[Daily] 1203(금)

📌 오늘의 회화

M : The negotiaions with the client aren't going well.

W : We still have an ace in the hole.

M : What do you have in mind?

W : We can reduce our estimate for the renovations.

M : Won't that mean that we make a loss?

W : No, the original quote was over the odds. 

M : That's a pretty sneaky tactic.

W : That's all part of negotiationg.

 

📌 오늘의 단어

an ace in the hole : 비장의 무기, 최후의 수단

over the odds : (터무니없을 정도로) 비용이 높은

estimate(=quote) : 견적(서)

sneaky : 머리를 굴리는, 교활한

tactic : 작전, 전술

hue : 빛깔, 색조

derisory : 보잘것없는, 하찮은

bloated : 부은, 부푼

counterpart : 대응 관계에 있는 사람[것]

imply : 암시하다

reiterate : 반복하다