What's the bottom line?的意思是总的来说是什么?或最终的结论是什么?
情景会话1 公司项目组开会
Daniel: We've been discussing this project for hours. What's the bottom line? (我们已经讨论了几个小时的项目,总结一下呢?)
Zoey: The bottom line is that we need more resources to complete it on time. (最重要的是我们需要更多资源才能按时完成它。)
情景会话2 我与好友Norah讨论出行计划
Zoey: We've been discussing different vacation destinations. What's the bottom line? (我们一直在讨论不同的度假目的地。最终结论是什么?)
Norah: The bottom line is that we agreed on going to the beach for our vacation. (最终结论是我们都同意去海滩度假。)