商務英語(BEC)常用辦公室作常用英語術語1

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英: 考試大論壇
    Following are typical usages of the terms associated with work assignment status or reporting:
    How's the project going?
    Great! We're way ahead of schedule.
    We're right on target.
    Well, frankly, we're running a little behind.
    Folks, we're behind the eight-ball in meeting our sales
    target. Let's speed things up.
    It’s 70% done.
    It'll be completed on time.
    We're halfway there.
    Have the milestones been identified for the new project?
    Le's review our company's milestones for last year.
    What delivery date are we looking at?
    There must be no further delays. The drop-dead date/deadline is next Friday's close of business.
    Were approaching the critical point for success or failure of this project.
    Inductive reasoning
    In the Vocabulary section, please note that it's a "bottom up" approach and not "bottoms up", which is the kind of thing the bartender says to customers when he's trying to close for the night!