商务英语:今日热词——爱开玩笑的
《财富》(中文版)
2015年04月20日
EXAMPLE: My normally silent and serious relatives often become talkative and quite jocular at family birthday parties.
在家庭的生日聚会上,我的那些一般不爱说话、很严肃的亲戚们经常变得健谈,很爱开玩笑。
在家庭的生日聚会上,我的那些一般不爱说话、很严肃的亲戚们经常变得健谈,很爱开玩笑。
今日单词:
单词 |
jocular |
中文释义 |
爱开玩笑的(形容词) |
英文释义 |
(adjective) Tending to make jokes often and to behave in a lighthearted manner. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: My normally silent and serious relatives often become talkative and quite jocular at family birthday parties. 在家庭的生日聚会上,我的那些一般不爱说话、很严肃的亲戚们经常变得健谈,很爱开玩笑。 |
今日短语:
短语 | paper pusher |
中文释义 |
没能耐的人(非正式) |
英文释义 |
(INFORMAL) A person who works in an office and handles routine information on paper all day. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: I work in an office, so my brother, an energetic sales representative who travels a lot each day, often teases me by saying I'm just a paper pusher. 我坐在办公室里工作,而我的兄弟是一位精力充沛的销售代表,每天都在四处奔波,他经常取笑我,说我没能耐。 |