商务英语：今日热词——不是从天上掉下来的（传统表达法）
《财富》（中文版）
2013年07月16日
EXAMPLE: When I was young, I was lazy, but then I realized that money doesn't grow on trees, and if I wanted to be rich I needed to work hard.
我年轻时很懒，但后来我知道，钱不是从天上掉下来的。要想发财，就得努力工作。
我年轻时很懒，但后来我知道，钱不是从天上掉下来的。要想发财，就得努力工作。
今日单词：
| 单词 | dweep |
| 中文释义 |
笨小孩（名词，俚语） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun, SLANG) A boring, clumsy, sloppily dressed young person, usually male, who lacks appropriate social skills. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Before college, my little brother was a shy and lonely dweep who girls ignored, but then he changed completely and now he's handsome, trendy, and very popular. 在上大学之前，我的弟弟是个腼腆、孤僻、女孩们看不上的笨小孩，但后来他发生了彻底的改变，现在他英俊、时髦，非常受人喜爱。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
something doesn't grow on trees |
| 中文释义 |
不是从天上掉下来的（传统表达法） |
| 英文释义 |
Traditional expression referring to something (usually money) that is not easy to acquire, but that requires hard work, and so deserves respect. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: When I was young, I was lazy, but then I realized that money doesn't grow on trees, and if I wanted to be rich I needed to work hard. 我年轻时很懒，但后来我知道，钱不是从天上掉下来的。要想发财，就得努力工作。 |
