实用商务五句详解

 　　1.a buyer's market 买方市场

　　market在这里是"行情"的意思。买方市场是有利于购买者的行情。与之相对的是a seller's market（卖方市场）。

　　A: Have you bought the house? 你已买房子了吗？

　　B: I don't know how to choose it. There are a lot of apartments on sale. 我不知道该怎么办，那么多房子，眼都挑花了。

　　A: It is a buyer's market, you know. 现在是买方市场嘛！

　　2.a country mile 一段很长的距离

　　该习语多用在美国口语中，名词country有"农场"的意思。在美国，由于科技比较发达，农场往往都很大。这些农场总能给人以辽阔、遥远之感。故该习语用country来指"距离之远"。

　　A: Is the house close to the central city? 那房子*着市中心吗？

　　B: It is a country mile from the Central Park. But it won't be a problem since you drive. 离中央公园远着呢。可既然你开车这就不成问题了。

　　A: The distance is not really a problem. The real problem is whether I can afford it. 远近到不是问题，问题是我是不是买得起。

　　B: Don't worry about it. It's a real bargain. 不用担心，很便宜的。

　　3.a drug on the market 滞销商品，滞销货，供应过剩的商品

　　drug 的本义是"麻醉药品"，而麻醉药品是不能在市场上公开出售的，因此该词常常用来指"滞销货"。

　　A: The things my son bought home were usually a drug on the market for adults. 我儿子买回来的东西在咱们眼里都是卖不出去的。

　　B: That's not abnormal for a youngster. Young people all seems to be crazy about such things. 这对年轻来说没什么不正常的。年轻人看起来对这些东西都非常感兴趣。

　　A: The real problem is that he's suing my money for them. 问题是他那我的钱去买的呀。

　　B: He's your son, after all. Who else's money do you suppose him to use? 他毕竟是你的儿子呀。你想让他拿谁的钱去买呢

　　4.a fair shake 公平的待遇

　　shake 在口语中有"处置、对待"的意思。当fair的意思为"公平的"时，这个短语的意思是"顺利的、有意的"时，它的意思就是"好机会"。

　　A: Bob, can you ever make a thing right? 鲍勃，你就不能做对一件事吗？

　　B: Yes, I can and I am doing the right thing. 我能，而且我现在干的就是对的。

　　A: You should go and see how Allan handles it. 你真该去看看阿伦是怎么干活的。

　　B: It's that Allen again! Why can't you ever think of giving me a fair shake? 又是阿伦！你怎么就不能对我公平点？

　　5.a fat chance 微小的机会

　　fat本是"很多"的意思，但在这里用了反意，表示"微小的机会"；表示同样意义的短语还有a fat lot，指"很少"。

　　A: What do you think of his plan? 你觉得他的方案如何？

　　B: I have a feeling that is it doomed to fail. 我感觉它注定要失败。

　　A: Why don't you vote against him? 干吗不投票否决他的提议？

　　B: It's a fat chance of voting out his suggestion. 这不大可能