商務英語：今日熱詞——“怎么回事？”

哄抬物價

(noun, BUSINESS SLANG) The usually unethical practice of fixing a very high price for a product in order to achieve high profits in a short period of time.

例句

EXAMPLE: The greedy owner of the isolated village's only shop had a reputation for creaming since his prices on anything new and desirable were ten times higher than they were in the city.

這座與外界隔絕的村莊僅有一個商店。貪婪的店主有哄抬物價的名聲。他店里新產品和急需商品的價格比城里高十倍。

“怎么回事？”

(INFORMAL) An informal question meaning " I didn't understand the surprising remark you just made; can you please explain this to me?"

EXAMPLE: When my favorite cousin told me she couldn't come to my party because she might be getting married, I was shocked and said "Come again?"so she would tell me more details.

我最喜歡的侄女對我說，她不能參加我的聚會，因為她要結婚了。我大吃一驚，說：“怎么回事？”想讓她告訴我更多情況。