商务英语：今日热词——渐渐入睡
《财富》（中文版）
2013年10月12日
EXAMPLE: When our boring company president gives a particularly long and tedious speech, some audience members will drift off to sleep.我们公司乏味的总裁发表了特别冗长沉闷的演讲，部分听众慢慢睡着了。
今日单词：
| 单词 | forward-looking |
| 中文释义 |
前卫的（形容词，非正式） |
| 英文释义 |
(adjective, INFORMAL) Describing someone or something always trying to evolve or improve by adopting modern practices. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Despite being quite elderly, my forward-looking grandfather always uses the latest technology and frequently tries new ways of doing things. 尽管年事已高，我的前卫的祖父总是使用最新的技术，并经常尝试做事的新方法。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
to drift off to sleep |
| 中文释义 |
渐渐入睡 |
| 英文释义 |
To slowly and gently fall asleep. (NOTE: also "to drift off") |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: When our boring company president gives a particularly long and tedious speech, some audience members will drift off to sleep. 我们公司乏味的总裁发表了特别冗长沉闷的演讲，部分听众慢慢睡着了。 |
