关系是敲门砖 商务英语敲门砖第10期:市场研究

商务英语敲门砖第10期:市场研究  

Put在这里是"说
表达"的意思.下面列出常见的用法.

Put simply---简单地说;
Put simply
we accept their offer or go bankrupt. 简单地说吧
我们要么接受他们的条件
要么破产.

To put it mildly---说得委婉些;说得好听一点
The result was unfortunate
to put it mildly(= it was extremely unfortunate). 说得好听一点
结果是不幸的.

To put it another way---换个说法;
He was too trusting─or
to put it another way
he had no head for business. 他太轻信人了--或者换个说法
他没有商业头脑。
If we decide to have some test marketing
some of the senior sales men are brought in.

"Bring sb in"就是请某人做
参与某事的意思.

Local residents were angry at not being brought in on(= asked for their opinion about)the new housing proposal. 新的住房方案未征求当地居民的意见
对此他们感到愤怒.

Experts were brought in to advise the government. 政府请来专家们出谋划策.