外贸业务员必须牢记的20个英文常用习语
如何能够说出一口地道的英语几乎是所有外贸业务员共同关心的话题。
那么在你与国外客户的沟通过程中，你是不是也有过不确定客户想要表达的意思，感觉客户在说谜语的经历呢？
原因是国外客户有时候会使用一些英文习语，所以掌握这些常用习语，可以帮助你在遇到的时候，能准确理解客户想要表达的意思，更加轻松的了解客户需求。
英文沟通常用习语清单
1.Beating around the bush
释义:Talk about something withou giving a direct answer(谈论事情不直接给出答案，拐弯抹角)
例句:The speaker was just beating around the bush and never said anything important.
2.Bend over backwards
释义:Make every effort to achieve something.especially to be fair or helpful(尽全力做某事)
例句:We will bend over backwards if the other party is committed.
3.Caved in to
释义:Submit under pressure; give in(对某件事情进行妥协或作出让步)
例句:After insisting for months, the manager caved in to his demands.
4.Call the shots
释义:To be the person who controls a situation and/or makes the decisions(可以做决定的人)
例句:You're the boss here - you get to call the shots.
5.Changed my mind
释义:Change your decision(改变主意）
例句:When I first met him I didn't like him but I've changed my mind
6.Came in high/low
释义:Charge too much/too little for your services, to ask for a price that is too high/low(收取太多/太少的服务费，报价太高/太低)
例句:The salesman came in high during the negotiations and could not sell his product.
例句:The company came in low with a offer for our product.
7.Find common ground
释义:Agree about something,share opinions orinterests(同意某事，分享观点或兴趣)
例句:The participants seem unable to find common ground on the issue of environment
8.Cover ground
释义:Talk about the important facts and details ofsomething(谈论某些重要的事实或细节)
例句:The questions were endless ang we were unable to cover much ground during the meeting.
9.Drew the line
释义:Set a limit on what one is willing to dooraccept(为自己愿意或接受的事情设定一个限度)
例句:The union was flexible on the salary issue but they drew the line at talking about health benefits.
10.Followed through with
释义:Tobe conseauent with what we agreed,to keep a promise(信守诺言)
例句:Our boss said that wages would improve soon but he never followed through with his promise
11.Got the short end of the stick
释义:To be in a disadvantaged situation, to suffer the bad effects of something(处于劣势或受到某事不好的影响)
例 句:She got the short end of the stic
12.Hard-nosed
释义:Tobe toughstubborn,or uncompromising(态度强硬的、固执的或不妥协的)
例句:My grandfather was such a hard nosed businessman.
13.Has a card up her sleeve
释义:Have a strategy kept secret and in reserve for use when needed(留有对策，以备不时之需)
例句:She has a card up her sleeve if they ever try to fire her, since she knows about all those secret business practices
14.Poker face
释义:A blank,emotionless expression that gives no indication of one's thoughts or intentions(面无表情)
例句:Ikept looking over to see if she was impressed,but she wore a poker face throughout the presentation
15.The upper hand
释义:A position of advantage.power and/or control(处于优势地位或占了上风)
例句:After hours of fierce negotiation the president got the upper hand.
16.Hit me below the belt
释义:Unfairly target someone's weaknes or vulnerabilitv(用卑劣的手段攻击别人)
例句:Iknow she really wants the promotion,but she really hit me below the belt by telling the boss about my personal problems.
17.Holds all the cards
释义:To be in a position of power on control over someone or something else(控制某人或某事)
例句:Management holds all the cards when it comes to the negotiations over jol cuts.
18.In the bag
释义:Certain/Sure to be won,achievec or obtained(+拿九稳)
例句:The election is in the bag
19.Lay my cards on the table
释义:To be frank and outspoken:to reveal something that you have kept hidden,such as your,intentions,opinion etc.(直截了当地指出你的意图、观点)
例句:You deserve honesty.so Im going to lay my cards on the table: I can't offer you this job, but we may have another position that you'd be good for
20.A gentleman's agreement
释义:An arrangement or understanding which is based on the trust of both or all parties,rather than being legally
binding(基于双方信任而没有法律约束力的协议)
例句:We had no contract; it was done by a gentleman's agreement
