每日商务英语 第100期:成功的关键时刻

 at the eleventh hour 成功的关键时刻

 

英文释义 

At the last possible moment something can beaccomplished.

 

例句 I thought my long, difficult negotiations¹ yesterday were going to end in failure, but at theeleventh hour the prospective² buyer agreed to my final offer, and I made the sale.我昨天以为漫长而艰难的谈判将以失败告终，但在关键时刻，一位潜在买家同意了我的最终报价，我做成了这笔生意。

1 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。

2 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。