商務英語:今日熱詞——拙劣的EXAMPLE: My belligerent brother seldom gets invited to parties because he always makes quite maladroit comments about the music, the food, and the party hosts.
我的咄咄逼人的兄弟很少被邀請參加聚會,因為他總是對音樂、食物和聚會的主辦人發表非常拙劣的評論。
2015-02-09 商務英語:今日熱詞——膽大的EXAMPLE: We hired two gutsy young sales representatives who weren抰 afraid of talking with anyone, so they both became quite successful.
我們雇用了兩位膽大的銷售代表,他們倆不害怕和任何人說話,所以都非常成功。
2015-02-06 商務英語:今日熱詞——活動EXAMPLE: When my brother travels abroad he always sends me long email descriptions of his various goings-on.
當我的兄弟在國外旅行時,他總是給我寫很長的郵件,描述他的各種活動。
2015-02-05 商務英語:今日熱詞——牽強的EXAMPLE: My imaginative young son gave me a farfetched excuse for failing his arithmetic test in school today.
今天,我的富有想象力的小兒子沒有通過學校的算術測驗,他給了我一個非常牽強的借口。
2015-02-04 商務英語:今日熱詞——掃興的人或事EXAMPLE: After my parents died last year I didn抰 go to any parties because I didn抰 want to be a downer.
在父母于去年去世后,我不再參加任何聚會,因為我不想掃大家的興。
2015-02-03 商務英語:今日熱詞——嘲笑EXAMPLE: The arrogant manager would deride the suggestions of his employees and complain about their stupidity.
這位傲慢的經理嘲笑員工的建議,抱怨他們愚蠢。
2015-02-02 商務英語:今日熱詞——微言大義的EXAMPLE: My pauciloquent grandfather never spoke more than a dozen words at one time.
我的爺爺微言大義,每次說話從不超過12個單詞。 2015-01-29
商務英語:今日熱詞——做過頭EXAMPLE: We overdo at large family parties, often hiring famous musicians, and so our extravagant parties usually cost more than we can afford.
我們家庭的大聚會做過了頭,經常聘請著名音樂家,所以我們家的盛大聚會通常超過了我們的財力。 2015-01-28
商務英語:今日熱詞——猛攻、大量EXAMPLE 1: At dawn the ancient city was struck by an onslaught of the enemy's soldiers.
黎明時分,敵軍士兵對這座古城發動了一輪猛攻。
EXAMPLE 2: The young executive struggled to complete the onslaught of paperwork that appeared on his desk every morning.
每天早上,這位年輕高管都要吃力地處理完出現在他辦公桌上的大量文件。 2015-01-27
商務英語:今日熱詞——正面的EXAMPLE: Last night on a narrow mountain road the drivers of two large trucks died in a terrible head-on collision.
昨晚在一條狹窄的山路上,兩輛大卡車發生了猛烈的正面相撞,兩車司機死亡。 2015-01-26
商務英語:今日熱詞——無禮的EXAMPLE: We arrived at the restaurant just before it closed, and our waiter's brusque manner indicated that he wanted to go home as soon as possible.
我們在這家餐廳馬上要關門的時候來了,服務員的無禮態度顯示,他想盡快回家。 2015-01-23
商務英語:今日熱詞——酸的、尖刻的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。 2015-01-22
商務英語:今日熱詞——臨時的EXAMPLE: After the huge earthquake destroyed our region's only hospital, our local doctors and nurses set up a provisional medical clinic in a sports stadium.
在強烈的地震摧毀了我們這一地區唯一的醫院后,當地醫生和護士在一座體育館內設立了一個臨時診所。 2014-12-12
商務英語:今日熱詞——完美的EXAMPLE: My sister always hoped for a picture-perfect wedding day, but unfortunately it rained, and she was a little disappointed.
我的妹妹一直希望婚禮那天一切完美,但不幸的是,那天下雨了,她略感失望。 2014-12-11
商務英語:今日熱詞——出言不遜的EXAMPLE: The loud, lippy young woman angered the older residents of her apartment building.
這位大嗓門、出言不遜的年輕女士惹惱了與她住在同一公寓樓里的年長居民。 2014-12-10
商務英語:今日熱詞——變年輕的EXAMPLE: At dawn, the mountain meadow was filled with juvenescent signs of spring.
黎明時分,山間的草地一片青蔥,到處是春天的跡象。 2014-12-09
商務英語:今日熱詞——無憂無慮的EXAMPLE: While my aunt is a serious woman who seldom laughs, my uncle is a happy-go-lucky man who never worries about the future.
我的嬸嬸是個嚴肅的人,很少大笑,而我的叔叔是個樂天派,從不擔心未來的事情。 2014-12-08
商務英語:今日熱詞——預先警告EXAMPLE: Local residents always forewarn visitors of the dangers of driving in their remote region at night.
當地居民總是預先警告來客,在這一偏遠地區開夜車的危險。 2014-12-05
商務英語:今日熱詞——扼要的EXAMPLE: The scholar worked for several years to write a brief but compendious account of the historic war.
這位學者花費數年時間撰寫了一部簡明扼要的戰爭史。 2014-12-04
商務英語:今日熱詞——限制EXAMPLE: Our corporation must always work within the legal parameters of those countries in which we do business.
我們公司在海外發展業務時絕不能逾越所在國家的法律限制。 2014-12-03