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scenario (n.) 腳本;方案
■ Attached Exhibit A shows the best case scenario, Exhibit B the likely scenario and Exhibit C the worst case scenario.
附上的資料A 是最佳方案;資料B 則是可能性最高的方案;至於資料C,則是最差的方案。
■ This is the projection for the proposed $15 million equity investment under a most likely scenario.
根據最可能的情況,這個1,500 萬美元的投資案大概就是如此。
■ The risk is that companies will continue to shed jobs over the next 12 or 18 months. It's not the most likely scenario, but I wouldn't rule it out.
風險是企業會在接下來的12 到18 個月內持續裁員。雖然這並不一定是最可能的狀況,但我不排除有此可能。
scratch the surface (of...)只觸及問題的表面;只是剛開始而已
■ This analysis only scratches the surface of the problem.
這項分析只觸及到問題的表面而已。
■ Tom's seminar barely scratches the surface of interest derivatives.
湯姆的研討會幾乎沒提到利息衍生商品。
■ The investigation of our commodity futures traders revealed some suspicious dealing. It is thought that we have just scratched the surface.
經過調查,我們的商品期貨交易商已經被查出一些可疑交易了,不過我們認為這僅是冰山一角。
■ I studied Spanish for three months. I only just scratched the surface.
我已經學西班牙文三個月了,但只懂得一些皮毛而已。
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