商务英语中高级口语 (商务英语高级表达)

#头条创作挑战赛#

make a clean break with sb/sth 与...一刀两断;彻底分手

  • It is wise for ordinary people to make a clean break with golden diggers. 对普通人来说,与拜金女彻底分手是明智的。

make or break sb/sth 成就或毁掉...

  • Think twice, this decision will make or break our business. 三思,这个决定将会决定我们生意的成败。

swallow the bait == rise to the bait 中计上钩 == fall into the trap 掉入陷阱

  • Don't swallow the bait! 别上当受骗!
  • Don't rise to the bait! 别中计!
  • Be careful, don't fall into the trap! 小心,别掉入陷阱。

a money spinner == a cash cow == a golden goose 摇钱树

  • At present, hotel business is not a money spinner. 现在,酒店行业不再是赚钱的业务。
  • The product is a cash cow in the company. 这个产品是公司的摇钱树。
  • The pandemic could the golden goose of tourism. 疫情可能会扼杀旅游业,这只下金蛋的鹅。

cost sb a pretty penny == cost sb dear == cost an arm and a leg == cost a (small) fortune

  • The car cost him a pretty penny. 这辆车花了他一大笔钱。
  • The car cost him deer. 这辆车花了他很多钱。
  • The car cost him an arm and a leg. 这辆车花了他一大笔钱
  • The car cost him a small fortune. 这辆车花了他一大笔钱

a new broom 新上任者;新领导

A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。