9月25日商務英語

shoplifting ['??p,lifti?]

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冒充顧客在商店行竊（動名詞）

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(gerund) The act of stealing merchandize that is displayed in a store.

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EXAMPLE: Local police were puzzled by an increase in shoplifting by young women.

當地警察對年輕婦女在商店行竊案件的增加感到不解。

to turn south

惡化

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To deteriorate after a period of robust activity. (NOTE: also “to go south”)

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EXAMPLE: At first everything went well, but when the global economy weakened, our business started to turn south.

我們業務剛開始時一切順利，但隨著全球經濟疲軟，業務開始走下坡路。