商务英语:今日热词——小麻烦
《财富》(中文版)
2013年10月16日
EXAMPLE: We have an efficient, modern office, but the fact that the paper in our computer printer jams frequently is the fly in the ointment that often slows down our work.
我们拥有高效的现代化办公室,但有个小麻烦:我们的电脑打印机总是卡纸,经常妨碍我们工作。
我们拥有高效的现代化办公室,但有个小麻烦:我们的电脑打印机总是卡纸,经常妨碍我们工作。
今日单词:
单词 | bozo |
中文释义 |
傻瓜(名词,俚语) |
英文释义 |
(noun, SLANG) A fool; a person who acts in a stupid manner. (NOTE: used in reference only to men) |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: Some bozo kept asking me same annoying questions until I became frustrated with him. 有个傻瓜不停问我同样的烦人问题,让我最后对他彻底失望。 |
今日短语:
短语 |
fly in the ointment |
中文释义 |
小麻烦 |
英文释义 |
Any small defect that ruins something valuable; an annoyance. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: We have an efficient, modern office, but the fact that the paper in our computer printer jams frequently is the fly in the ointment that often slows down our work. 我们拥有高效的现代化办公室,但有个小麻烦:我们的电脑打印机总是卡纸,经常妨碍我们工作。 |