EXAMPLE: We have an efficient, modern office, but the fact that the paper in our computer printer jams frequently is the fly in the ointment that often slows down our work.我们拥有高效的现代化办公室,但有个小麻烦:我们的电脑打印机总是卡纸,经常妨碍我们工作。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: If we keep our expenses low and continue to earn profits each month, our new business will be able to get out of the hole by the end of the year.只要我们保持低开支,每个月都能赚到利润,我们的新业务到年底就能够脱困。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: When our boring company president gives a particularly long and tedious speech, some audience members will drift off to sleep.我们公司乏味的总裁发表了特别冗长沉闷的演讲,部分听众慢慢睡着了。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: An independent auditor investigated our accountants records and certain unusual errors made him suspect there was some foul play.一位独立审计人员调查了我们的会计纪录和某些不同寻常的错误,显示他可能存在悖德行为。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Personal encouragement, good working conditions, and large financial incentives all contribute to building strong team spirit within a company.鼓励个人发展、良好的工作环境、巨大的财务激励,都有助于打造公司的团队精神。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Next year we will double our sales force, and we are confident that this will significantly increase our revenue.明年,我们将把销售队伍的规模翻倍。我们相信,这将显著提高我们的营业收入。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Our company invented a popular new communications device, but our competitors are now producing cheaper look-a-like products that some customers prefer.我们公司发明了一款畅销的新通讯产品,但我们的竞争对手正在生产一种更便宜的山寨货,受到了一些客户的喜爱。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: When I disagree with my coworkers, I dont beat around the bush, but instead I always tell them what I am thinking.当我与同事有不同意见时,我不会绕圈子,总是把自己的想法告诉他们。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Our products are cheap and popular, and therefore theres a high turnover that results in large and frequent fluctuations in our inventory.我们的产品便宜,很受欢迎,因而周转率高,导致库存周期性的大幅波动。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Yesterday I paid a friendly stranger to help me find an apartment, but today I couldnt find him, and I suddenly realized that he was a rip-off artist, which made me feel foolish.昨天,我出钱让一位友善的陌生人帮我找一间公寓,但今天我找不到他了。我突然意识到,这人是个骗子,我觉得自己很傻。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: The date of my sisters wedding was on-again, off-again because of her future husbands frequently changing work and travel schedule.我妹妹的结婚日总在不断变更,因为她未来的丈夫不断改变工作和差旅计划。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: My sons favorite basketball team lost their championship game last night, so he has been feeling down in the mouth all day.我儿子最爱的篮球队昨晚输掉了总决赛,他为此痛心了一整天。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Before moving overseas for a year, I want to talk to a friend who has lived there, and get the lowdown on what its really like to live there.我要出国生活一年,走之前我想找已经在国外生活了一年的朋友聊聊,了解在那边生活的真实情况。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Farmers in the remote mountains are able to eke out a living by selling any spare food they grow in the market of a local village.这一偏远山区的农民依靠在当地村子里的市场上出售他们种植的剩余粮食勉强糊口。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Ten years ago we werent doing well financially, but then we started a new successful business, and now were in the money!10年前,我们的经济状况不是很好,不过我们在那时开办了一家成功的新企业,现在我们发财了![阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Regardless of how big our problems were, our family members and friends have helped us through thick and thin over the fast fifty years.尽管在这充满坎坷的50年里我们遇到过十分严重的问题,但家人和朋友帮助我们度过了一切困难。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Since he quit his job in our city and moved to a remote mountain village, my brother has been out of touch, and he may find it difficult to ever come back here.在我们的城市辞职后,我兄弟搬到了一个偏僻的山村,一直与世隔绝。他可能很难回到这里了。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: My brother loves soccer and has strong opinions about teams and players, so next years World Cup is really a hot-button issue for him.我兄弟喜欢足球,对球队和球员有非常专业的看法,所以明年的世界杯对他来说是非常重要的事情。[阅读全文]