商务英语交流中的几种新鲜的说法

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有关商务英语交流中的几种新鲜的精选说法

　　1.add up to

有关商务英语交流中的几种新鲜的精选说法

　　合计达;总括起来意味着.此语本义指'合计为',在日常生活中多用喻义,即'总括起来意味着'.在使用中应注意与'add up'一词的区别.'add up'本指'把 … 加起来',其喻义为'言之有理,说得通'

　　如:The facts just don't add up.(这些事情合计起来不对头.)

　　A:His cashier said he had locked the safe before he left. 出纳说他走时把保险柜锁上了.

　　B:But how did the money disappear from it if it was locked? 如果锁上了那钱怎么没的`?

　　A:I just wonder ... 我只是奇怪......

　　B:What do you think it all adds up to? 你想这一切意味着什么?

　　A:It adds up to the fact that we have been cheated. 意味着我们被骗了.

　　2.agree to differ

　　求同存异,指的是'各自保留不同意见(不再说服对方)',意即'求同存异'.

　　A:What do you mean? 你是什么意思?

　　B:Considering the major contracts they might give us, I overlooked the small loss. 考虑到他们可能与我们签订大宗合同,小小的损失我就忽略不计了.

　　A:So you agreed to differ? 所以你就求同存异?

　　B:That's right. 没.

　　3.all told

　　合计;总之.此语原义为'总计,合计',引申为'总之'.

　　如:All told,it was a great credit to them.(总之,这给他们大大增了光.)

　　A: How many people attended today's meeting?有多少人参加了今天的会议?

　　B: There were seventeen of us at the meeting, all told. 一共有十七个人.

　　A: Issue an announcement that if somebody doesn't attend meeting next time, his or her bonus will be deducted. 发布一则通知,就说如果有人下一次不参加会议,他或她的奖金全扣.

　　4.all wet

　　搞错了,wet原义为'湿的',引申为某人'没经验',All wet多见于美国俚语,意为'大错特错'.

　　A:I made a reservation two days ago. My name is David Johnson. 我前天在这儿预订了房间,我叫戴维-约翰逊.

　　B:Reservation? What do you mean? 预订?什么意思?

　　A:I booked a single room here for tonight. 我订了一间今晚的单人房.

　　B:Oh! You're all wet, actually. This is not a hotel. The hotel is the building across the road. 哦,你搞错了.这不是旅馆,旅馆是路对过的那座楼.

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