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EXAMPLE: 2. Being an accountant was too humdrum for the ambitious young executive, so she quit after less than a year and looked for a more exciting job.
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这位年轻的经理人在做了几年单调乏味的会计工作后调到公司销售部，他对每天所面对的挑战感到兴奋。 |
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EXAMPLE: A flextime policy at our company permitted many working couples to spend more time with their children.
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我们公司的弹性工作制政策使得许多双职工家庭有更多的时间与孩子在一起。 |
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EXAMPLE: A young person in sales can learn a lot if he or she will string along with an experienced salesman on visits to customers.
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从事销售的年青人，如果跟随有经验的销售员接触一段时间客户，能学到很多东西。 |
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EXAMPLE: After several discussions, the rival companies have finally agreed to merge and plan to firm up the deal at a meeting next week.
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在几次讨论之后，曾经互为对手的公司最终同意合并，并计划在下周开会时落实这笔交易。 |
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EXAMPLE: After the back-door listing is complete, PCCW will have a 93 percent stake in Dong Fang Gas, which means the company must swiftly arrange a share placement to bring its free float to at least 25per cent in accordance with stock exchange rules.
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例证：‘买壳上市”完成后，电讯盈科将拥有东方燃气93％的股权，这意味着公司必须迅速安排配售，因为依照证券交易所规定，股票的市场流通量至少要达到25％。 |
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EXAMPLE: As his legacy, the President strove to establish world peace and prosperity.
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这位总统对历史的贡献是致力于世界和平和繁荣事业。 |
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EXAMPLE: As with other places where terrorism has occurred (the UK and the IRA, Spain and ETA), investors have become used to the threat.
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例证：正如在其他出现过恐怖事件的地方（爱尔兰共和军在英国、埃塔在西班牙）一样，投资者已对恐怖袭击的威胁习以为常。 |
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EXAMPLE: At first people looking at our new cars suffered from sticker shock，but when they drove our cars and saw how luxurious and well-designed they were，our sales began to rise steadily.
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起初人们都对我们的新汽车的高昂价格感到惊讶，但是当他们驾驶这些汽车,并亲眼目睹了其豪华和优质的设计后．销售量便开始稳步上升。 |
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EXAMPLE: Because local land officials accepted bribes, there has been an encroachment of heavily polluting industries into the nation's finest agricultural regions.
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当地土地部门官员接受贿赂，使得一些污染严重的工业进入该国最好的农业区。 |
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EXAMPLE: Because of the depressed economy, many talented but underemployed college graduates are working as delivery person and laborers.
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由于经济低迷，很多富有才华的大学毕业生学非所用，从事送货或者其他体力工作。 |
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EXAMPLE: Because she had worked at her company for many years and had seniority, my sister was able to take her yearly vacation whenever she wanted to.
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由于我姐姐在公司工作了多年并且颇具资历，她随时都可以休年假。 |
