AEE 2327: What’s Your Secret Sauce? how can you articulate明确有力的表达when a business or a company does something especially well, today get a new term术语 to talk about special abilities and qualities with native speakers. a diamond in the rough 指一个潜力巨大但尚未被充分开发或发现其价值的人或物 eg, I think that new singer is a diamond in the rough. special sauce 1. about cooking. eg, my grandma created a special sauce for her cinnamon rolls. 肉桂卷：一种用肉桂和糖调味的卷状糕点，也称为“cinnamon bun”. they will leave a cook book, keeps it in secret, recipes食谱 配方get pass down within the family. eg, the diner餐车式简便餐馆 is known for the special sauce they put on all the sandwiches. 2. about people's qualities, abilities or practice that makes someone more successful or more unique and distinctive与众不同的 独特的 eg, i have been impressed by the leadership of this company, they have special sauce of making team members feel valued. 3. about softwares. eg, this software's special sauce is how well to intergrades整合 the social media. secret sauce petty interchangeable there maybe is a slight differences which is more secretive守口如瓶的 隐瞒的, something they actually protect. eg, the diner餐车式简便餐馆 is known for the secret sauce they put on all the sandwiches. ( don't ask about the recipe, this is a secret.) Role play do you know what's in the special sauce?everyone loves it. no, they have kept the recipe secret, I'm dying to非常渴望想做某事 know what's in it. well the Chief's secret sauce is making amazing meals i guess, beacuse this place has been packed挤满人的since it opened. we can take some credit too, i have seen a lot of great reviews about the service. (这也有我们的功劳，这也得归功于我们) i guess you're right, our secret sauce is excellent service. take credit to oneself 指将功劳归于自己，独自享受荣誉或赞誉 eg, he always takes credit to himself for our team's success. take credit 接受赞扬或认可 eg, It is dishonest of you to take credit for work that was done by others.