商务英语：今日热词——大火
《财富》(中文版)
2014年11月12日
EXAMPLE: A terrible earthquake damaged many buildings, and then the city was destroyed by the conflagration that followed it.
可怕的地震损坏了很多建筑，接着整个城市被随之而来的大火毁灭了。
可怕的地震损坏了很多建筑，接着整个城市被随之而来的大火毁灭了。
今日单词：
| 单词 |
conflagration |
| 中文释义 |
大火（名词） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun) A large, intense, disastrous fire. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: A terrible earthquake damaged many buildings, and then the city was destroyed by the conflagration that followed it. 可怕的地震损坏了很多建筑，接着整个城市被随之而来的大火毁灭了。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
elbow grease |
| 中文释义 |
辛苦劳动（非正式） |
| 英文释义 |
(INFORMAL) Hard work; vigorous physical effort. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Cleaning the old house I bought required a lot of elbow grease. 打扫我买的这座旧房屋需要大量的辛苦劳动。 |
