商务英语:今日热词——顶住重重困难
这几位来自乡村的才华出众但贫困潦倒的乐手克服了重重困难,终于成了京城最受欢迎的乐队,还录制了一张非常成功的 CD。
今日单词:
单词 | cheapskate |
中文释义 |
小气鬼 |
英文释义 |
(noun, Mildly offensive) Term describing a stingy person; a miser. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: My rich uncle is a cheapskate who claims to forget birthdays although everyone in my family knows he just doesn't want to buy anyone gifts.
我那位有钱的叔叔是个小气鬼,总说自己忘记了别人的生日,不过家里人都知道他只是不想给别人买礼物罢了。 |
今日短语:
短语 | against all odds |
中文释义 |
顶住重重困难 |
英文释义 |
Despite obstacles that are nearly impossible to overcome. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: Against all odds the small group of talented but indigent musicians from the countryside became the most popular band in the capital, and recorded a very successful CD.
这几位来自乡村的才华出众但贫困潦倒的乐手克服了重重困难,终于成了京城最受欢迎的乐队,还录制了一张非常成功的 CD。 |