In the Middle | Learn Business English Expressions

Hi, this is Bill.

嗨，这是比尔。

And in this video, I'm going to show you a term that is perfect for a business situation.

在本视频中，我将向您展示一个非常适合业务情况的术语。

OK, now, maybe you already know the word compromise.

好吧，现在，也许你已经知道妥协这个词了。

Well, there is a phrase you can use that means the same thing is compromise.

好吧，你可以使用一个短语来表示同样的事情是妥协。

It's just easy to say kind of casual and it's great for sentences.

这很容易说出来，有点随意，而且非常适合句子。

OK, now that phrase is meat in the middle.

好吧，现在这句话是中间的肉了。

All right.

好的。

Now, it's kind of exactly what you think.

现在，这正是你所想的。

All right.

好的。

So now you can think about it like this.

所以现在你可以这样想。

There's two men having a business negotiation.

有两个人正在进行商务谈判。

OK.

好的。

And now maybe the first man wants the price to be $20.

现在也许第一个人希望价格为 20 美元。

OK.

好的。

And the second man, he wants the price to be $10.

第二个人，他希望价格是 10 美元。

OK.

Well, the first man doesn't want $10, and the second man doesn't want $20.

好的。

嗯，第一个人不想要 10 美元，第二个人不想要 20 美元。

So they negotiate, and then they decide to meet in the middle.

于是他们进行谈判，然后决定在中间会面。

That means the man who wants $20 comes down,

这意味着想要 20 美元的人下来，

and the man who wants $10 comes up and they choose $15.

想要 10 美元的人上来，他们选择 15 美元。

See that?

看到了吗？

They both give up a little.

他们都放弃了一点。

They meet in the middle.

他们在中间相遇。

It's a fair way to finish a negotiation,

这是完成谈判的公平方式，

because if you look at the sentence I've written up here,

因为如果你看看我在这里写的这句话，

it says, "Let's meet in the middle so we can both be happy."

它说的是：“让我们在中间见面，这样我们都能开心。”

It's kind of like everybody wins if you meet in the middle.

有点像如果你在中间相遇，每个人都会赢。

This is good for business when you're talking about contract or prices of things.

当您谈论合同或物品价格时，这对业务有好处。

You can actually also use this if you're shopping at a market

如果您在市场购物

and maybe you think the person selling something is asking for a price too high.

并且您认为卖东西的人要价太高，您实际上也可以使用此功能。

Maybe you offer a lower price.

也许你提供更低的价格。

And after some talking, maybe you meet in the middle or compromise.

经过一番交谈后，也许你们会达成妥协或妥协。

Same meaning.

同样的意思。

OK, if you meet in the middle, Both sides win.

好吧，如果中间相遇，双方都赢。

All right.

好的。

Let's look at some written examples of this being used.

让我们看一些使用此方法的书面示例。

Here are some sentences of how you can use.

以下是一些如何使用的句子。

Meet in the middle.

中间相遇。

We are both far from what we want, but if we meet in the middle we can both be happy.

我们都离自己想要的很远，但如果我们在中间相遇，我们都会幸福。

I want 20 items.

我想要 20 件物品。

And you think I should get ten?

你认为我应该得到十个？

So let's meet in the middle and make it 15 items.

所以让我们在中间汇合，将其设为 15 项。

Why don't we meet in the middle so we can finish this negotiation?

我们为什么不中间会面来完成这次谈判呢？

So there you see some easy and practical examples of using the phrase meet in the middle.

因此，您可以看到一些在中间使用“meet”短语的简单实用示例。

Now, it's a good phrase to know for business because it's common.

现在，这对于商业来说是一个很好的短语，因为它很常见。

Everybody uses it at some time when they're negotiating It's a good term to use.

每个人在谈判时都会使用它，这是一个很好用的术语。

So if you practice it and you use it, I promise you that English speakers know the meaning

因此，如果你练习并使用它，我向你保证说英语的人都知道它的含义

and will think it fits perfectly into your conversation.

，并且会认为它非常适合你的对话。

OK.

So get out there and start talking to people about meeting in the middle

好的。

因此 ，当你试图就某件事进行谈判或做出决定时，

when you're trying to negotiate or decide on something.

走出去并开始与人们讨论中间会面的问题 。

OK.

好的。

I hope you use it and I'll see you next video.

我希望您使用它，我们下一个视频见。