轻松日记商务职场篇216:扭转局势
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：轻松日记商务职场篇
英语课
核心句型：
We can only rely on this new product to tip the scales.
我们只能通过这款新产品扭转局势。
tip the scales 中scales是“天平”之意，英语语言认为在极小的干扰下，天平具有恢复自身平衡的能力；而tip 有“使倾斜”的意思，所以这个短语指打破原有平衡，进入一种新秩序，即：“扭转局势”的意思。因此，当美国人说"We can only rely on this new product to tip the scales."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"We have to change the situation by releasing the new product."、"The only way of turning the tables lies in the new product."。
情景对白：
Boss: We must ensure the success of our new product launch. We can only rely on this new product to tip the scales.
老板：一定要保证这次新产品发布会的成功举办，我们只能通过这款新产品扭转局势了。
Benjamin: Yes, you can count on it. And I hope we can win customer's trust again.
本杰明：是的，您尽管放心好了。我希望我们能再次赢得客户的信任。
搭配句积累：
①How do we deal with the declining turnover 1?
我们该如何应对逐渐下滑的营业额？
②Our new product totally overturns the previous outdated 2 ones.
我们的新产品完全颠覆了以往的过时产品。
③Customers have lost interest in our products these years.
近来年，顾客对我们的产品失去了兴趣。
④Our previous product made our company come into a credibility crisis.
我们上一款产品令公司陷入了诚信危机。
单词：
launch n. 发布，发行
The company's spending has also risen following the launch of a new Sunday magazine.
发行一本新周日杂志后，公司的开支也跟着上升。
The launch was delayed by a technical hitch 3.
由于技术上出现临时故障而发射延期.
We have got good media coverage 4 for the launch of the new model.
传播媒介对我们的新型产品投放市场作了有利的报导。
n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量
- The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
- Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。
adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时
- That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
- Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。
v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉
- They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。
- All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。