讓老闆對你誇目相看：10句必學「專家級」商業英文用語

在工作場合中，能否將商業英語使用的恰如其分是一門大學問。這除了能上你更精準表達工作事項之外，更能凸現自己的專業度。

今天小編特別介紹10句常用的商業詞彙和片語，讓你在老闆面前大顯威風，在同事面前一枝獨秀：

1. across the board – including everyone or everything  指全面地，表示事情會以同樣方式影響所有人或事

例句：The computer company decided to give the workers an across-the-board increase in their salary.

2. bail a company out or bail out a company – to rescue a company that has financial problems 幫助一家公司擺脫困境

例句：The government bailed out the bank to maintain stability in the economy.

3. a ball park figure/estimate – a rough estimate or figure  一個大略的數字

例句：The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.

4. bang for the buck – value for the money spent  花最少錢取得最大效果

例句：We were able to get much bang for the buck when we advertised on the Internet.

5. bankroll someone/something – to supply someone with money, to finance someone  提供…資金

例句：The movie actor bankrolled his son while the son was producing his first movie.

6. bottom line –

（1）the central issue of a discussion, the main point  可以指在討論過程中，最重要的一件事

例句：My friend wants to open a restaurant. However, the bottom line for me is that we need more research before I invest any money.

（2）the lowest amount of money that someone will accept  指在商務談判中的可以被接受的最低價格

例句：Take this new offer to Sony, but 20,000 is our bottom line! We can’t go lower than that!

7. break even – to have expenses equal to profits  得失相當

例句：After three months the company was able to break even and begin to make a profit.

8. carve out a niche (for a product) – to create a product or market that nobody else has 開拓利基

例句：The company was able to carve out a niche for their product among university students.

9. cut corners – to economize, to try to spend less money. 找更方便或便宜的辦法來做一件事

例句：We have been forced to economize on expenses during these severe economic times.

10 . cut one’s losses – to do something in order to stop losing additional money or time etc.  斷掉某人的損失；斷尾求生

例句：We should sell the old machinery soon and try to cut our losses.

另外補充一部影片，讓大家練習一下如何將生活用語轉換成商業用字：

文章出處：讓老闆大為驚歎！10句必學專業級商業詞彙片語！

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