8月25日商務(wù)英語

frenemy [?fre-n?-mē]

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假裝的朋友（名詞，俚語）

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(noun,SLANG) An enemy who pretends to be a friend. (NOTE blend of “friend” and “enemy”)

EXAMPLE: I suspect that an ambitious colleague in our office who always tells everyone that she is such a great friend of mine is really a frenemy who secretly wants my position.

我們辦公室的一個雄心勃勃的同事逢人便說是我的好友，我懷疑，她實際上是假裝的朋友，在覬覦我的職位。

common ground

共同基礎(chǔ)

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Basic views or beliefs shared by two or more parties, enabling them to achieve a mutual understanding.

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EXAMPLE: Although the business partners often disagree, their belief in honesty and hard work gives them common ground that enables them to cooperate effectively.

盡管商業(yè)伙伴們經(jīng)常產(chǎn)生分歧，但對誠實和勤奮的信仰是使他們能夠有效合作的共同基礎(chǔ)。