Y or N

思念他的時候，妳離他最近，但卻離自己最遠。

「距離喜歡，還有多遠？」妳曾經在心裡問過自己這個問題無數次，漸漸才知道，原來喜歡沒有所謂的距離遠近，答案只有「有」或「沒有」。而他對喜歡妳的距離有多遠，其實只有差一點點，那就是「喜歡」這一點。

希望有一天可以戒掉對他的喜歡。妳還是覺得他很好，但開始希望自己以後可以找到跟他一樣好的人，然後在一起。妳把心空了出來，想擺進另一個人。

他可以不顧慮妳的感受，但妳必須對自己的人生負責。

Sell sb short

hard sell 強迫推銷
I wanted a cheap car without a lot of extras. But the salesman gave me a hard sell so I ended up with stuff I didn't need, like leather seats, a sun roof and a lot of other things.
我本來只想買一輛沒什麼額外設備的廉價車，可那個推銷員硬是讓我買下了皮座椅、天窗之類那些並不必需的設備。
sell a bill of goods 以花言巧語騙取信任
My opponent is selling you a bill of goods when he promises to spend more on schools and cut taxes too. You ask him how he can spend more money without raising taxes!
我的對手既保證要給學校多經費，又答應減稅，其實這兩者不可兼得。他怎麼可能做到既多花錢又不加稅呢?
A bill of goods意思是進貨單。注意，這只是開列貨品的單子，不是實物。如果有人要你出錢買的只是貨單，他很可能在行騙。
sell somebody short 小看某人
Don't sell that man short. He's one of the smartest lawyers in town. You'd be wise to hire him if you're in trouble - he seldom loses a case.
可別小看了這個人。他是城裏最能幹的律師之一。你要有麻煩找他才對，他從沒輸過一場官司。
意思很像中文"把人瞧扁了"，也就是沒看到某人的長處。所以sell someone short意思就是"小看某人。"

don't push me around!

I hate to burst your bubble. "burst one' s bubble "”打破幻想”或"潑人冷水"
例句:
A: I dream of going to study at Princeton University. 我夢想能到普林斯頓讀書。
B: I' m sorry to burst your bubble, but your grades are too low. You'll never get accepted to Princeton. 我抱歉我打碎你的美夢，你成績太差，普林斯頓不會錄取你的。
I' m feeling a little left out. "left out "”被冷落了”
例句: I felt left out when my friends forgot to invite me to the party. Lily他們聚會沒請我，我覺得自己被遺忘了．
I'm sharp. "sharp "”注意力很集中，腦袋很靈光”
例句:
You need to be sharp when you negotiate. 你談判的時候你可要注意力集中啊．
Are you still trying to pull something on me? "pull sth on sb "”蒙，欺騙”
例句:
I caught them trying to pull something on me in the meeting. 他們騙我的事讓我在會議上當場逮到。
You can just push around. "push around "”把......呼來喚去，擺佈”
例句: The company is getting pushed around by competitors. 公司正被對手擠兌．
如果有人指揮你一下做這個一下作那個,你就可以用這一句：
”Hey! Don't push me around。
The two arepretty much the same. pretty much, 幾乎
例句：The result of the ballot is pretty much what we expected.投票的結果和我們預料的差不多。

practice

請把以下形容詞填入適當的空格。
stimulating /minor/ significant/ questionable/ senior/ unacceptable/ controversial/ disappointing /affordable/sizable
Pollution is a ____________(big) problem in the city.
Living conditions in some housing developments are __________(horrible).
The influence of computer games on young people is a ____________ (hot) topic.
Peter's performance in the workshop was____________ (bad).
She received a___________(big) sum of money from the insurance company.
He has also encouraged the investigatory agency to investigate the ____________ (wrong) stock sales.
It's a powerful and _____________ (cheap) product and the total cost of ownership is low.
A number of ________ (old) members of staff have left in recent years.
Get a copy of this _____________ (good) and insightful book, read it and start thinking.
This ! is a________ (small) detail, which I think we can discuss another time.
答案:
1. significant 2. unacceptable 3. controversial 4. disappointing
5. sizable 6. questionable 7. affordable 8. senior
9. stimulating 10.minor

HTC

HTC has always made good products, but last year they put out their best smartphone designs yet, and they’ve continued to impress. The HTC brand has also become more well known through their work with tech heavyweights such as Microsoft, Google and Facebook.

2. Will HTC be able to keep that pace of growth in the next year?
Tough call.HTC is in smartphones and tablets, two of the fastest growing product segments in the world. The company is also performing very well with great phone designs and new initiatives for the future. But the mobile phone industry is cutthroat. The better you get, the more your rivals gun for you.


HTC has one advantage over Apple it will soon exploit. It puts out multiple products designed for different kinds of consumers.!  The HTCFlyer has a 7-inch touchscreen, it fits in your coat pocket, is versatile (多元) and rugged(堅固, 原意:厚毯子). The company’s next tablet, which is already in the works, will have a 10.1-inch screen.

puzzle

We are facing some____________ competition from other Asian manufacturers.
我們面對來自其他亞洲廠商激烈的競爭。

I can't tell you exactly how much the building work will cost, but I can make a/an ____________ guess.
我現在無法告訴你建案成本，但我可以依經驗估個大概。

Given a choice, Harry always picks the____________option when things get difficult.
如有選擇的話，哈利總是選擇簡單容易的解決方法。

The restaurant is____________, but a little out of the way.
那餐廳是一流的，但就是有遠。

So working as a financial analyst means having a/an ____________ future.
成為一名財務分析師意味著光明的前景。

What I really want is a/an ____________ reply.
我真的要的也只是一個肯定的答覆。

Instead, the new product would target a more ____________ market segment.
相反地，新產品會鎖定高消費市場。

參考答案：1. keen, 2. educated, 3. soft, 4. top-notch, 5. promising, 6. assured, 7. upscale

10個英語經濟名詞~妙!

backdoor listing
後門上市。一家公司未能符合交易所上市規定，便買進一個上市公司，把自己併入其中而使自己能夠上市。

fallen angle

下墜天使。大企業的高價證券因某些負面消息而使價格突然下跌。

graveyard market

墳墓市場。一種在裡面的出不來，在外面的進不去的證券市場狀態。

bottom fisher

底部釣魚。尋找那些價格已跌至谷底，即將發生轉機的商品或股票投資者。在有些情形下指購買破底或瀕臨破底組織的股票或債券的人。

bed and breakfast deals

賣空騙局。個人或公司根據事先安排的交易，先賣出股票，繼而在第二天買回，形成一個抵消資本收益的稅損。這種作法只存在英國。

bear trap

空頭陷阱。
股票下跌時，引起大量雙，然後價格又上漲。

white elephant

白象。 需要高額成本維護而實際上無利可圖的資，或損失已成定局的資。

turtle blood
龜血。流動性很低，不可能很快升值的證券。

shark watcher

鯊魚監察者。
專門觀察和監視接管活動的公司。

lame duck

跛腳鴨。冒險失敗的投機者或股票交易中資不抵債的人。