商务英语:今日热词——以现金购买
《财富》(中文版)
2011年06月10日
EXAMPLE: Most vendors in the street market want to be paid cash on the barrelhead, and will not accept checks or credit cards.
大多数街头市场的小贩只收现金,不接受支票或信用卡。
大多数街头市场的小贩只收现金,不接受支票或信用卡。
今日单词:
单词 | cacography |
中文释义 |
书法不佳 |
英文释义 |
(noun) Poor handwriting. (NOTE: opposite is "calligraphy") |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: My cacography is nearly illegible, so I always use a computer when I need to write a letter to someone. 我书法很差,几乎没法认,所以我在需要给别人写信时总是用电脑。 |
今日短语:
短语 | cash on the barrelhead |
中文释义 |
以现金购买(成语) |
英文释义 |
(IDIOM) Describing a purchase made in cash and paid in full immediately. (NOTE: "barrelhead" is the flat top of a barrel,which is sometimes used as a table.) |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: Most vendors in the street market want to be paid cash on the barrelhead, and will not accept checks or credit cards. 大多数街头市场的小贩只收现金,不接受支票或信用卡。
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