make or break 孤注一掷，破釜沉舟
你一定听过破釜沉舟的故事吧！今天我们一起回味一下：项羽前锋军救巨鹿，初战少利，项羽便率大军渡过漳河，破釜沉舟以激励士气。终于杀苏角，掳王离，大败秦军于巨鹿之野。后“破釜沉舟”表示：不留退路，孤注一掷，不顾一切战斗到底。英语这个词应该怎么说呢？
Make or break, 顾名思义“或成功，或失败”，表示一件事情至关重要，胜败在此一举。
这个词可以这样用：
1. The make-or-break college entrance examination can always draw public attention.
具有胜败决定意义的高考总是能引起大众的关注。
2. It's a tough assignment, and it will either make or break her.
这是个艰巨的任务，对她来说胜败在此一举。
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Topic: Business Trip 商务之旅
Hosts: Jonathan & Jeff (上海人民广场中心)
Jonathan : Good morning. I’m Jonathan Garr. Nice to meet you.
早上好。我是Jonathan Garr. 很高兴见到你。
Jeff: Jeff Zukerman. Nice to meet you, too.
我叫Jeff Zukerman. 我也很高兴见到你。
Jonathan: Sorry to keep you waiting – I had a long phone call from a customer.
很抱歉让你等着——我刚刚接了个从客户那里打来的电话，时间挺长的。
Jeff: Oh – no problem.
哦，没事。
Jonathan: Well, we have ten minutes before the meeting. Let’s go up to my office. It’s this way. How was your trip?
我们在开会前还有10分钟。我们去我的办公室吧。走这里。你的旅行怎么样？
Jeff: It was fine – but a bit tiring.
还可以——就是有点累。
Jonathan: How long does it take from Canada?
从加拿大到这里要多久？
Jeff: Nine hours!
9个小时！
Jonathan: That’s a long time to be in a plane. I flew to Los Angeles last year. It took eleven hours! I was so bored... Well- here we are. Please have a seat.
在飞机上花得时间够长的。去年我去了洛杉矶。用了11小时。我感到很无聊。 到了。请坐。
Jeff: Thanks.
谢谢！
Jonathan: Would you like a cup of coffee – or tea?
你想要杯咖啡——还是茶？
Jeff: Oh, no thank you. Perhaps a glass of water, if that’s possible?
哦，不谢谢。那一杯水，可以吗？
Jonathan: Yes, of course. (short pause) Here you are.
是的，当然。给你。
Jeff: Thanks.
谢谢。
Jonathan: So how are things in Montreal? I hear you’ve got quite a big operation over there.
蒙特利尔一切进展如何？我听说你们在那里有很大的运作。
Jeff: Yes. We’re very busy at the moment. Sales are booming and we’re expanding fast.
是的。我们现在非常忙。销售飞速增长，我们扩展得很快。
Jonathan: How many people do you have?
你们有多少人？
Jeff: Do you mean in the whole subsidiary? Three hundred and forty. But we’re recruiting more people all the time. We expect to have about four hundred by the end of the year.
你是说整个分公司吗？340个人。我们一直在招聘更多人。我们希望在年底前有大约400个人。
Jonathan: That’s really rapid growth. It must mean a lot of changes…
这真是飞速的发展。那就意味着很多的变化。
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商务】生活达人：更加有效的做笔记
Geek to Live: Take great notes
Like it or not, our work lives involve meetings - status meetings, planning conference calls, brainstorming sessions, meetings for the sake of meetings. Whether you're headed off to a business meeting, a university lecture, or a conference session, taking effective notes is a necessary skill to move your projects, your career and your education forward. Today I'll go over (回顾) a couple of my favorite note-taking methods, as well as how to make your own custom notepaper (n.便条用纸) to fit your needs.
The first two methods are especially useful for business meetings and professional conferences, where it's most important to separate different types of information.
Method 1: Symbolize (v.象征) the next action
Use a simple system of symbols to mark off 4 different information types in the column space left in the margin.
[ ] A square checkbox denotes (v.表示) a to do item
( ) A circle indicates a task to be assigned (v.分配) to someone else
* An asterisk is an important fact
A question mark goes next to items to research or ask about
Method 2: Split your page into quadrants (n.象限,)
Another way to visually separate information types is to split your note-taking page into quadrants and record different kinds of information - like questions, reference and todo's - into the separate areas on the page. Rumor has it this is how Bill Gates - someone known for taking amazingly detailed meeting notes - gets it done.
Method 3: Record and summarize - The Cornell Note-taking Method
A system more targeted towards students digesting (v.消化) large amounts of information on a daily basis (日常生活的基础上), the Cornell note-taking method also separates the page into different areas.
参考翻译：
无论喜欢与否，我们的日常工作不可避免的充斥了很多会议，诸如项目进展会议、规划电话会议、头脑风暴以及为了开会而开的会。无论你是要前往参加一个商务会议，一个大学演讲或者是一个正式会议，高效地做笔记对于推进项目、你的职业发展或者继续教育来说都是一项必须的技能。今天，我将回顾几个我最喜欢的做笔记的方法，以及如何使你自己的笔记用纸更加符合你的需求。
前两个方法，对于商务会谈和专业会议尤其有用，因为将不同类型的信息分开对他们都是最重要的。
方法1：用符号来标识下一步行动
使用一个简单的符号系统，在来页边缘左侧的空白处标识出四种不同的信息类型。
[]方括号表示需要做的事情（行动列表）
()圆括号表示需要分配给他人的任务
*星号表示重要的事情或行动
问号表示放入下一个系统进行进一步研究或者咨询他人
方法2：将笔记本的页面分成四个象限
另外一种形象的划分信息类型的方法是将记笔记的页面划分成四个象限来，将不同种类的信息，比如问题、参考资料以及待办事项等，分别记录到页面的不同区域。据传这是比尔盖茨，一个把会议纪要记录得十分详细的人所做的。
方法3:记录和总结-康奈尔笔记方法
这是一个更以学生为目标的系统，针对每天他们都要吸收大量的信息。康奈尔笔记方法同样将页面分成不同区域。
