这些实用的商业英语俚语，统统拿走吧！

在一些商业或财经新闻报道里，经常会遇到一些专门俚语。如果能理解这些俚语的意思，就能很快的把握报道的内涵，准确的掌握传达的意思。

以下这些商业俚语，统统拿走吧！

1. a foot in the door：站稳脚跟

to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success/成功步入某个获得成功的机构或商业领域

例句：

I always wanted to work for that company but it took me two years to get a foot in the door.

我一直想进那家公司工作，可是花了两年时间才成功。

2. cash cow：摇钱树

the part of a business that always makes a profit and that provides money for the rest of the business/一直盈利的某个部门，为公司的正常运转提供经济支持

例句：

The new product became the company’s cash cow.

这项新产品成了公司的摇钱树。

3. too many chiefs, not enough Indians:指导者多，干活者少

used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not enough people to do the work/用来描述这样的情况：有太多人告诉别人怎么做，真正做事情的人太少

例句：

There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians in that company.

这家公司，指导者比干活的人都多。

4. eager beaver:做事勤奋的人

an enthusiastic person who works very hard/对工作充满热情，勤奋工作的人

例句：

George is an eager beaver and is certain to succeed in business.

乔治做事勤奋，做生意一定会成功。

5. a slice of the pie:分杯羹

a share of something such as money, profits, etc./共享财富、利润等

例句：

The company made big profits and the workers want a slice of the pie.

公司赚了大钱，员工都想跟着分杯羹。

6. go belly up:破产

to fail completely/完全倒闭

例句：

Last year the business went belly up after sales continued to fall.

这家公司销售逐年下降，最终在去年破产了。

7. golden handshake:黄金握手

a large sum of money that is given to somebody when they leave their job, or to persuade them to leave their job/一大笔解雇费，以让人离职

例句：

When Tom left the company he was given a golden handshake.

离开公司后，汤姆收到了一笔解雇费。

8. grease someone’s palm：给某人好处

to give somebody money in order to persuade them to do something dishonest/贿赂他人做坏事

例句：

There are rumours that the company had to grease someone’s palms to get that contract.

有传言称，该公司用了一些手段才得到那份合约。

9. hold the fort:坚守阵地

to have the responsibility for something or care of somebody while other people are away or out/他人离去时，对某事有责任或有义务照顾某人

例句：

While the boss is out of the office, I’ll have to hold the fort.

老板不在，我必须坚守阵地。

10. keep head above water:不欠债

to deal with a difficult situation, especially one in which you have financial problems, and just manage to survive/极度艰难的状态，特别是经济方面的问题，只能勉强度日

例句：

Business is bad. I’m not sure how much longer we’ll be able to keep our heads above water.

生意不怎么好，我不知道日子还能勉强维持多久。

11. red tape:繁文缛节

official rules that seem more complicated than necessary and prevent things from being done quickly/不必要的繁琐条例

例句：

You have to go through endless red tape to start up a business.

要想开始创业，你得忍受一大堆繁文缛节。

12. sell ice to Eskimos:把冰卖给爱斯基摩人

to persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous./说服人们违背自身利益接受不必要的或荒谬的条件

例句：

That salesman is such a smooth talker, he could sell ice to Eskimos.

那个推销员能说会道，他能把冰卖给爱斯基摩人。

13. sleeping partner:隐名股东

a person who has put money into a business company but who is not actually involved in running it/不参与实际业务的投资人

例句：

Tom found a sleeping partner to invest money in his business.

汤姆找到了一位隐名股东投资生意。

14. walking papers:免职书

the letter or notice dismissing somebody from a job/解雇某人的书信或通知

例句：

Helen was given her walking papers yesterday.

海伦昨天收到了解雇书。

15. a dead duck:注定失败之事

a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing/计划或事件，已失败或注定要失败，没有继续讨论的必要

例句：

The project was a dead duck from the start due to a lack of funding.

由于缺乏资金，该计划从开始便注定会流产。

来源：沪江英语

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