商务英语：今日热词——建立起密切的关系

空隙，断裂

(noun) A missing section, especially an interruption in time

例句

EXAMPLE: Last year's unusual drought caused a hiatus in the otherwise steady growth of the region's agricultural economy.

去年不常见的干旱，打断了该地区农业经济原本稳步的增长。

建立起密切的关系

To create or establish a strong relationship (literally "to create one of the metal rings in a chain")

EXAMPLE: Meeting frequently during the conference, the presidents of the two companies were able to forge a link that eventually led to many successful cooperative efforts.

通过在会议期间的不时会晤，这两家公司的总裁建立起了密切的关系，最终促成了很多成功的合作。