這些商務行話為什麼這麼有哏？：趣味解析301個內行人才懂的商務詞彙，讓你聽得懂、還會用，不再一臉表情包


	商務場合常用語句趣味大解析，完整收錄商務人士必懂用語，有些連Google翻譯都翻不出來。以幽默解析與生動典故，讓你除了聽得懂，還能靈活用，跟老闆、同事、客戶溝通時準確回應，不再滿頭問號、一臉尷尬，增進專業度與好感度　　什麼是FAQ、MO、KISS（絕對不是親親…）？　　跟信封一點關係都沒有的「Push the envelope」是什麼意思？　　老闆為什麼叫你「把海水煮沸」(boil the ocean)？　　同事幹嘛請你「挪一下針頭」(move the needle)？　　為什麼英文學了十幾年，進了商業世界什麼都聽不懂？　　本書針對商業情境與職場最常使用的商業詞彙與片語，　　提供明確定義，並介紹這些用語的來源、歷史與故事，　　讓你在大笑中了解這些商務行話的真正含意，　　無論是商務演講或是與同事分享重要訊息，　　都能正確回應，提升溝通技巧與專業度。　　★精彩搶先看★ 　　ducks in a row──每件事情都安排的有條不紊，準備完全。　　商務行話定義：總之不能拿來形容鐵達尼號上負責確認救生艇數量是否足夠的那個人。　　Hardball──用最強硬的方式積極地進行任何遊戲，包括真實人生。　　商務行話定義：在紐約市上下班尖峰時間，擁擠的地鐵車廂靠站時你必須要採取的態度。　　hump day──禮拜三　　商務行話定義：黑洞漩渦般的工作日中，一絲絲微弱的希望之光。　　left holding the bag──擔起被強加在自己身上的責難或重擔　　商務行話定義：預定要跟老闆報告案子失敗的當天，其他同事全因為流感倒下。　　★特別收錄★ 　　來自經典電影、貓狗、軍事、賽馬等領域的商務行話　　「給我錢﹗」（Show me the money﹗）——《征服情海》（Jerry Maguire）　　這句台詞告訴各位商業合作夥伴，他們能最能夠表達重視你或你的貢獻的最佳方式，就是付錢給你。　　「我要給他一個無法拒絕的條件。」（I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.）——《教父》（The Godfather）　　沒有甚麼比引用黑手黨的話，更能說明你對進行中的商業交易的認真程度。　　Cat got your tongue 　　一時語塞　　barking up the wrong tree 　　採取錯誤的行動或選錯人說話好評推薦　　「這本好書不只清楚定義許多企業界使用的商業詞彙與片語，而且也將片語的起源用有趣也具豐富知識性的方式呈現。我覺得這是學習商務行話（與跟著大笑）的最好方式。」──凱瑟琳•歐康納（Kathleen O’Connor），倫敦商學院教授與詹森管理研究院的訪問副教授　　「本書除了提供真的很有幫助的資料之外，也是本搞笑外加歷史書籍，提供喜愛深入考究的人很多樂趣。如果你喜愛學習與大笑，這是本適合你的書。」──珍•波頓（Jane Borden），記者與《我完全就是做這個的料》的作者　　「關於鮑勃•維爾馮，我知道一件事──他很搞笑。如果你覺得捧腹大笑是應付在企業界工作的好方式，那麼這本書必讀。我會逼所有的員工桌上都放一本。這會不會太超過了呢（pushing the envelope）？」──派特•多倫（Pat Dolan），《新聞日》的老闆


	目錄前言謝辭簡介 # 24/365 24 /7 360° A aboveboard across-the-board action action man/man of action actionable admin against the grain all-hands meeting an ax to grind anointed ask at the end of the day authoritatively B B-school b to b or B2B back burner back of the envelope bait and switch ballpark balls in the air bandwidth bang for the buck banner year baseline bean counter beat a dead horse beauty contest beef up best of breed best practice beta testing big data binary bio break Bitcoin bleeding-edge blockchain blue sky boil the ocean boondoggle bootstrap bottom line brainstorm bullish burning platform buy-in C cannibalize career suicide catalyst for change client-centric cookie-cutter core competency cost-effective creatives critical mass cross-functional cross-pollination cross-sell cutting-edge D data dump deep-dive deliverable deploy digital native disruptive disruptive innovation dog and pony show dogfooding/eating your own dog food dovetail downsize drill down drinking the Kool-Aid ducks in a row due diligence dumpster fire E EQ Easter egg EBITDA elephant in the room elevator pitch emerging empower end to end ergonomic F FAQ face time facilitate facing fake news feeding frenzy first mover flavor of the month FOMO for all intents and purposes Fourth Industrial Revolution funnel, the G game plan game changer gatekeeper Generation X or Gen X get/keep the ball rolling get with the program ghosting GIF gig economy give-and-take glad-handing go-to guy GOAT