每日商务英语 第29期:早期介入

to get in on the ground floor 早期介入 英文释义 To join something such as a new business or industry very early, and perhaps to be able to grow as it grows. 例句 I was lucky enoughto get in on the ground floorof an innovative new software c

每日商务英语 第28期:如鱼得水

to be in one element 如鱼得水 英文释义 To be doing something in which one has natural abilities and therefore is able to do one best. 例句 My son loves computers, and so when he joined an innovative new software company, he was really in hi

每日商务英语 第27期:大笔的钱

hard coin 大笔的钱 英文释义 Slang expression describing large amounts of money. 例句 My friend is earning some hard coin with his popular new business, and he will soon buy a new house and a luxury car. 我朋友靠做热门生意赚了大钱

每日商务英语 第31期:娱乐

fun and games 娱乐 英文释义 Mindless amusement (NOTE primarily negative usage) 例句 Once my son realized that life is not all fun and games, he became a serious, hard-working student. 当我的儿子意识到，娱乐并不是生活的全部，

每日商务英语 第138期:肮脏业务

dirty business 肮脏业务（俚语） 英文释义 (SLANG) Any unethical business activity. 例句 A company that wants to keep a good reputationshould avoid anything that appears to be dirty business.企业要想保持良好声誉，就应该回避任

每日商务英语 第129期:可取之处

the saving grace 可取之处 英文释义 A single positive quality or benefit that redeemssomething with numerous negative qualities andno other benefits. 例句 My new job is difficult, pays poorly, and demands that I work far too much, but the sa

每日商务英语 第130期:办公室闲职

swivel-chair job 办公室闲职 英文释义 An easy office job with very few real responsibilities(NOTE: a swivel-chair is a comfortable executiveoffice chair). 例句 The ambitious young man was given a swivel-chair job in his uncle's company, but

每日商务英语 第131期:意外遭遇

to be caught off guard by something意外遭遇 英文释义 To be unprepared for something. 例句 Since the day had started without a cloud in the sky,we were caught off guard by the afternoonrainstorm that ruined our picnic in the park. 今天一早

每日商务英语 第132期:急剧增长

a dramatic increase 急剧增长 英文释义 An increase that is so large it may attract attention. 例句 Genetic improvements in agriculture have resulted ina dramatic increase in many crops, often doubling or tripling annual production.农业基因

每日商务英语 第133期:工作的进展情况

how something is shaping up 工作的进展情况（非正式用语） 英文释义 (INFORMAL) How something is developing, growing,or progressing towards completion. 例句 My boss wants to know how my new project is shaping up, so in my meeting wit

每日商务英语 第134期:刚从某地来

to be fresh from somewhere 刚从某地来 英文释义 To have recently arrived from somewhere. 例句 Our most recently hired young employees are freshfrom their universities and have lots of enthusiasm.我们最近聘用了一些刚大学毕业、富

每日商务英语 第135期:新人 新鲜血液

new blood 新鲜血液，新人 英文释义 New people or new ideas that invigorate something(such as an organization) that was previously staleor weak.例句 The bright young executives we hired last yearbrought new blood into our old company, and

每日商务英语 第136期:信贷条款

credit terms 信贷条款 英文释义 How a borrower is to pay for a credit purchase orto repay a loan. 例句 The banker explained the credit terms carefully to the borrower, which included specificamounts to be paid and important payment deadlines

每日商务英语 第137期:直言陈述

categorical statement 直言陈述 英文释义 An extremely clear statement about something,permitting no exceptions or misunderstanding. 例句 The university issued a categorical statementabout cheating, and the students knew they would be expelle

每日商务英语 第139期:经过冷静思考

by the cold light of reason 经过冷静思考 英文释义 Traditional expression referring to the use of sober,rational analysis not swayed by emotion. 例句 At first we liked the architect's most innovative design for our new building, but by the

每日商务英语 第140期:对某事有巨大影响

to bear heavily on something 对某事有巨大影响 英文释义 To influence strongly. 例句 Excessive costs of transportation bear heavily onour company's decision to close our factory in the remote region.我们公司决定关闭在这一偏远地

每日商务英语 第141期:put in a good word for 举荐

put in a good word for 举荐（成语） 英文释义 To recommend someone to a person of authority. 例句 To help him get a job, I promised to put in a goodword for my nephew before he spoke to my boss about working for our company. 为了帮侄子找

每日商务英语 第142期:重拳出击 强硬措施

to take the bull by the horns 面对困境采取强硬措施 英文释义 Traditional expression meaning to act in a strong,decisive manner in difficult circumstances; to takecharge and make important but unpopular decisionswhen needed (NOTE: always

每日商务英语 第113期:闻到火药味

to smell gunpowder in the air 闻到火药味，察觉到不和的氛围 英文释义 To sense evidence of a noisy argument that is notoccurring now, but has just occurred or will occursoon. 例句 Neither of the two people who work for me said hello

每日商务英语 第112期:做小买卖的女人

basement Betty 在家里做小买卖的女人 英文释义 A woman who operates a small business from herhome. (NOTE: Betty is a short form of the commonEnglish female name Elizabeth) 例句 Before she could afford to open a shop, my mother was a bas