A: Did you attend Sally’s presentation?
B: No, I missed it, but I read her e-mail.
A: It was great. No one expected her to be so plugged in to the customer’s needs. She really below them away. I think the new product release will jumpstart our sales this quarter. It’s a long shot, but I think we may reach the 5 million dollars mark.
B: The new program is very user-friendly, which should increase sales.
A: I agreed. I think that the new management has a good game plan. First of all, they have an excellent team. The new vice president has hired really good salespeople who interface well with the customers. She knows that good customer relationships are critical to our success. She’s also spending a lot on this new marketing campaign. She wants to go for broke.
B: She certainly works hard. She put in about 90 hours last week. Even if she dose strike out and the campaign fails, I think she’ll go down swinging. I love her positive attitude. I hope she hit a home run. If she dose, we’ll all benefit when the stock goes up.
A: It’s possible. I think she is really dialed in to the customers. She seems to be able to anticipate the market, which helps her to stay ahead of the game.
B: I agree. This could add up to a win-win situation for all of us.
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Be plugged in/be dialed in 清楚,了解
If you want to know what’s really going on, ask Jim. He’s really plugged in.
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Blow someone away令人驚艷/震驚
She blew them away when she made her presentation. They had no idea she would be so effective.
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Jumpstart 強力啟動
Let’s jumpstart this project. It’s our first priority.
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A long shot 機會不大
He bet on the black horse, and because it was a long shot, he made a lot of money.
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Be user-friendly 方便使用的
This program is very user-friendly. It seems very logical.
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A game plan 戰術,計畫
To get this done, we’ll need a really good game plan.
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Interface with someone/something 相互聯繫
Her new job requires her to interface with the customers every day.
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Go for broke/ shoot the moon 全力一搏,孤注一擲
She risked everything on the new venture. She went for broke.
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Strike out 三振出擊,失敗
He struck out with the big account. They decided not to purchase the product.
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Go down swinging 奮戰到最後,永不放棄
He went down swinging. He tried everything he could, but nothing worked.
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Hit a home run 擊出全壘打
She hit a homerun with the new design. The customer loved it.
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Ahead of the game 領先,超越,占優勢
Our new product should help our company get ahead of the game.
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Add up 合計,結果,說得通
It all adds up to trouble. Changing the design and rushing the product to market will increase more problems.
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