golden parachute/golden handshake/golden umbrella guerrilla marketing H hackathon halo effect hammer out handle hands-down hashtag hardball has legs heavy hitter heavy lifting hedge your bet herding cats/squirrels hired gun honcho honeypot hump day I ideation in a nutshell in the weeds incentivize influencer Internet of Things (IoT) IT it is what it is J jet lag jockey for position John Hancock jump (or beat) the gun K KISS KOL kid gloves kill the goose that lays the golden egg kill two birds with one stone knockoff knowledge economy kudos L lawyer up lean in leave-behind left holding the bag long in the tooth long shot lots of moving parts lowball low-hanging fruit lunch & learn M MO/modus operandi magic bullet master(s) of the universe meeting of the minds meme Millennial mindshare miss the boat/bus mission critical mom-and-pop Monday-morning quarterback move the needle N net-net new normal nip in the bud not my first rodeo O offline on point on the ball onboarding once in a blue moon one smart cookie one–two punch open the kimono org chart organic growth out-of-pocket outside the box over a barrel P POV paint the town red parachute in paradigm shift paralysis through analysis/analysis paralysis parking lot pass the buck pass with flying colors peeps phone it in piggyback ping pipeline pivot play it by ear postmortem pot calling the kettle black preaching to the choir pull out all the stops pulling your leg push the envelope put a pin in it put lipstick on a pig put to bed Q quality assurance quantum leap quick win quid pro quo QWERTY R raining cats and dogs ramp up reading the Riot Act red herring red-flag resting on your laurels riding shotgun right off the bat right up your alley rightsize rings a bell rock star roll with the punches round-robin rule of thumb run it up the flagpole (and see who salutes) running amok S SEO sacred cow sandbag scalable screw the pooch show your true colors snail mail spitballing steal one’s thunder stick to one’s guns straight and narrow straight from the horse’s mouth straw man strike while the iron is hot sweat equity swim lane SWOT/SWAT team SWOT Team SWAT Team synergy T table stakes take this offline takeaway tallest midget the third degree thought leader throw under the bus throwing shade tiger team toe the line touch base troll turn a blind eye turnkey tycoon U under the radar under the weather unicorn upper hand upshot USP V value add vertical VIP virus W WIIFM What is the ask? wheelhouse white elephant white space white-collar wiggle room wild goose chase win-win witch hunt with a grain of salt with all due respect wolf in sheep’s clothing worth one’s salt writing is on the wall X X factor xerox Y yada yada yak shaving Z (a) zero zeitgeist 註解【特別收錄】電影台詞裡的商務行話 I 電影台詞裡的商務行話 II 提供參考的商務行話縮寫容易混淆的商務行話專有詞彙與貓狗相關的商務行話與軍事相關的商務行話源自聖經的商務行話源自拉丁文的商務行話源自賽馬的商務行話商務行話大跨界 I 商務行話大跨界 II 商務行話大跨界 III 源自棒球的商務行話與品牌相關的商務行話源自德文的商務行話