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ID: 4199 Advanced
Learn how to use 相当 and useful metaphors such as 硬骨头, 啃不下来, 螺丝钉, 敲门砖, 领头羊 in a business conversation! 中文是善用比喻的语言，有时比喻隐藏在句子中，我们把它称为“暗喻”。让我们来看一看在商业场合如何灵活地使用比喻吧！
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
销售 xiāoshòu to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc)
相当 xiāngdāng equivalent to; appropriate; considerably
功劳 gōngláo contribution; meritorious service; credit
螺丝钉 luósīdīng screw
小刘你这次面向西南地区的销售工作推进得相当不错呀
xiǎoliú 小刘nǐ 你zhè 这cì 次miànxiàng 面向xīnán 西南dìqū 地区de 的xiāoshòu 销售gōngzuò 工作tuījìn 推进de 得xiāngdāng 相当bùcuò 不错ya 呀
Xiao Liu, the sales progress from your work in the southwest region has been quite good.
哪里是我的功劳还是要感谢您的信任
nǎlǐ 哪里shì 是wǒ 我de 的gōngláo 功劳háishi 还是yào 要gǎnxiè 感谢nín 您de 的xìnrèn 信任
The credit is not all mine, its your trust in me that I’ve to thank.
西南地区是块硬骨头要不是你下得工夫足我们可能还真是啃不下来呢
xīnán 西南dìqū 地区shì 是kuài 块yìng 硬gǔtou 骨头yàobushì 要不是nǐ 你xià 下de 得gōngfū 工夫jù 足wǒmen 我们kěnéng 可能hái 还zhēnshi 真是kěn 啃bù 不xiàlai 下来ne 呢
The southwest region is a difficult region, if not for your time and effort we would not have taken down this region.
我不过是一颗小小的螺丝钉罢了是公司的战略制定得好
wǒ 我bùguò 不过shì 是yī 一kē 颗xiǎoxiǎo 小小de 的luósīdīng 螺丝钉bàle 罢了shì 是gōngsī 公司de 的zhànlu:è 战略zhìdìng 制定de 得hǎo 好
I’m just a small fry, it’s the company’s strategy that is well formulated.
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