轻松日记商务职场篇162:棒极了

 　　核心句型：

　　Your suggestion is out of this world.

　　你的提议真是棒极了。

　　out of this world是一个习惯用语，直译过来就是：“在这个世界以外”，而它正确的意思是：“令人激动，精彩极了，棒极了，绝妙的”。因此，当美国人说"Your suggestion is out of this world."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Your suggestion is wonderful."、"You provide us with a piece of marvelous advice."。

　　情景对白：

　　Benjamin: Maybe we can set up an exhibition to display our products and hold a lucky drawing activity with our products as the prizes.

　　本杰明：或许我们可以举办展览会来展示产品，并举行抽奖活动，以公司产品作为奖品。

　　Boss: Ah, your suggestion is out of this world.

　　老板：啊，你的提议真是太棒了。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①To raise the added value of our product is the best way to keep our competitiveness.

　　提高产品附加值是我们维持产品竞争力的最好办法。

　　②We should link our product with wisdom and elegance¹.

　　我们应该将产品同智慧与典雅联系在一起。

　　③Why don't we conduct a charity drive and donate our products to the distressed² areas?

　　为什么我们不举办一个慈善活动，并将我们的产品捐赠给贫困地区呢？

　　④We can highlight the feature of saving energy and reducing pollution while publicizing our new product.

　　我们可以把新产品的宣传重点放在节能减排上面。

　　单词：

　　1. lucky drawing 抽奖活动

　　There is no mistake about it. You were the winner of a special lucky drawing.

　　一点没错，你是一次特别抽奖的幸运儿。

　　2. elegance n. 典雅

　　Patricia looked beautiful and elegant as always.

　　帕特里夏一如既往地美丽优雅。

　　The elegance of honesty needs no adornment³.

　　诚实无需装点自优雅。

　　3. highlight vt. 突出

　　Last year Collins wrote a moving ballad⁴ which highlighted the plight⁵ of the homeless...

　　去年，柯林斯写了一首动人的抒情歌曲，突出描绘了无家可归者的苦境。

　　Two events have highlighted the tensions in recent days.

　　两起事件进一步凸显了最近一段时间的紧张局势。

1 elegance   

n.优雅；优美，雅致；精致，巧妙

参考例句：

• The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance.这个房间的家具带给这房间一种优雅的气氛。
• John has been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰因为衣着讲究而出名。

2 distressed   

痛苦的

参考例句：

• He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
• The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。

3 adornment   

n.装饰；装饰品

参考例句：

• Lucie was busy with the adornment of her room.露西正忙着布置她的房间。
• Cosmetics are used for adornment.化妆品是用来打扮的。

4 ballad   

n.歌谣，民谣，流行爱情歌曲

参考例句：

• This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.这首诗有民歌风味。
• This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn.这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。

5 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。