10月13日商務英語

conniption [k?'nip??n]

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情緒爆發，發飆（名詞）

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(noun) An outburst of wild, irrational rage. (NOTE often “a conniption fit”)

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EXAMPLE: My nervous uncle breaks into a conniption if he loses money on the stock market for even a single day.

我那神經質的叔叔只要有一天在股市里虧損就會發飆。

chest pounding

大吹大擂（俚語）

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Slang expression describing aggressive bragging.

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EXAMPLE: When I see my rival business associate, he often starts a bit of chest pounding, and describes all of his recent successes, ignoring his many disappointments.

當我見到我的商業競爭伙伴，他總是以一通大吹大擂開始，大談近來的成績，對他的很多次挫敗避而不談。