事前确定底线：工作开始之前的还价余力最大――开始交易前明确自己的盈利底线。

Spell Out The Deal Before You Start: Your bargaining leverage is always great est before you begin a job -- that's when you have something to offer that the other party wants.

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股东们因刘易斯的作为气得七窍生烟，认为他为区区瑕疵品付了过高的价格—交易是五百亿美金以美银股票作价，也没在事前把支付美林”明星雇员”红利一事说清。

Shareholders fumed that Mr Lewis had overpaid for a lemon—the price tag was $50 billion in BofA shares—and had not been upfront about bonuses paid to the acquired firm's "stars".

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