商务英语：今日热词——拒绝开口
《财富》(中文版)
2011年06月09日
EXAMPLE: I tried to determine who had created the problem at work, but when I asked the staff, they all clamed up because they wanted to protect each other.
我想确定是谁在工作中制造的问题，但当我问员工时，他们都不肯说，想互相保护。
我想确定是谁在工作中制造的问题，但当我问员工时，他们都不肯说，想互相保护。
今日单词：
| 单词 | jaundiced |
| 中文释义 |
玩世不恭的（形容词，非正式） |
| 英文释义 |
(adjective, INFORMAL) Completely cynical about everything, often without regard to facts or new information. |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: My jaundiced old friend never considered getting married because he believed all marriages result in either bitter unhappiness or expensive divorces. 我那玩世不恭的老朋友从来不考虑结婚，因为他认为，所有婚姻的结局不是陷入痛苦的不幸就是代价高昂的离婚。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | to clam up |
| 中文释义 |
拒绝开口（俚语） |
| 英文释义 |
(SLANG) To stop talking further; to become silent and uncooperative. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: I tried to determine who had created the problem at work, but when I asked the staff, they all clamed up because they wanted to protect each other. 我想确定是谁在工作中制造的问题，但当我问员工时，他们都不肯说，想互相保护。
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