8月20日商务英语
2009年08月20日
breakthrough; funny money
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| breakthrough | 突破（名词） | (noun) A moment of sudden discovery after which what had been difficult or impossible previously now becomes feasible. | EXAMPLE: After years of trying to cure malaria, the medical researchers finally had a breakthrough last week. 经过数年治疗疟疾的尝试，这位医学研究人员最终在上周取得了突破。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| funny money | 1. 亏心财；
2. 假钞 |
1. Money earned in a dishonest manner.
2. Counterfeit money. |
EXAMPLE: My brother-in-law never talked about how he earned the fortune that enabled him to buy a huge new house and luxury car, so I suspected it was some kind of funny money. 我妻舅从不说如何挣到这么多钱，使他可以买到一套新的大房子和一部豪华车，所以我怀疑他发的是亏心财。 EXAMPLE: Each cashier at our store is trained to always examine bills carefully and to be certain they aren't funny money. 在我们商店，每位收银员都接受过仔细验钞、确保不是假钞的培训。 |
