某天，我在一英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)站晃蕩的時(shí)候，突然發(fā)現(xiàn)有一類(lèi)商務(wù)英語(yǔ)的知識(shí)好像從來(lái)沒(méi)跟大家分享過(guò)，那就是:

【常見(jiàn)的商務(wù)英語(yǔ)表達(dá)】

舉個(gè)最具代表性的例子，在2018年下半年高級(jí)考試的時(shí)候，口語(yǔ)題中，說(shuō)有個(gè)超市要是變成24/7工作制，對(duì)員工有什么影響balabala的，當(dāng)時(shí)很多小伙伴對(duì)這個(gè)24/7都很拿不準(zhǔn)，猜測(cè)了很多

而這個(gè)24/7就是此次我想跟大家重點(diǎn)介紹的【30個(gè)常見(jiàn)商務(wù)英語(yǔ)表達(dá)】之一。是實(shí)用性很高，出現(xiàn)頻率也很高的重點(diǎn)商務(wù)英語(yǔ)知識(shí)了。所以，趕緊準(zhǔn)備好小本本吧！

1)  tough break 

when something unfortunatehappens

Tough這個(gè)形容詞的意思是“艱難，棘手”，而break做名詞可以當(dāng)“運(yùn)氣”講。所以，tough Break指“困苦的處境，惡運(yùn)”

That tough break put an end to my plans!

我真是太倒霉了! 后面的所有計(jì)劃都泡湯了!

2)  back to the drawing board 

to start something over and goback to the planning stage.

字面意思是回到制圖板去，實(shí)際上它的意思是從頭開(kāi)始

比如說(shuō)一個(gè)公司為了要提高利潤(rùn)，叫雇員們提出各種建議。但是老板認(rèn)為這些都行不通， 要大家從頭來(lái)。The boss sent them back to the drawing board

3)  24/7 

“24/7” means 24 hours a day,seven days a week.

一天24小時(shí)，一星期7天的縮寫(xiě)，即全天候提供服務(wù)的意思

4)  behind the scenes 

Something that happens in secret or not infront of the general public

在幕后

It's an exciting opportunity to learn what goes on behind the scenes.

可以有機(jī)會(huì)了解幕后的工作，令人非常興奮。

5)  change of pace 

something different from a normal routine or schedule.

改變習(xí)慣，興趣等，更換口味

A change of pace will probably do you good. 

改變一下生活方式可能會(huì)對(duì)你有好處

6)  come up short 

to try to achieve something butfail. 

讓人失望

Bill always seems to come up short of his parent's expectations. 

比爾似乎永遠(yuǎn)都達(dá)不到他父母的期望

7)  big picture 

Everything that is involvedwith a particular situation is called “the big picture.”

大局，大宏圖

Some of these examples come from big-picture trends.

這些例證中，有些來(lái)自于全局趨勢(shì)。

（PS：不知道有沒(méi)有人看韓綜的，HAHA和金鐘國(guó)有一檔超級(jí)搞笑的綜藝，名字就叫《Big picture》，過(guò)年在家，順便安利給你們，宇宙無(wú)敵巨搞笑）

8)  fifty-fifty 

“Fifty-fifty” means something is divided 

equally 

平分為二

9)  ahead of the curve 

to be more advanced than the competition.

占得先機(jī)，保持領(lǐng)先

The technology firm invests heavily in R&D in order to keep ahead of the curve.

這家科技公司在研發(fā)工作上投入巨資以保持領(lǐng)先優(yōu)勢(shì)

10)  by the book 

to do things according to company policy or the law. It means to followthe rules 100%.

按章辦事

He showed little initiative, handling all matters strictly by the book.

他缺乏首創(chuàng)精神，墨守成規(guī)地辦一切事情

11)  back to square one 

to startsomething over again.

問(wèn)題回到原態(tài)，從頭再來(lái)

We got a phone call from the lawyers and is was back to square one.

我們接到了律師的一個(gè)電話，一切又得從頭開(kāi)始。

12)  ahead of the pack 

to be better or more successful than the competition.

領(lǐng)先的.出類(lèi)拔萃

At this stage in the campaign, the Democratic candidate is way ahead of the pack.

在本次競(jìng)選活動(dòng)的現(xiàn)階段，民主黨候選人遙遙領(lǐng)先

13)  call it a day 

to decide to stop working for the day.

收工

A：I'm very tired. We're done too much work today.

B：OK，let's call it a day.

A：Wonderful.

