六個不可不知的職場英文片語，不會可就糗大了！6 idioms used in the corporate world.

看懂這些英文，連影集新聞都能突破聽力瓶頸啊。

教練佛心來給大家造句。記得了，會造句才是真懂喔！

1. Cut-throat - Many firms have fallen victim to cut-throat competition.
許多公司都成為激烈競爭下的受害者。
cut-throat有競爭激烈的意思，to fall victim to則是受害者的意思。

2. Go the extra mile - Ding is a really nice guy, always willing to go the extra mile for his teammates.
go the extra mile是多投注一些心力在某些事情上，總是多付出一些的意思。

3. Cut corners - These workers cut corners in the construction in order to make a profit on the job. 
cut corners有偷工減料的意思。

4. Ballpark - If you can't tell me the exact cost, just give me a ballpark figure. 
如果無法給我確切的成本，給我個大概的數字。
Ballpark有「大概」或是「大約」的意思。

5. To be on the same page -  We need to make sure we are on the same page before we start this meeting. I need to know if we are in the same ballpark.

to be on the same page 指的是看法相同，沒有異議。in the same ballpark就是大家都有共識，如果每個人去的球場都不一樣，看的球賽不同，根本不可能知道各自的想法跟觀察。

6. Fifty-fifty -  There is only a fifty-fifty chance that we will win the pitch.

我們有一半的機會贏得這個提案。 

這應該是最好理解的一個片語了，fifty-fifty意思就是「一半一半」。