5月13日商务英语
2008年05月13日
props； a hired gun
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| props | 必要的尊重（名词，当代俚语） | (noun, CONTEMPORARY SLANG) "Proper respect" particularly used when the person being shown respect is not liked or admired, but worthy of respect nonetheless (NOTE: usually used as a direct object of the verb "to give") | EXAMPLE: I never particularly liked my former business partner because he was rude and arrogant, but I have to give him props because he had clever new ideas and always worked hard. 我一点也不喜欢我的商业合作伙伴，他粗鲁、傲慢，但我又不得不尊重他，因为他提出过一些聪明的点子，工作也总是很努力。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| a hired gun | 外聘顾问（非正式用语） | (INFORMAL) An advisor from outside the company, especially one who can recommend making drastic changes including firing people (NOTE: "a gun" means a fighter or someone who will kill for hire, and who carries a pistol) | EXAMPLE: To make recommendations about saving money, the board of directors paid a hired gun no one in our company knew who could suggest employees who should be fired. 为征求节省资金方面的建议，我们公司的董事会外聘了一位我们都不认识的顾问，由他来建议解雇哪位员工。 |
