EP3 “on the back of an envelope” 💌 川普提的關稅真的是在信封背面算的嗎?

小額支持《英源記會》Support this show: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm64t1009002i01ubf7z6hmos 歡迎留下給我的鼓勵跟建議: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm64t1009002i01ubf7z6hmos/comments 🎙️本集摘要 📌”on the back of an envelope”的比喻用法是怎麼來的 📌日常生活跟職場對話情境應用範例 📌英文口說考試題目跟回答應用範例   🎯挑戰時間: 試試看回答以下問題並且把”back-of-the-envelope calculation/estimate/judgment”融入你的表達裡讓你的回答更生動自然喔!   Describe a time when you had to make a quick decision. You should say:What the situation wasWhat decision you madeWhy did you have to make it quickly? Explain how you felt about the decision. 🧠 實際應用（Usage unlock） 這個片語可以用在生活或工作場景中，尤其當你想要打預防針地說： 「這只是個初步估算啦。」 情境：兩位朋友在討論理財規劃和投資選擇 A: 對了，你之前不是說你要開始投資了嗎？進度如何？ A: By the way, didn’t you say you were gonna start investing? How’s that going? B: 我有稍微算了一下，就算保守投資，回報也比銀行利息高多了。 B: I ran some rough numbers — even with conservative investments, the returns are way better than bank interest. A: 哇，是很詳細的財務規劃嗎？ A: Wow, is that like a full-on financial plan? B: 呃…還沒啦，就是那種「背面信封」的粗估而已。 B: Uh… not really. Just a back-of-the-envelope kinda estimate for now. A: 好喔，只要別影響到生活品質就好。 A: Oh ok, just make sure it doesn’t mess with your quality of life.   👔【職場對話】 情境：提案會前討論預算 Manager: 我們要提出下季活動的初步預算報告，下週五前要完成。 Manager: We need a preliminary budget report for next quarter’s campaign by next Friday. Amy: 沒問題，我今天可以開始做。 Amy: No problem, I can start on it today. Manager: 你有大概估過要花多少錢嗎？ Manager: Do you have a rough idea of the cost already? Amy: 有啦，我昨天在吃便當的時候大概算了一下。 Amy: Yeah, I did a quick calculation yesterday during lunch. Manager: 是妳"掐指一算"的預算嗎？ Manager: Are we talking “back-of-the-envelope” kind of numbers? Amy: 呃…是的，不過我會補上正式版本啦。 Amy: Uh… yeah, but I’ll follow up with a proper version. 🤣 小結：這句在職場很常用，尤其是當你還沒準備好正式資料，但需要先拋個大概方向的時候！   Powered by Firstory Hosting