EXAMPLE: I didnt think I would like the strange food in the countries I visited on vacation, but I discovered that a lot of it was not half bad, and now I miss it. 我原以为,我不会喜欢上在度假期间所游玩的国家的奇怪食品,但我发现很多食物还不错,现在我怀念它们了。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: If they can afford it, many executives and their families prefer to live in bedroom communities outside the crowded large cities where they work.只要有钱,很多经理和他们的家人都喜欢居住在他们工作的拥挤大城市外的近郊居住区。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: The new hotels in the cities I visit on business nowadays are vastly superior to the shabby old places I used to stay.如今,这些城市里的新酒店比我过去住的那些破旅馆好得多。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: I only had time to leaf through the recent report before I left my office, but it looked significant and I will study it more carefully tomorrow.我下班后才有时间看看最近的报告,但它看来很重要,我明天会认真研究一下。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: The unfriendly sales representative I spoke with yesterday seemed hurried and distracted, so Im not so sure he was on the up and up.这位昨天与我交谈的不友好的销售代表看上去慌慌张张,注意力不集中,所以我不太肯定他是否在讲实话。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: I was worried about my interview yesterday, but it was a breeze, and today the company offered me a job.昨天的面试曾经让我担心不已,但最后却很轻松,今天这家公司给了我工作机会。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Designing the complicated new product challenged us at first, but weree over the hump now, and all should go well.设计这款新产品一开始很困难, 但现在, 我们已经度过了最困难的阶段, 应该一切顺利了。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: My friend is earning some hard coin with his popular new business, and he will soon buy a new house and a luxury car.我朋友通过做热门生意赚了大钱,他很就要买一套新房子和一部豪车了。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: My younger sister, who is studying for an MBA, always likes to shoot for the stars, and so she intends someday to become the president of a major company.我的妹妹正在攻读MBA学位,总是喜欢胸怀大志,她打算将来成为一家大公司的总裁。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Working all weekend, day and night, the young marketing director really knocked himself out to make an impressive presentation at our meeting Monday morning.经过了整个周末没日没夜的工作,这位年轻的营销总监终于努力在我们周一的晨会上做了一个精彩的演讲。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Despite his great wealth, my brother-in-law is a regular guy who is always enthusiastic and fond of telling jokes.我的妻舅虽然非常富有,但很招人喜欢,他总是热情洋溢,还喜欢讲笑话。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Our hotel staff has high turnover each year because we employ many young people eager to try other hotels in which they believe they may have more opportunities.我们酒店职员每年的流动率很高,因为我们聘用了很多年轻人,他们想去他们认为机会更多的酒店工作。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: Each Monday morning the vice president for sales has a conference call with her sales managers who work in different regions of the country.每周一上午,销售副总裁都要和全国各地区的销售经理开一次电话会议。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: By a show of hands, a majority of the committee members indicated their approval of the new strategic decision.通过举手表决,大多数委员会成员赞同这项新的战略决策。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: My favorite basketball team has lost every game so far this year, and Im starting to think that its a lost cause.今年,我最喜欢的篮球队输掉了到目前为止的所有比赛,我开始相信,这支队伍肯定没戏了。[阅读全文]
EXAMPLE: When hes among his nephews, my rich old uncle likes to sound off about how they should run their businesses.我的有钱老叔喜欢对着侄辈们侃侃而谈,谈应该如何管理企业。[阅读全文]