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EXAMPLE: If you're going to New York hoping to make a name for yourself as an actor, remember that you will have lots of talented competition.
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假如你想到纽约去当演员出名的话,别忘了你会面对很多富有才华的竞争对手。 |
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EXAMPLE: In order to improve the general health of our employees, we have adopted a policy of providing free exercise classes and nutritional programs at our factory.
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为了提高雇员总体健康水平,我们采取政策,在工厂里提供免费身体锻炼课程和营养项目。 |
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EXAMPLE: In the 19th century there were few laws protecting American consumers, and so the slogan of the marketplace was caveat emptor.
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19世纪保护美国消费者的法律很少,因此市场的流行口号是“商品售出,概不退换”。 |
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EXAMPLE: In the U.S. many employees can rollover their retirement accounts from one fund to another without tax penalties.
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在美国,许多雇员可以把他们的退休金账户从一个基金转向另一个基金,进行再投资,而不需要支付税款罚金。 |
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EXAMPLE: In the harbor we saw several military ships from the navy but we also saw a large merchantman anchored in the middle of them.
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在港口我们看到几艘军舰,我们还看到一艘大型商船停靠在这些军舰间。 |
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EXAMPLE: More uncomfortably, more Congressmen, pundits and voters feel justified in claiming that foreigners use unfair trade practices to steal US jobs, particularly in manufacturing, and hence in urging protectionism.
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例证:更令人不安的是,越来越多的国会议员、专家和选民振振有词地认为,外国人刊用不公平的贸易手段窃取了美国人的就业机会,特别是在制造业,并因此敦促实行贸易保护主义。 |
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EXAMPLE: Of the several highly educated,well-qualified applicants for the news job we chose the pick of the litter wo was friendly as well as intelligent.
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对于这个岗位,我们在这几位学历高、条件好的申请人中优选出了一位既友善又聪明的。 |
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EXAMPLE: Our colleague old Mr. Johnson was boring the young people at our company's annual dinner party because he only wanted to talk shop.
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我们的同事老约翰逊先生在公司的年度聚餐会上让年轻人乏味,因为他总是三句话不离本行。 |
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EXAMPLE: Our company needs to pay down the debt on the equipment we bought last year before we borrow more money to buy a new warehouse.
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我们公司必须偿还去年购买设备所欠的债务,然后才能借到更多的钱购买新仓库。 |
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EXAMPLE: Our cousin is an opportunist who takes advantage of members of our family, but has no loyalty to them, and so none of us really trust him.
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我们的表兄是一个机会主义者,他总是占家里人的便宜,但对他们毫无忠信,所以我们都不信任他。 |
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EXAMPLE: Our intrepid salesmen are able to persuade even the most hostile and reluctant customers to buy our products.
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我们那些无所畏惧的销售员甚至能说服最不友好和不情愿的顾客购买我们的产品。 |