11月4日商务英语
2009年11月04日
paparazzi; to make inroads
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| paparazzi | （专门偷拍名人的）狗仔（复数名词，意大利语，单数形式为paparazzo，较少用） | (plural noun, ITALIAN) Independent photographers who specialize in taking candid (and often embarrassing) photos of celebrities, and selling them to newspapers (NOTE: less common singular form "paparazzo") | EXAMPLE: Hoping to get an unexpected photograph, a dozen paparazzi gathered outside the restaurant where the famous movie actors were dining. 十几个狗仔聚集在那位著名电影演员用餐的饭馆外面，以期拍下意想不到的照片。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| to make inroads | 1. 取得进展；
2. 侵入 |
1. To accomplish progress towards a goal
2. To take away territory belonging to another. |
EXAMPLE: While the task of improving our moribund old company is enormous, last week I started to make inroads by hiring some very good new managers. 虽说改善这家经营不善的老企业的任务十分艰巨，但我上周新招了几名优秀的经理后，事情已经开始有了进展。 EXAMPLE: While formerly they had no competition in the city, the old company is worried that the new competitor may soon make inroads there. 尽管以前他们在这座城市里没有竞争对手，但这家老企业还是担心，新的竞争对手很快会闯进来。 |
