8月17日商務英語

brainiac [breini.?k]

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聰明和勤奮的人（名詞，俚語）

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(noun, SLANG) A particularly intelligent person, often one who is obsessed with intellectual issues. (NOTE: blend of "brain" and "maniac")?

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EXAMPLE: The famous mathematician is a brainiac who would rather work on solving complex mathematical problems than sleep at night.

這位著名數學家十分聰明和勤奮，寧愿晚上不睡覺，也要解開復雜的數學難題。

hidden gem

隱藏著的寶石，不為人知的好東西（非正式表達法）

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Informal expression describing anything of value that is not immediately, clearly visible, or widely known.

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EXAMPLE: I love good food, and recently I found a wonderful little restaurant in a quiet neighborhood far from our city's center; the little restaurant is really a hidden gem.

我喜歡美食。不久前，我在遠離市中心的一個小區里找到了一家很不錯的小餐館，這家小餐廳真是一塊隱藏的寶石。