职场英语：处于非常不利的地位 behind the eightball
<p>职场英语流行美语对话：处于非常不利的地位 <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eightball">eightball</span></p><p><span word="eightball">eightball</span>指"台球比赛中的8号黑球".在台球比赛中，只有将其他所有的球都打进袋中才能击打黑球。因此，其他的球如果在黑球的后面，则是"非常不利的处境",<span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eightball">eightball</span>即比喻某人"处于非常不利的地位".</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="New">New</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mushroomed">mushroomed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="city">city</span>. 我们城市里的电脑公司好像雨后春笋般冒了出来。</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="With">With</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eightball">eightball</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>. 有这么多的竞争者，我们公司正处于一种非常不利的状况之中。</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span>? 为什么不试一试其他行业呢?</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="now">now</span>. 我也正在寻找机会。</p>
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