商務英語：今日熱詞——酸的、尖刻的

1.酸的（形容詞）；2.尖刻的（形容詞）

1. (adjective) Unpleasantly sharp and stinging in taste or smell; bitter.

2. (adjective) Describing sharp and funny but often cruel spoken or written comments.

EXAMPLE 1: The cheap wine had a strongly acerbic flavor, and no one enjoyed drinking it.

這種低價葡萄酒有一種強烈的酸味，誰也不喜歡喝。

EXAMPLE 2: My cynical old aunt often makes acerbic remarks about younger people in our family.

我的玩世不恭的老姨媽經常對我們家里的年輕人做出尖刻的評論。

雙重標準

A situation in which moral standards and behavioral expectations for one group are quite different from that of another similar group.

EXAMPLE: My beautiful cousin argues with her conservative parents, accusing them of having a double standard because her younger brother is permitted to stay out late at night with his friends, however she cannot.

我的漂亮的堂妹與她保守的父母產生了爭執，指責他們實行雙重標準，允許她的弟弟跟朋友在外面玩到深夜，而她卻不行。