商务英语:今日热词——引人入胜的图书
《财富》(中文版)
2012年08月28日
EXAMPLE: My favorite writer's latest novel is a real page-turner, and I stayed awake all night reading it.
我最喜欢的作家的新作实在引人入胜,我整晚不睡觉地读它。
我最喜欢的作家的新作实在引人入胜,我整晚不睡觉地读它。
今日单词:
单词 | glorified |
中文释义 |
夸大的 |
英文释义 |
(adjective) Describing something that is exaggerated as glamorous, innovative and superior in quality, but that is in fact quite ordinary. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: The advertisement claimed that the expensive new product was an extraordinary personal computer and navigation device, but to me it just looked like a glorified wrist watch. 这则广告声称,这部昂贵的新产品是一部不同寻常的个人计算和导航设备,但在我看来,它看上去只像一款被夸大的腕表。 |
今日短语:
短语 | page-turner |
中文释义 |
引人入胜的图书 |
英文释义 |
(INFORMAL) A book that is so interesting that it is difficult to stop reading. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: My favorite writer's latest novel is a real page-turner, and I stayed awake all night reading it. 我最喜欢的作家的新作实在引人入胜,我整晚不睡觉地读它。 |