商務英語：今日熱詞——建立起密切的關系

空隙，斷裂

(noun) A missing section, especially an interruption in time

例句

EXAMPLE: Last year's unusual drought caused a hiatus in the otherwise steady growth of the region's agricultural economy.

去年不常見的干旱，打斷了該地區農業經濟原本穩步的增長。

建立起密切的關系

To create or establish a strong relationship (literally "to create one of the metal rings in a chain")

EXAMPLE: Meeting frequently during the conference, the presidents of the two companies were able to forge a link that eventually led to many successful cooperative efforts.

通過在會議期間的不時會晤，這兩家公司的總裁建立起了密切的關系，最終促成了很多成功的合作。