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There was no give-and-take
at all.
沒有互相退讓可言。
| 對話 Paul:That was a really hard negotiation. 保羅:這場談判真吃力。 Kate:I can see; you look really exhausted. What was the problem? 凱蒂:這一點很明顯，你看來疲憊不堪。有甚麼問題？ Paul:They were very inflexible and just stuck to their original position. 保羅:他們毫不讓步，只是堅持原定立場。 Kate:So there was no give-and-take at all. 凱蒂:那麼沒有互相退讓可言了。 Paul:No, none at all, because they knew they were in a very strong position. 保羅:沒有，完全沒有，因為他們知道自己佔盡優勢。 Kate:No wonder you had such a hard time. 凱蒂:怪不得談判這麼吃力。 |
| 多學一點點
毫不妥協 這一課對話三度談到「寸步不讓」的談判態度：They were very inflexible、(They) just stuck to their original positions. There was no give-and-take at all。Give-and-take是名詞，指互相退讓或妥協，例如：(1) There must be some give-and-take if the disagreement is to be settled（要解決意見分歧，雙方多少都要讓步）。(2) Marriage is very much a matter of give-and-take（婚姻的要義在於互相遷就）。交換意見也可以叫give-and-take，例如：We got together for a give-and-take after we were charged with the task（我們接到任務之後，聚在一起討論）。Stick可解作「黏住」，引伸其義，stick to something是「堅持某事」，例如：(1) Stick to your work or you'll never succeed（你必須鍥而不舍，否則永遠不會成功）。(2) He stuck to nothing（他做甚麼事都不會堅持多久）。留意to stick at nothing是「不擇手段」的意思，和stick to nothing完全不同，例如：He stuck at nothing to get promotion（他為求晉升，不擇手段）。Inflexible本義是「不可彎曲的」，an inflexible steel rod就是「不可彎曲的鋼棒」。引伸其義，是說「不妥協的」，同義詞有intransigent和uncompromising，例如：What is the point of negotiation when you maintain such an inflexible/intransigent/uncompromising position?（你既然堅持不妥協的立場，談判還有甚麼意思？）最後談談You look really exhausted的exhausted。這個字和tired都是形容疲倦，但所說倦意比tired更甚，例如：I was exhausted from playing basketball（我打籃球打到筋疲力盡）。 |