计划1学习时间2026.7.29 周三内容视频30主题English at Work Episode 30: Two heads are better than one Language for negotiating▶ ring back 回电回电话ring——过去式rang——过去分词rung▶ “Negotiating is my thing”! What is he like? Mind you, he has won a Pear Salesman of the Year award so he must be doing something right.“谈判是我的拿手好戏”他这人怎么回事啊不过话说回来他得过年度梨类产品推销员奖所以他肯定还是有两下子的。句子解析Negotiating is my thing 谈判是我的强项/擅长的事“… is my thing”是口语惯用语意为“……是我的专长/拿手好戏”What is he like? 意为“他这人怎么回事啊 / 他真是个人才反讽 / 他可真行”是英式口语中常用的感叹句带有调侃意味表达对某人行为的惊讶或无奈不是真的问“他长什么样”Mind you, 意为“不过话说回来 / 但你要知道”转折插入语相当于“不过话说回来”用于补充一个相对正面的信息so he must be doing something right 是逻辑推导意思是“所以他在某些方面肯定做对了/有两下子”用 must be doing 表达一种“基于证据的推测”something right 意为“正确的事 / 有两下子”。▶ save my bacon 救了我一命帮我免于受罚/损失▶ get a move on 快点行动▶ 跟客户谈判的语句What kind of price are you willing to pay?I don’t think (that) we can go that low.If you buy more stock, I can offer you a bigger discount. / More stock, bigger discount.I’ll meet you halfway. 我会向你让步/各退一步以达成共识▶ a load of 一大堆胡扯中性含义表示数量很多相当于 a lot of比如 a load of work一大堆工作、a load of people许多人。贬义含义接 nonsense、crap、rubbish 等词时表示胡说八道、废话比如 Thats a load of nonsense那是一派胡言。▶ know your stuff 懂行在行精通业务▶ despite what other people say 尽管别人怎么说/不管别人怎么说▶ be off to出发去做某事▶ get on 继续进展相处▶ Did those killer lines of mine work? 我之前教你的那些杀手锏管用了吗 / 我那些压箱底的话术管用没killer lines 杀手锏绝招杀手金句杀手级别的台词神句压箱底的话术▶ sort of 有点有几分近似▶ As long as I send them the contract today so Id better go and get an envelope and post it as soon as I can. 既然我今天得把合同发给他们那我最好赶紧去拿个信封尽快把它寄出去。post 在英式英语中就是“邮寄”的意思美式通常用 mailenvelope 信封易混淆elevator 电梯▶ stationery cupboard 文具柜stationery 文具文具用品易混淆stationery 静止的固定的cupboard 橱柜碗柜壁橱▶ shelf 架子计划2