12月17日商務(wù)英語(yǔ)

fossil ['f?sl]

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陳腐之人（名詞，俚語(yǔ)）

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(noun, SLANG) Insulting term for anything or anyone that is old and outdated.

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EXAMPLE: Our chief accountant is an old fossil who never adopted modern accounting principles or practices.

我們首席會(huì)計(jì)師是個(gè)老朽，從不采用當(dāng)代會(huì)計(jì)準(zhǔn)則或做法。

Plan B

備用計(jì)劃（非正式表達(dá)法）

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An informal expression referring to an alternative in case one’s original plan cannot be implemented successfully.

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EXAMPLE: We’d like to construct a new building for our headquarters, but if that proves to be too expensive, we will move to Plan B, which is just to remodel our current offices.”

我們想建設(shè)一個(gè)新的總部大樓，但如果花費(fèi)太多，我們會(huì)采取備用計(jì)劃，只將目前的辦公室裝修一下。