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商务英语:今日热词——闻到火药味,察觉到不和的氛围(俚语)

商务英语:今日热词——闻到火药味,察觉到不和的氛围(俚语)

《财富》(中文版) 2011年11月09日
EXAMPLE: Neither of the two people who work for me said hello when I returned from lunch, and since I could smell gunpowder in the air, I asked them what was wrong.
吃完午饭回来,两个为我工作的人谁也不跟我打招呼。由于闻到了火药味,我便问他们出什么事了。

今日单词: 

单词 ballyhoo
中文释义

吹捧,炒作(名词)

英文释义

(noun) Noisy, extravagant, and excessive praise.

例句

EXAMPLE: Despite the lavish and expensive ballyhoo generated by the film company's publicity department, the new movie failed to impress audiences who considered it boring.

尽管电影公司的宣传部门大把花钱炒作,这部新电影还是没能打动观众,他们觉得很无聊。

今日短语:

短语 to smell gunpowder in the air
中文释义

闻到火药味,察觉到不和的氛围(俚语)

英文释义

(SLANG) To sense evidence of a noisy argument that is not occurring now, but has just occurred or will occur soon.

例句

EXAMPLE: Neither of the two people who work for me said hello when I returned from lunch, and since I could smell gunpowder in the air, I asked them what was wrong.

吃完午饭回来,两个为我工作的人谁也不跟我打招呼。由于闻到了火药味,我便问他们出什么事了。

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