- Alan and I have created an incentive program to increase sales.
Incentive - /?n?sen.t??v/ n. （通過獎勵的方式給予的）激勵，刺激，鼓勵
incentive pay- 獎勵津貼
incentive program -獎勵計劃，激勵方案
- I usually don’t allow solicitors in the office but today I am going to break some rules..
Solicitor - mainly US (person soliciting for business) ；推銷員，招攬生意的人
Solicitor - （英式英語）初級律師
break the rules - 打破規則，違反規則
follow/obey/observe the rules – 遵守規則
- Decisiveness. One of the keys to success according to Small Businessman.
Decisiveness – n. the ability to make decisions quickly and confidently: 決斷，決斷力
He was praised for showing strong leadership and decisiveness in a time of great uncertainty. 他在充滿不確定性的時刻表現出的強大領導力和決斷力受到了讚揚。
- I know. I made the connection made the connection. make a/the connection - to understand that there is a relationship between two or more things, 把… 和… 聯係起來； Oscar the Grouch - 老愛抱怨的奧斯卡, 是 芝麻街 (Sesame Steet）中的人物;
Grouch – (informal) /ɡra?t?/ v. n. complain or a person who often complains; 發牢騷，抱怨；發脾氣； 好抱怨的人；好發牢騷的人
Sesame Street - American educational children's television series 美國早期一檔兒童教育電視節目；
- I live by one rule. No office romances. No way. Very messy. Inappropriate.
live by sth. - 恪守,遵守…
Never give up is a good rule to live by if you hope to succeed in life. 如果希望獲得成功，永不放棄是一個好的生活準則。
- She’s not really my type.
Sb.’s type – (某人) 喜歡的類型，對 (某人) 有吸引力的類型
He’s nice enough but not really my type. 他人很好，但不是我喜歡的類型。
