商务英语:今日热词——闻到火药味,察觉到不和的氛围(俚语)
《财富》(中文版)
2011年11月09日
EXAMPLE: Neither of the two people who work for me said hello when I returned from lunch, and since I could smell gunpowder in the air, I asked them what was wrong.
吃完午饭回来,两个为我工作的人谁也不跟我打招呼。由于闻到了火药味,我便问他们出什么事了。
吃完午饭回来,两个为我工作的人谁也不跟我打招呼。由于闻到了火药味,我便问他们出什么事了。
今日单词:
单词 | ballyhoo |
中文释义 |
吹捧,炒作(名词) |
英文释义 |
(noun) Noisy, extravagant, and excessive praise. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: Despite the lavish and expensive ballyhoo generated by the film company's publicity department, the new movie failed to impress audiences who considered it boring. 尽管电影公司的宣传部门大把花钱炒作,这部新电影还是没能打动观众,他们觉得很无聊。 |
今日短语:
短语 | to smell gunpowder in the air |
中文释义 |
闻到火药味,察觉到不和的氛围(俚语) |
英文释义 |
(SLANG) To sense evidence of a noisy argument that is not occurring now, but has just occurred or will occur soon. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: Neither of the two people who work for me said hello when I returned from lunch, and since I could smell gunpowder in the air, I asked them what was wrong. 吃完午饭回来,两个为我工作的人谁也不跟我打招呼。由于闻到了火药味,我便问他们出什么事了。 |