商务英语：今日热词——稳固的基础

1.发出金属质的噪音（动词）; 2.刺激

1. (verb) To make a loud, unpleasant metallic sound.2. (verb) To make someone annoyed or lose their composure.

EXAMPLE: The heavy chain jangled across the deck of the ship.

沉重的链子拖过船甲板，发出刺耳的噪音。

EXAMPLE: Large crowds at railways stations often jangle my nerves, and so I try to avoid them.

火车站的大批人群经常刺激我的神经，所以我想避开他们。

solid footing

稳固的基础

A strong, secure basis or foundation.

EXAMPLE: We want to have plenty of money in the bank and no debts so we can start our new business on a solid footing.

我们想在银行里有很多钱，同时没有负债，这样我们才有创业的稳固基础。