在学会了很棒的沟通术后,如果你再多学几句职场中必备的惯用语,就能有效避免和上司鸡同鸭讲的尴尬情况发生!
【十个超实用职场惯用语】
惯用语 意思 例句
get down to business 有言归正传,和开始工作、办正事的意思。 It’s already late. Let’s get down to business.
时间不早了,我们来谈谈正事吧!
quite a bargain bargain 有交易、买卖之意,所以quite a bargain 代表你进行了一场很不错的买卖。 It was quite a bargain!
还真划算!
selling point 意思是产品或服务的特色及卖点,不是卖出东西的时间点! What are the selling points of your product?
你们产品的卖点是什么呢?
corner the market corner 是角落的意思,如果一间公司占据了市场每个角落,代表它垄断市场或非常受欢迎。 Our goal is to corner the market nationwide.
我们的目标是垄断全球市场。
in the pipeline 字面指「在输送管中」,引申为事情已经在筹划中或即将发生。 More new products are in the pipeline.
还有更多商品正在推出当中。
second a motion second在这里当动词,是赞同,motion是提案。所以second a motion就是附议。 I second the motion.
我附议。
clinch a deal clinch 当动词有决定、确定的意思,因此clinch a deal 就是交易成立、拍板成交。 His final proposal enabled us to clinch the deal.
他的最后提案让我们终于能敲定这笔交易。
pick up the tab 承担所有的费用、付帐。 Let me pick up the tab this time.
这次就让我来买单吧。
a down payment 第一笔交款,也就是头期款的意思。 She made a down payment of $200,000 for the house.
她买房的头期款付了20万元。
shelf life 可以摆在架上的时间,也就是储藏寿命、保存期。 Shelf life : above 10 months
保存期:10个月以上
【今日小挑战】
在看完文章后,来点不一样的试炼吧!
一起做做看以下十题「职场惯用语二选一」,选出你觉得最适当的答案:
1. get down to business (A) travel to work
(B) start working
2. quite a bargain (A) a good deal
(B) a bad deal
3. selling point (A) argument in favor of a product
(B) sales level reached
4. corner the market (A) manage to enter the market
(B) dominate an area of business
5. in the pipeline (A) currently in progress
(B) under discussion
6. second a motion (A) put something in action
(B) agree with a proposal
7. clinch a deal (A) put an end to discussions
(B) reach an agreement
8. pick up the tab (A) pay the bill
(B) notice the price
9. a down payment (A) a part of the total payment
(B) a reduced payment
10. shelf life (A) use within a certain length of time
(B) place for discarded objects
答对 10 题:你真的是职场英文天才,小编甘拜下风!
答对 7~9 题:恭喜你获得职场英语小达人封号!
答对 5~6 题:已经很不错了,再多加油,相信你离成功不远矣!
答对 0~4 题:别气馁,只要把上面的文章多看熟,你也可以晋升为达人!
Answer: 1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (A)