英文小宇宙：A Look Back

英文小宇宙30集囉！非常感謝大家的支持，讓我們能夠成功跨越第一個年末。

上次我們回顧了2021年重要的世界大事，這次則是選出了節目中讓我們印象最深刻的訪談片段，當然也包含了之前沒有機會教給大家的實用單字片語。大家最喜歡哪一集呢？

2022年我們依然會和大家一起「說商用英文，聊國際大事」，也歡迎來Facebook留言告訴我們你想聽的主題！讓我們一起為2022年的目標努力吧～

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實用單字和片語：

1. In the short run 短期

The price of general goods will continue to rise in the short run due to the QE policy.

2. To kick someone when they are down 趁人之危

Kicking competitors when they are down is a commonly followed rule in the world of business. There is no room for mercy.

3. Consensus 共識

I wanted to stay home but my parents wanted to visit my cousin during Chinese New Year, so we haven't reached a consensus yet.

4. Sweet spot 甜區

It is often very difficult for a company to find the sweet spot between creativity and profitability, which is why companies like Apple and Tesla are worth so much money.

5. Prolific 多產

Picasso was such a prolific painter that he finished more than 3700 works in his life.

6. Protrusion 突出

The cop knew the teenagers were lying when they said they didn’t shoplift because the stolen goods were protruding out of their jackets.

7. Clickbait 點擊誘餌

The clickbait video promising the secret to becoming a millionaire through buying and selling real estate successfully created 30 million views in one month.

 

8. Unbeknownst 不為人知的

Unbeknownst to most people, the successful businessman made his first million from his beverage recipe.

9. Corollary 推論

The corollary to the Fukushima nuclear disaster has been a steep decline in the construction of nuclear power plants.

10. To take something with a grain of salt 對某件事情持保留態度

We should take the results of the survey with a grain of salt because they purposely picked biased samples.

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