怎样诽谤我们，我们决不让步。
7. We will yield nothing to unreasonable 4 demands。
对于不合理的要求，我们决不让步。
n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权
- The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
- The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途
- We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
- In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。
n./v.诽谤，污蔑
- The article is a slander on ordinary working people.那篇文章是对普通劳动大众的诋毁。
- He threatened to go public with the slander.他威胁要把丑闻宣扬出去。
adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的
- I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
- They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。
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