We're looking for someone to be the new account executive.What do you think of Campbell?
我們在尋求一位新的客戶經理。你覺得坎貝爾怎么樣?
He's a shark.I'd definitely recomment him.
他很厲害。我強烈推薦。
What do you think of Bill as our new CEO?
你覺得讓比爾當我們新的執行總裁怎么樣?
He's a shark when it comes to bringing in profit.But he sort of lacks a human touch.
從提高利潤的角度來說,他絕對是能手。但是他的風格不太人性化。
精講部分
提起鯊魚,腦海中浮現的除了兇殘,恐怕就是嗜血了,哪怕水中少量的血腥味都能把它從遠處招來。在職場中,這樣“穩準狠”的殺手風格顯然非常瘦商業人士的青睞。如果一個人被形容是一個“鯊魚”(He is a shark),那也就是夸贊他商業嗅覺靈敏,能力超強。