14)  ASAP 

an acronym for “as soon as possible.”

15)  from the ground up

when you start a business, project, or something else from zero

從頭開(kāi)始; 完全地，徹底地

All I asked her to do was make a few revisions to the employee handbook. It's not like she has to create the whole thing from the ground up!

我只不過(guò)是讓她對(duì)雇員手冊(cè)進(jìn)行一些修改，又不是要她從頭寫(xiě)起！

16)  go broke 

to go bankrupt or to lose all the money a person or business had.

破產(chǎn)

The majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months

大多數(shù)小企業(yè)在開(kāi)張后的24個(gè)月內(nèi)就倒閉了

17)  go down the drain 

When someonewastes or loses something

“泡湯”或者“付諸東流”

A single mistake and all that time and money would go down the drain.

只要發(fā)生一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，全部的時(shí)間和金錢(qián)就將盡付東流

18)  go the extra mile 

to do more than what people expect.

做比期望的多得多的努力; 做更多，取得更大的成就

To do your duty is not enough. You must go the extra mile.

只滿足于分內(nèi)是不夠的，你必須多做一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。

19)  go through the roof 

rapidly increasing. 

快速增長(zhǎng)

The unemployment rate went through the roof。

 失業(yè)率飛漲

20)  gray area 

somethingthat is undefined and not easily categorized. 

灰色地帶，不明確，不清楚的狀態(tài)

Transitions aren't easy, so it's important to cut yourself some slack as you move through the gray area. 

從畢業(yè)生到職場(chǎng)人的轉(zhuǎn)型并不容易，所以當(dāng)你穿過(guò)這片灰色地帶時(shí)，克服自身的懶散非常重要。

21)  at stake 

“At stake” means at risk. 

處在緊要關(guān)頭

He Chinese nation has reached a point where its very existence is at stake.

中華民族到了這生死存亡的關(guān)頭。

22)  catch someone off guard 

to surprise someone by doing something that he or she wasnot expecting.

令人猝不及防

The government's decision to raise the interest rate caught everyone off guard - nobody expected it.

政府提升利率的決定令所有人猝不及防 — 沒(méi)有人預(yù)料到這件事。

23)  cave (or cave in) 

to give in or agree tosomething that someone previously did not want to accept.

投降，屈服

The United States should also be made aware that China will not cave in the face of American protectionism or be led by the nose

美國(guó)也應(yīng)該意識(shí)到，中國(guó)不會(huì)屈服于美國(guó)的保護(hù)主義，也不會(huì)被人牽著鼻子走。

24)  cut corners 

to take shortcuts and find an easier or cheaper way to do something.

抄近路，走捷徑，偷工減料

Government officials insist they will not let the utility cut corners on safety.

政府官員堅(jiān)持他們將不會(huì)在安全設(shè)施上偷工減料。

25)  cut one’s losses 

to stop doing something that is unproductive and won’t evergenerate results.

從對(duì)自己不利的局面里撤出來(lái)，以減少損失

Sometimes, there's nothing you can do to improve a situation. All you can do is cut your losses and try to find a better situation

有時(shí)候，如果你根本沒(méi)法改變關(guān)系，那還不如趁早離開(kāi)，免得再繼續(xù)受罪

26)  A blue collar worker 

someone who works with his hands(manufacturing, construction, maintenance, etc.).

藍(lán)領(lǐng)工人

27)  A white-collar worker 

someone who works in an office (customerservice, management, sales, etc.).

白領(lǐng)

28)  think big  

to have ambitious goals and bigplans for the future.

雄心勃勃（偏非正式）

If you want to succeed in business, think big. 

如果你想在商業(yè)上成功，就要胸懷大志。

29)  think outside the box 

to think of creative, unconventional solutions instead ofcommon ones.

創(chuàng)造性思考，打破常規(guī)

Sometimes you have to think outside the 

box & and the office.

有時(shí)候你要跳出固有的思維模式，也要把眼光放在辦公室之外

30)  uphill battle 

Something that is difficult toachieve because of obstacles and difficulties 

苦戰(zhàn); 惡戰(zhàn); 一場(chǎng)硬仗;

As it seeks to influence China's rise, the U.S. faces an uphill battle because this new economic reality has a profound effect on the balance of power between the two countries. 

去影響中國(guó)的崛起，美國(guó)面臨著一場(chǎng)艱難的戰(zhàn)役，因?yàn)樾碌慕?jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)實(shí)對(duì)平衡兩國(guó)的力量有著深刻地影響。

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