商務英語：今日熱詞——讓某人失望

1.預付款；2.直率的

1. (adjective) Describing costs, payments, or fees that must be paid (or requirements which must be met) before goods or services being purchased can be used by the customer.
2. (adjective, INFORMAL) Describing a way of speaking or writing that is direct and unambiguous.

例句

EXAMPLE 1: The upfront costs involved with purchasing the luxury house included a fee to the local gardening company which maintains all the parks in the private neighborhood.
EXAMPLE 2: I am quite shy when I talk about my financial ambitions, but my bold little brother is always upfront about wanting to make a lot of money.

1.購買這套豪宅的預付成本包括向本地園藝公司繳納的費用。園藝公司負責維護私人住宅小區所有的花園。
2.對于我的財務理想，我總愛避而不談，但我的小弟很大方，總是直率地說他想賺很多錢。

讓某人失望

To disappoint someone who previously had trust and confidence in you.

EXAMPLE: I'm working hard in my new business because I don't want to let my family down after they loaned me money to get started.

我在新生意上非常努力，因為家人借給我創業的錢，我不想讓他們失望。