商务英语：今日热词——1.吝啬的；2.赤贫的

1.吝啬的（形容词）；2.赤贫的（形容词）

1. (adjective) Excessively frugal; fearful of spending too much money.

2. (adjective) Extremely poor.

1.EXAMPLE: During the winter my wealthy but penurious grandfather refuses to turn on the heat in his house until he sees frost on the windows.

我的祖父有钱却抠门，冬天直到窗子上结了霜，才决定开暖气。

2.EXAMPLE: The penurious villagers could not afford to travel to the closest town for their medical needs, so a team of doctors visited them occasionally.

这些赤贫的村民没有钱到最近的城镇看病，所以医疗队经常去给他们看病。

to bear with someone

耐心听某人讲完

To listen patiently to a lengthy explanation. (NOTE: “bear” in this sense means “endure”)

EXAMPLE: Our company's chief scientist asked us to bear with him as he began to explain a complicated but important new discovery he made recently.

在解释不久前的复杂但重要的新发现时，我们公司的首席科学家要求我们耐心听他

讲完。