职场必胜:一些有用的商务词汇

Guru:a person who is an expert on a particular subject or who is very good at doing something 专家;权威;大师

a management/health/fashion guru
管理／健康／时装专家

a good start 一个好的开始
to begin something well, to have an advantage at the beginning

A major order ensured that our business got off to a good start.一份大额定货单确保了我们的生意有了良好的开端.

invisible ingredient 不明显的品质,成分
a quality which is not obvious

Management has always been the invisible ingredient of success.一直以来,管理都是成功中的无形成分.

elusive:difficult to find, define, or achieve 难找的;难以解释的;难以达到的

the elusive concept of 'literature' "文学"这一难以解释的概念
A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive in the extreme. 解决有毒废物的问题已证明极难实现.

spread around 迅速扩散
make known or available over a large area or to a large number of people

As soon as ISO quality management system published, it as the target enterprises pursuing about has been spread around the 质量管理体系问世以来,立即风靡全球,成为企业追捧的对象.

significant:large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticed 有重大意义的;显著的

Your work has shown a significant improvement. 你的工作有了显著改进.

common sense:the ability to think about things in a practical way and make sensible decisions 常识

For goodness' sake, just use your common sense! 我的老天,你也凭常识想想!
a common-sense approach to a problem 按常理解决问题的方法

competitive edge 竞争优势
advantage over others

People are the key to finding a competitive edge in industry.产业竞争中取得优势的关键在于人.

With excellent production techniques they were able to gain the competitive edge.凭借极好的生产技术,他们能够取得竞争上的优势.

insight:the ability to see and understand the truth about people or situations 洞察力;领悟

a writer of great insight 有深刻洞察力的作家
With a flash of insight I realized what the dream meant. 我突然明白了这个梦意味着什么.