公共英语考试书信写作
Armed to the teeth
全副武装
equipped with everything one needs for action
EXAMPLE:
The worried company president had full financial statements, sales reports, new product ideas, letters of praise from major customers, and proposals for increased growth when he arrived to make his annual report to the hostile board of directors; he was armed to the teeth.
all in the same boat
处境都相同
to be sharing the same difficult circumstances, often with others who would normally be competitors
EXAMPLE:
When bad weather discouraged tourists from coming to the popular seacoast resort town, the managers of the different hotels in the town knew they were all in the same boat and decided to work cooperatively with one another.
to hit the nail on the head
切中要害，指批评恰到事物的紧要处
to say or to understand the heart of a problem, issue or idea
EXAMPLE:
“The intelligent company president listened carefully to our department’s concern s and when he spoke we knew he understood the issues exactly; he really hit the nail on the head.”
to go belly-up
事业破产
in business, to collapse; to go out of business (“belly” means stomach, so going belly-up means to turn on your back and float like a dead fish)
EXAMPLE:
My brother’s company went belly-up last month when its revenues were far below its monthly debts, so now he’s looking for a job.
to go the extra mile
比别人多做一点点
to make an extra effort in making a deal or providing service (from the Biblical proverb “if someone asks you to walk one mile, walk two miles”)
EXAMPLE:
“In order to provide the best customer service, our computer systems company always went the extra mile and provided free installation and user training at the customer’s worksite.”
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