1月26日商務英語

roundtable

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1. 圓桌會議（名詞）
2. 圓桌會議式的（形容詞）

1. (noun) A meeting of experts who express their individual opinions on a particular subject

2. (adjective) Describing a discussion of experts at which everyone speaks as an equal

EXAMPLE: The energy industry conference included a roundtable discussion at which the presidents of five regional petrochemical companies spoke.

此次能源業會議包括一場圓桌討論，五位地區石化企業的老總將在會上發言。

在昨天的講話中，這位充滿活力的年輕CEO以簡短有力的詞句令觀眾激動。

to take a keen interest in something?

產生濃厚興趣

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To have an alert and enthusiastic interest in something (NOTE: "keen" means "very sharp" like the edge of a knife)?

EXAMPLE: I take a keen interest in checking the stock market daily because I want to see how my investments are doing.

我對每天跟蹤股市行情產生了濃厚興趣，因為我想知道自己的投資表現如何。