商务英语：今日热词——不苟言笑者
《财富》(中文版)
2014年05月05日
EXAMPLE: My elderly uncle is an agelast, and although I have occasionally seen him smile, I have never heard him laugh.
我的年迈的叔叔是位不苟言笑的人，尽管我偶尔看到过他微笑，但从未听到他大笑过。
今日单词：
| 单词 |
agelast |
| 中文释义 |
不苟言笑者（名词） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun) A person who never laughs. |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: My elderly uncle is an agelast, and although I have occasionally seen him smile, I have never heard him laugh. 我的年迈的叔叔是位不苟言笑的人，尽管我偶尔看到过他微笑，但从未听到他大笑过。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
car pool |
| 中文释义 |
拼车 |
| 英文释义 |
A group of people who take turns driving to a particular place such as work every day in one car belonging to a member of the group. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Four people in my office live near my apartment, so we have a car pool, and this week it’s my turn to drive us to work. 我的办公室里有四个人住在我的公寓附近，所以我们一起拼车，这周轮到我开车带他们上班。 |
