第754期:a foot in the door真的不是一腳進了門
今天分享一些有趣而實用的商業俚語。這些俚語中你會看到日常最最熟悉的單詞，但是它在商業領域裏的真實意思，一定會讓你大跌眼鏡哦！
1. a foot in the door站穩腳跟
to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success
成功步入某個獲得成功的機構或商業領域
I always wanted to work for that company but it took me two years to get a foot in the door.
我一直想進那家公司工作，可是花了兩年時間才成功。
2. cash cow搖錢樹
the part of a business that always makes a profit and that provides money for the rest of the business
一直盈利的某個部門，爲公司的正常運轉提供經濟支持
The new product became the company's cash cow.
這項新產品成了公司的搖錢樹。
3. too many chiefs, not enough Indians
指導者多，幹活者少
used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not enough people to do the work
用來描述這樣的情況：有太多人告訴別人怎麼做，真正做事情的人太少
There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians in that company.
這家公司，指導者比干活的人都多。
4. a slice of the pie 分杯羹
a share of something such as money, profits, etc.
共享財富、利潤等
The company made big profits and the workers want a slice of the pie.
公司賺了大錢，員工都想跟着分杯羹。
5. keep head above water 不欠債
to deal with a difficult situation, especially one in which you have financial problems, and just manage to survive
極度艱難的狀態，特別是經濟方面的問題，只能勉強度日
Business is bad. I’m not sure how much longer we’ll be able to keep our heads above water.
生意不怎麼好，我不知道日子還能勉強維持多久。
6. sleeping partner 隱名股東
a person who has put money into a business company but who is not actually involved in running it
不參與實際業務的投資人
Tom found a sleeping partner to invest money in his business.
湯姆找到了一位隱名股東投資生意。
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