原汁原味商務英語播客第121課:企業好比一艘船

In this Business English Pod episode, we're going to look at how business idioms related to ships and sailing can be used to describe company performance. 今天的原汁原味英語播客中，我們將學習與船和航海有關的商務習語，它們用來描寫公司的業績。

The image of a ship is a powerful one in business. The ship is like a company—a huge entity that must be steered toward success, maintained properly, and carefully guided away from dangers like storms and rocks. Employees are often seen as a crew of sailors, a group that must work together as a team. So sailing idioms frequently appear when we discuss business in English. 船對於一個企業而言，是強大有力的象徵。一艘船就好比一個公司——一個實力雄厚，必將穩步走向輝煌的實體，並且發展途中也需要儘量規避風險，比如暴風雨和岩石。職員就好比水手，水手們必須團結起來。因此當我們談論一個企業時航海的習語經常會被引用。

Today's episode starts a two-part series on sailing idioms. Lakisha and Warren are two colleagues discussing the decline of Trussock's, an engineering firm that has been faltering since a new CEO took over. 今天這一集中我們將從兩方面來談航海有關的習語。拉奇莎和沃倫是兩個同事，他們正在談論自從新上任的總裁來了之後，一個工程公司的動盪。

Listening Questions:

1. What are the major differences between Trussock's old CEO and the new CEO?
2. What do Lakisha and Warren think will help change the situation at Trussock's?