trade-off
noun
含义:terms that are offered in return for something else/条件交换
例句:Lower payments over a longer period of time sounded like a fair trade-off until we asked about interest charges.
更低的费用代替更长的时间听上去是一个公平的条件交换,不过这要看具体的费用情况。
ultimatum
noun
含义:a final term that has serious consequences if not met/最后通牒
例句:His ultimatum was that if I didn't agree to give him the raise he asked for, he'd quit today without two week's notice.
他的最后通牒就是如果我不同意给他他要求的加薪,他今天就马上离开而不是还留下两周的通知期
unrealistic
adj
含义:very unlikely to happen/不现实的
例句:It's unrealistic to think that we will have all of our demands met.
我们所有的要求都得到满足是不现实的。
victory
noun
含义:a win/胜利
例句:We considered it a victory because they agreed to four of our five terms.
我们认为它是一个胜利,因为他们同意了我们5项中的4项。
yield
verb
含义:to give in to another's requests/答应
例句:The client will only yield to our conditions, if we agree to work over the holiday weekend.
只有我们同意假期周末工作,顾客才会答应我们的条件。