轻松日记商务职场篇150:千真万确

 　　核心句型：

　　I got the tip straight from the horse's mouth.

　　这个消息千真万确。

　　straight from the horse's mouth这个短语最早出现于上世纪20年代。据说，马的乳门齿、乳中齿会随着年岁的增长被永久门齿、永久中齿依次顶落，而且马的切齿由于采撷食物也会受到磨损，所以，有经验的驯马师常从马的乳齿数或马的切齿磨损程度获知马的年龄。所以这个短语用以形容：“（消息等）直接来自当事人，消息绝对可靠”。因此，当美国人说"I got the tip straight from the horse's mouth."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"What I said is really true."、"The news is absolutely reliable."。

　　情景对白：

　　Benjamin: Our company will throw a party next Thursday evening, and many big shots will show up. I got the tip straight from the horse's mouth.

　　本杰明：我们公司下周四晚上将会举行一个聚会，很多大人物都会到场。这个消息千真万确。

　　Terry: Wow, isn't that fantastic?

　　泰瑞：哇，太棒了啊！

　　搭配句积累：

　　①Our manager will leave for Paris recently.

　　我们经理最近会动身前往巴黎。

　　②We'll have a three-day holiday next week.

　　我们下周将有一个为期三天的假期。

　　③The general manager will be here to check our work tomorrow.

　　总经理明天会来视察工作。

　　④He will be the chief negotiator of our company.

　　他将是我们公司的首席谈判代表。

　　单词：

　　1. reliable adj. 可靠的

　　It's very difficult to give a reliable estimate.

　　要给出可靠的估计非常困难。

　　We have reliable sources.

　　我们有可靠的消息来源。

　　She was efficient and reliable.

　　她办事很有效率，也很可靠。

　　2. negotiator n. 谈判者

　　The two American negotiators are calling for substantial cuts in external subsidies¹.

　　两名美国谈判代表正在呼吁大量削减外部援助。

　　As chief negotiator she has performed miracles in breaking down barriers between the two sides.

　　作为主要谈判人，她在打破双方之间的障碍上创造了奇迹。

　　He decided² to make a brief yet outreaching statement to make the negotiator change his view.

　　他决定作一个简短但有说服力的陈述,以改变谈判者的看法。

1 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。