4月22日商务英语
2009年04月22日
anecdotal; to tread water
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| anecdotal | 像趣闻似的（形容词） | (adjective) Coming from little stories; not based on serious study or objective research (NOTE: an "anecdote" is a short, interesting tale or personal story) | EXAMPLE: Occasionally the company heard anecdotal reports from salesmen about customer problems with its new product, but it did not investigate them carefully. 有关客户使用新产品时遇到的问题，公司偶尔听到来自销售员的、像趣闻一样的报告，但并没有仔细调查。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| to tread water | 勉强生存（非正式用语） | (INFORMAL) To be surviving but not making forward progress (literally, to float in water in an upright position by moving the legs back and forth as if walking) | EXAMPLE: During its early years the new little company was just able to tread water. Expenses were paid, but no profit was achieved. 这家公司在刚开业的最初几年只能勉强生存。除去开支之后，根本没有利润。 |
