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More Pinocchios?

2014-05-13 16:48

If people call someone a Pinocchio, they believe this person is very prone to telling a lie.

Road map to get back to profitability?

2014-05-09 10:47

A road map here is a metaphor. What they have is not a map of roads, but a clear and detailed business plan .

少喝点酒吧,同桌的你

2014-05-07 13:26

前两天去看了电影《同桌的你》,看到他们在吃毕业聚餐的时候都喝得很醉,想起了自己大学毕业时第一次大口喝酒的时候。今天聊聊喝酒买醉的口语。

Bad taste?

2014-05-06 10:54

If you do something that is described as in bad taste, you do something that is unpleasant, displeasing, discomforting.

雾霾和吸烟,该担心哪个?

2014-04-30 08:40

北京平均的PM2.5水平相当于每人每天吸烟六分之一支,而中国每两个男人就有一个人抽烟,这比雾霾吓人的多。所以真正需要做的是少油盐的饮食和不吸烟。

Give him the glad hand?

2014-04-29 10:50

They shake hands with him in public, saying “Glad to meet you” and so forth but the next moment they’re cursing him with closed teeth.

In the cards?

2014-04-25 11:32

If we say something is in the cards, we mean to say that they’re likely to happen.

现在流行结婚

2014-04-23 10:37

美国人的婚礼各地有各地的不同,和中国的喜酒文化不同,有些地方还是蛮有趣的。和Leon一起用英语聊聊美国的婚礼。

Fly close to the wind?

2014-04-22 10:31

When people say someone is sailing too close to the wind, they are saying that this person is doing something exceedingly risky or improper.

Shifting sands of democracy?

2014-04-18 11:28

A plan on shifting sand won’t work because it doesn’t have a solid foundation.

用英语聊聊演讲恐惧症

2014-04-17 15:00

80后初中时能耍帅的东西就那么几样,要么打球要么换发型,学习太好的孩子们要么是一肚子知识不会讲,要么就是体育太差。于是乎,当众演讲,一种结合了智力和勇气的方式,成为很多孩子们羡慕的能力。

Social safety net?

2014-04-15 14:42

That means a safety net that prevents one from total failure and doom in society at large. Put another way, it helps one survive socially when the going gets tough.

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