3月4日商务英语
2010年03月04日
newbie；to beat around the bush
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| newbie | 新人、菜鸟（名词，俚语） | (noun, SLANG) Any young and/or inexperienced person who has recently joined a group. | EXAMPLE: Our software is very easy to learn so it is popular with newbies who don't have much previous experience with computers. 我们的软件很容易掌握，所以很受没有多少使用电脑经验的菜鸟的欢迎。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| to beat around the bush | 转弯抹角，旁敲侧击 |
To avoid telling either a main message or bad news, often by speaking indirectly and at greater length than necessary. |
EXAMPLE: The boss hated giving bad news so he beat around the bush discussing the weather for five minutes before he fired his secretary. 老板不愿意讲坏消息。所以，他先转弯抹角地说了5分钟天气情况，然后才解雇了他的秘书。 |
