职场英文口语 第163期:商业提议(4)

 　　Ermm, sorry. We had better get you out of that dress. 对不起，我们最好把你的裙子脱了。

　　Hmm, what a mess and what a date! 真是一团糟的约会！

　　But what may be lacking in romance¹ is made up for in a potentially successful business deal. 但也许缺少浪漫可以促成一次将会成功的生意。

　　Let's find out how it's going much much later at Tom's flat… 让我们看看之后在汤姆的公寓里发生了什么。

　　…this exceptional² product has fantastic potential… 这个不同寻常的产品有极好的潜力……

　　Say 'demand for this plastic aubergine will reach melting³ point!' 对塑料茄子的需求会到达至高点。

　　My little joke. 我开的小玩笑。

　　…by making the production more efficient, our customers will get value for money and our profits will increase. 通过制造出更有效的产品，我们的顾客会物有所值，公司也会盈利。

　　There, done. 写好了。

　　Great. We can pitch⁴ this to Paul first thing on Monday morning. 太好了。我们可以周一早上先找保罗说去。

　　So now, maybe we can get back to our date? 那么现在也许我们能继续约会了？

　　Look I saved some of that pizza. 我带回了一些披萨。

　　It's all cold! Anyway, I had better go. 都凉了！总之，我最好走了。

1 romance   

n.恋爱关系，浪漫气氛，爱情小说，传奇

参考例句：

• She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。
• They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他们试图重燃爱火。

2 exceptional   

adj.优越的，杰出的，例外的，独特的，异常的

参考例句：

• He is a man of exceptional talent.他是位具有非凡才能的人。
• He showed exceptional musical ability.他显示出特殊的音乐才能。

3 melting   

adj. 融化的 动词melt的现在分词

参考例句：

• The snow showed no sign of melting. 雪没有一点融化的迹象。
• the vast melting pot of American society 美国社会这个大熔炉

4 pitch   

n.球场；声音的高低度；沥青；程度；v.投掷

参考例句：

• The pitch is too small to play football on.球场太小了，无法踢足球。
• People just pitch their rubbish over the wall.人们径直把垃圾扔过墙去。