商务英语:今日热词—怎么回事？

今日单词：

单词   creaming

中文释义 哄抬物价

英文释义

(noun, BUSINESS SLANG) The usually unethical practice of fixing a very high price for a product in order to achieve high profits in a short period of time.

例句

EXAMPLE: The greedy owner of the isolated village's only shop had a reputation for creaming since his prices on anything new and desirable were ten times higher than they were in the city.
这座与外界隔绝的村庄仅有一个商店。贪婪的店主有哄抬物价的名声。他店里新产品和急需商品的价格比城里高十倍。

今日短语：

短语  "Come again?"

中文释义 “怎么回事？”

英文释义

(INFORMAL) An informal question meaning " I didn't understand the surprising remark you just made; can you please explain this to me?"

例句
EXAMPLE: When my favorite cousin told me she couldn't come to my party because she might be getting married, I was shocked and said "Come again?"so she would tell me more details.
我最喜欢的侄女对我说，她不能参加我的聚会，因为她要结婚了。我大吃一惊，说：“怎么回事？”想让她告诉我更多情况。

(财富中文网)