商务英语：今日热词——上一个档次
我们开始从事小小的兼职生意时，期望并不高，但迅速的成功鼓励我们雇佣人手、设立办公室，争取上一个档次。
今日单词：
| 单词 | slide |
| 中文释义 |
小数点错误 |
| 英文释义 |
(noun) A bookkeeping error caused by a misplaced decimal point |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: The most recent financial statement looked terrible until we discovered a slide that had reduced our profit.
最新的财务报表很糟糕，后来我们才发现，一个小数点错误低报了我们的利润。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | to take it to the next level |
| 中文释义 |
上一个档次 |
| 英文释义 |
Expression meaning to intensify, expand, or deepen an activity (NOTE: usually, the activity itself is not named) |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: We started our little part-time business with low expectations, but our rapid success encouraged us to take it to the next level by hiring employees and establishing an office.
疑虑重重的董事会与公司总裁辩论了好几个小时，但最终他们接受了他的观点，同意他有关需要重大变革的看法。 |
