用于课前热身的17个短语
By Vincent from www.englishvincent.com
乐队需要暖场，运动员需要热身，英语学习者们在展开课堂讨论前也需要热热身，所以课前的时候应该预见到讨论可能用到的表达方式，让学生提前熟悉一下。一下是我最近上课用到的热身短语，你知道几个？
1. pull out 撤离，推出，离开，撤销
What would happen should google pull out of China？
Pull over:汽车靠边停
2. guest count 客人数量
Our guest count keeps going down.
Headcount 人头数，职工总数
3. Barista 咖啡师
I’m so gonna fire our Barista.
4. attitude problem 态度问题
Leon’s got a real attitude problem.
5. incentive system 激励/奖励机制
We should build an incentive system to improve the productivity
6. financial crisis 金融危机
Those SME owners’ income falls during the financial crisis.
7. it takes the one to have the other. 欲取之，必先予之
8. downturn 低迷，不景气
The building industry is experiencing a severe downturn
9. home delivery service 送货上门
Do you charge for home delivery service?
10. in urgent need of 急需
Our office is in urgent need of renovation.
11. break-even point 盈亏平衡点，保本点
We are expected to reach a break-even point next month.
12. take up 占据
The executives’ salaries take up too much of the revenue.
I don’t want to take up too much of your time.
13. negotiate better terms更好/优惠的条件/条款
We should try to negotiate better terms with our suppliers.
14. utilities bills 水电煤等费用
Poor little Vincent can’t afford to pay the utility bills and rent.
15. dead wood 拿工资而不干活的人，尸位素餐这
It’s about time we cleared the dead wood in the company.
16. fudge expenses 虚报开销
Some salespeople are fudging their expenses.
17. avoid taxes 避税
Do you know how to avoid taxes legally?
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