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!

　　中：

　　以下是一些与工作任务分配状况和报告相关的术语的典型用法。

　　► 项目进展得怎么样？

　　非常好！我们要提前完工了。

　　我们正按计划进行。

　　坦白地说，我们有点落后了。

　　► 兄弟们，我们落在了计划的后面。让我们加快速度吧。

　　► 已经完成70%了。

　　► 工作将会准时完成。

　　► 我们快完工了。

　　► 新项目里的标志性事件确定下来了吗？

　　► 让我们回顾一下公司上年度的重大事件。

　　► 我们的交付日期是哪天？

　　► 不能再推迟了。最后期限是下周五下班时。

　　► 我们正处在关系到整个工程成败的关键时刻。

　　归纳推理

　　在词汇上，请注意是“bottom up”，而不是“bottoms up”，“bottoms up”是酒保在打烊前对顾客说的话。

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　　Grapevine

　　The process through which information gets spread unofficially throughout the company. Can be word of mouth, email, or even a hand-written piece of paper. In most companies, news, rumors, gossip and information can spread to hundreds or thousands of employees in a very short time.

　　Brown-nosing/kissing up/sucking up

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