商务英语：今日热词——大灾难
《财富》(中文版)
2014年08月29日
EXAMPLE: A major eruption of the ancient volcano near Naples could mean a horrible cataclysm for the beautiful Italian city and its inhabitants.
那不勒斯附近的古代火山的大爆发可能成为这座美丽的意大利城市及其居民的浩劫。
那不勒斯附近的古代火山的大爆发可能成为这座美丽的意大利城市及其居民的浩劫。
今日单词：
| 单词 | cataclysm |
| 中文释义 |
大灾难（名词） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun) A large and terrible disaster that creates widespread losses and human casualties. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: A major eruption of the ancient volcano near Naples could mean a horrible cataclysm for the beautiful Italian city and its inhabitants. 那不勒斯附近的古代火山的大爆发可能成为这座美丽的意大利城市及其居民的浩劫。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | flat as a pancake |
| 中文释义 |
极平坦的（俚语） |
| 英文释义 |
(SLANG) Describing something very flat. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: As a child I was fascinated by photographs of mountains because the region where I grew up was flat as a pancake. 我小时候对山脉的风景很着迷，因为我生长的地区特别平坦。 |
