6月2日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年06月02日
nighthawk;to give the benefit of the doubt
今日单词：
| 单词 |
nighthawk ['naithɔ:k]
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| 中文释义 |
夜猫子（名词，俚语）
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| 英文释义 |
(noun, SLANG) A person who prefers to work or be active at night.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: The software company's young computer programmer is a nighthawk who concentrates best late at night when there are very few distractions. 这位软件公司年轻程序员是个夜猫子，在夜里干扰很少的时候最能集中精力。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
to give the benefit of the doubt |
| 中文释义 |
相信……好的一面
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| 英文释义 |
To make a favorable judgment despite the absence of full evidence; to believe or trust someone.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Normally our store requires a receipt to exchange products, but because we knew him, we gave the man the benefit of the doubt and let him make an exchange without a receipt. 通常，我们商店在交换产品时要求提供收据，但由于我们了解这个人，所以我们相信他的品格，允许他交换商品时不用提供收据。 |
