12月17日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年12月17日
fossil; Plan B
今日单词：
| 单词 |
fossil ['fɔsl]
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| 中文释义 |
陈腐之人（名词，俚语）
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| 英文释义 |
(noun, SLANG) Insulting term for anything or anyone that is old and outdated.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Our chief accountant is an old fossil who never adopted modern accounting principles or practices. 我们首席会计师是个老朽，从不采用当代会计准则或做法。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
Plan B |
| 中文释义 |
备用计划（非正式表达法）
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| 英文释义 |
An informal expression referring to an alternative in case one’s original plan cannot be implemented successfully.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: We’d like to construct a new building for our headquarters, but if that proves to be too expensive, we will move to Plan B, which is just to remodel our current offices.” 我们想建设一个新的总部大楼，但如果花费太多，我们会采取备用计划，只将目前的办公室装修一下。 |
