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1. take the bull by the horns 不畏艱難

   He decided to take the bull by the horns and talk to the president about the problem.

    

2. Be on the same page 見解相同

   I need to meet with him before the negotiations so we are on the same page when we meet with the other company.

    

3. think out of the box 跳出框架思考

   Nothing we’ve tried so far has worked. We need to ask Gordon for his idea because he thinks out of the box.

    

4. shoot from the hip 非常直接, 不假思索

   You usually know what he’s thinking because he shoots from the hip.

    

5. see eye to eye 看法一致

   I’d like him to be on my team. We see eye to eye most of the time.

    

6. bend over backwards 竭盡全力

   She tried so hard. She bent over backwards to make her company a success, but it just wasn’t possible.

    

7. lay it on the line 非常直白

   We’re tired of all the careful words. Just laid it on the line for us.

    

8. back out 打退堂鼓

   I don’t trust her. She usually back out at the last minute.

    

9. give and take 合作互讓

   He was used to work alone. He had to learn to participate in the give and take that takes place when people work together.

    

10. meet someone halfway 與人妥協

    If you can meet me halfway, I think we can make a deal. But we do need to compromise.

     

11. cut a deal 達成協議

    We cut a great deal. We should go and celebrate.

     

12. water under the bridge 無法挽回的過去

    Don’t worry about the mistake. It’s water under the bridge.

1. a win-win situation 雙贏的局面

   I enjoyed working with her. We all contribute something different. It’s a win-win situation. 

We met with representatives from the other company for over 4 hours yesterday. Jerry didn’t waste any time. He took the bull by the horns and gave them our list of concerns right away. Then he asked for a list of their concerns and put both lists on the white board, so he could be sure we were all on the same page. He told the group that we were going to have to think out of the box and suggest creative solutions. We talked for over an hour. Jerry likes to shoot from the hip, which makes some people uncomfortable because he’s very direct. Because we have such different corporate cultures, I didn’t think the two groups would ever see eye to eye on the goals. However, during the second hour, Jerry said he was willing to bend over backwards and work very hard to address their concerns. I think that impressed them. He talked about the advantages of the deal, and then he really laid it on the line and left the next move up to them. At one point, I thought the other company might back out and leave the table, but Jerry kept the discussion going. There was a lot of give and take; they finally met us halfway, and we cut the deal over dinner that night. I was surprised that our relationship as competitors didn’t get in the way. Jerry was able to convince them to look at those old conflicts as water under the bridge. He got them to focus on the future, and the result was clearly a win-win situation for both companies.