情景会话口袋书人际篇 第604期:谈判(2)

 　　5. The two sides have agreed on the date of negotiations².

　　双方商定了谈判日期。

　　还能这样说：

　　The two sides have set the date of the negotiations.

　　The two parties have fixed³ the negotiating date.

　　6. How does the negotiations go?

　　谈判进展如何？

　　还能这样说：

　　How about the negotiations?

　　How are the negotiations going?

　　谚语：

　　Dog does not eat dog.

　　同类不相残。

　　7. The negotiation¹ came to a deadlock⁴.

　　谈判陷入僵局。

　　还能这样说：

　　The negotiations were at a deadlock.

　　The negotiations have reached an impasse⁵.

　　应用解析：

　　at a deadlock 处于僵局，停顿状态；

　　break a deadlock 打破僵局；

　　come to a deadlock 陷入僵局，停顿状态，相持不下

　　8. The negotiations have gone really smoothly⁶.

　　谈判进展非常顺利。

　　还能这样说：

　　The negotiation is successful without a hitch⁷.

　　The negotiations have made progress smoothly.

　　应用解析：

　　give one's hair a smooth 捋一捋头发

1 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

2 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

3 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

4 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

5 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

6 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

7 hitch   

v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉

参考例句：

• They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。
• All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。