商务英语:今日热词——风靡一时的
《财富》(中文版)
2014年04月24日
EXAMPLE: My favorite actor appears in a boffo new film everybody's talking about.
我喜爱的演员出演了人人都在谈论的风靡一时的新电影。
我喜爱的演员出演了人人都在谈论的风靡一时的新电影。
今日单词:
单词 |
boffo |
中文释义 |
风靡一时的(俚语) |
英文释义 |
(adjective, SLANG) Extremely successful and effective. (NOTE: only used to describe movies and theatrical performances) |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: My favorite actor appears in a boffo new film everybody's talking about.
我喜爱的演员出演了人人都在谈论的风靡一时的新电影。 |
今日短语:
短语 |
to be not long for this world |
中文释义 |
来日无多(非正式) |
英文释义 |
(INFORMAL) To be expected to survive for only a short time more; approaching death. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: If our family's business keeps losing money every month, it's probably not long for this world. 我们家族的企业每月若再这样亏损下去,恐怕就来日无多了。 |