8月9日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年08月09日
maniac; to be slow going
今日单词：
| 单词 |
maniac ['meiniæk]
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| 中文释义 |
1. 疯子（名词）； 2.狂热爱好者（名词，俚语） |
| 英文释义 |
1. (noun) An insane person. 2. (SLANG) Someone who is quite enthusiastic about something. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE 1: The police are searching for a child murderer, a cruel maniac who is spreading terror among parents in the city. 警察正在搜寻谋杀儿童的凶手——一个让这座城市的父母感到恐惧的残忍疯子。 EXAMPLE 2: My business partner is a golf maniac who practices several hours a day. 我的商业伙伴是个狂热的高尔夫球爱好者，每天练习好几个小时。
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今日短语：
| 短语 |
to be slow going |
| 中文释义 |
进展缓慢
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| 英文释义 |
An informal expression meaning to be making very little or very slow progress.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Because we faced unexpected difficulties, the new project was slow going at first, but now everything is going better. 由于遇到预料之外的困难，新项目一开始进展缓慢，但现在顺利一些了。 |
