商务英语:今日热词——当期热卖
我不买这款正流行的新电子设备,因为它仅仅在时下流行,我预期它会在短期内被更新、更好的东西取代。
今日单词:
单词 | legerdemain |
中文释义 |
1.魔术手法(名词);2.欺诈术(名词) |
英文释义 |
1. (noun) Something popular and considered highly sophisticated as in tricks done by a magician. 2. (noun) Clever deceit. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE 2: The magician wonderful skills of legerdemain enabled him to pull beautiful doves from a simple vase of flowers. 这位魔术师表演手法极为熟练,可以从一只普通花瓶里拿出美丽的鸽子。 EXAMPLE 1: The dishonest accountant used a lot of undetected legerdemain to conceal his mistakes. 这位不诚实的会计利用很多未被察觉到的欺诈方法来掩盖他的过错。 |
今日短语:
短语 | flavor of the month |
中文释义 |
当期热卖 |
英文释义 |
Anything that is temporarily popular or in fashion. (NOTE a reference to new ice cream flavors that American vendors introduce monthly to boost sales.) |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: I'm not buying the popular new electronic device, because it is merely the flavor of the month, and in a short time I expect it will be displaced by something newer and better. 我不买这款正流行的新电子设备,因为它仅仅在时下流行,我预期它会在短期内被更新、更好的东西取代。 |