5月8日商务英语
2009年05月08日
booster; bad hair day
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| booster | 1. 支持者，热爱者（名词，非正式用语） 2. 扒手（传统俚语） |
1. (noun, INFORMAL) An active, enthusiastic supporter (particularly of a sports team, location, or school)
2. (TRADITIONAL SLANG) A thief who steals products from a store; also “shoplifter” |
EXAMPLE: The prosperous local entrepreneur is a great booster of his small town, and often tells strangers what a wonderful place it is to live and work. 这位富裕的本地企业家十分热爱这座小城市，经常对陌生人说，这是一座非常适合工作和生活的城市。 EXAMPLE: The store manager thought the suspicious stranger might be a booster, and told his clerks to watch him. 商店经理认为，这个可疑的陌生人可能是扒手，告诉店员要盯住他。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| bad hair day | 倒霉的一天（轻微幽默俚语） | (MILDLY HUMOROUS SLANG) A day when everything seems to go wrong, starting in the morning (NOTE: this expression is used primarily by women) | EXAMPLE: I missed my bus and so I was late to work, and the electrical power in our office was being repaired so the lights did not operate properly; it was clearly a bad hair day. 我错过了公交车，所以迟到。办公室的电力正在维修，所以照明不正常。这真是倒霉的一天。 |
