輕松日記商務(wù)職場篇第143期:猶豫不決

核心句型：
The chairman is at sixes and sevens over the issue of budget increase.

在增加預(yù)算的問題上，董事長心里也是猶豫不決，拿不定主意。

be at sixes and sevens其實(shí)和六七沒有多大關(guān)系，而是想當(dāng)于中文中的“七上八下，亂七八糟，拿不定主意”。因此，當(dāng)美國人說"The chairman is at sixes and sevens over the issue of budget increase."時，他/她要表達(dá)的意思就是:"The chairman is hesitating about the issue of budget increase."、"The chairman has no idea about the issue of budget increase."。

情景對白：
Terry: What's the chairman's attitude about your proposals?

泰瑞：你的那些提議，董事長怎么看?

Benjamin: The chairman is at sixes and sevens over the issue of budget increase.

本杰明：在增加預(yù)算的問題上，董事長心里也是猶豫不決，拿不定主意。

搭配句積累：
①Our project is facing a serious budget shortfall.

我們的項目正面臨嚴(yán)重的預(yù)算不足。

②Since we're not sufficiently funded, we might have to suspend the project.

由于經(jīng)費(fèi)不足，我們或許不得不暫停項目了。

③We have submitted the application for more funds.

我們已經(jīng)提交了資金申請。

④In order to restart the project, our company has to experience a series of reforms.

為了重新啟動項目，我們公司得進(jìn)行一系列改革。

單詞：
shortfall n. 不足，差額

The government has refused to make up a £30,000 shortfall in funding.

政府拒不補(bǔ)上 30，000 英鎊的資金缺口。

We have to borrow money to cover the shortfall between expenditure and revenue.

我們不得不借錢以彌補(bǔ)收支間的差額。

The results of a growing number of studies suggest that even a modest vitamin shortfall can be harmful to your health.

越來越多的研究結(jié)果提示,即使是輕微的維生素攝入不足對健康也是有害的。