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9月8日商务英语

2008年09月08日

pittance; to purport to be

今日单词：

单词	中文释义	英文释义	例句
pittance	微薄的薪水（名词）	(noun) A small and inadequate payment of money	EXAMPLE: The modest inventor worked hard and created innovations that earned employers a fortune, but they paid him a pittance. 这位不事张扬的发明家工作很努力，他的发明创新使老板发了财，但老板给他的薪水却很少。

今日短语：

短语	中文释义	英文释义	例句
to purport to be	宣称	To have the possibly false appearance of being something or claiming to do something	EXAMPLE: The elderly gentleman purported to be the founder of an internet company, and everyone only smiled at him until they discovered it was true. 这位老先生宣称是某家互联网公司的创办人，所有人都对此一笑了之，但后来，他们发现这是真的。