EXAMPLE: It only took a week for the wonderful new movie to become a hot topic and then everyone wanted to see it.不到一周，这部精彩的新电影就成了热门话题，人人都想去观看。  2012-05-24

EXAMPLE: Our new boss decided to shake up our company by firing half of our previous managers, promoting others, and hiring many new executives.
新老板决定整顿我们公司，开除一半的原经理，提拔了其他一些人，还招募了很多新高管。  2012-05-23

EXAMPLE: We have worked hard on our new business, and we hope it will pan out by the end of the year.
我们努力工作，打造新业务，希望它到年底能够成功。  2012-05-22

EXAMPLE: When I returned from vacation and learned that several of my best employees had quit and joined my chief rival's firm, I was fit to be tied.
当休假归来，知道数位最优秀的员工辞职并加入了头号竞争对手的公司，我特别愤怒。  2012-05-21

我们的新经理的奇怪决策和出乎意料的举动让我们觉得他是个傻瓜，但当事实证明，他的创意有利可图，我意识到，他其实是大智若愚。
EXAMPLE: Our new manager's odd decisions and unexpected acts at first made us think he was silly, but when his ideas proved profitable, we realized he was crazy like a fox.  2012-05-18

EXAMPLE: Executives must do their research carefully because they don't want their decisions to be off base.
要想不做出错误的决策，高管必须认真调研。  2012-05-17

EXAMPLE: Since I know nothing about his field, I always warn my old friend that any advice I give him about business is probably not worth a hill of beans.
由于我对老友的专业领域一无所知，我总是提醒他，我提出的有关事业的建议很可能完全没有价值。  2012-05-16

EXAMPLE: Once my son realized that life is not all fun and games, he became a serious, hard-working student.
当我的儿子意识到，娱乐并不是生活的全部，他开始认真努力学习了。  2012-05-15

EXAMPLE: We invested two years and a lot of money into our new invention, but it never worked properly, and now we feel that our efforts were all down the drain.
我们在新发明上花了两年时间，投入了大量资金，但这个发明无法正常运行，现在，我们的努力全都白费了。  2012-05-14

EXAMPLE: Because his new ideas were quite complicated, the engineer frequently asked "are you with me?" when he explained them to his colleagues.
工程师的点子很复杂，所以在和同事解释的时候，他老是问：“明白我的意思吗？”  2012-05-11

EXAMPLE: The wild and woolly young fishermen from the remote seaside village laughed happily when they caught the huge fish in their net.
当网到了一条大鱼，这些从偏远海边村庄来的粗犷渔夫哈哈大笑。  2012-05-10

EXAMPLE: The wealthy old man thought he could pull some strings in order to get his incompetent nephew an important job with the company owned by his old friend.
这个富裕的老头以为可以通过幕后操纵，就可以让他无能的侄子得到其老朋友的公司的重要职位。  2012-05-09

EXAMPLE: When the boss learned that his oldest and most trusted employees were quitting and going to work for a competitor, he became purple with rage.
在得知最年长和最信任的员工辞职去为竞争对手工作后，老板勃然大怒。  2012-05-08

EXAMPLE: When I accidently knocked over my friend's bag of golf clubs, I quietly said my bad! and he laughed as we picked them up.
我不小心碰翻了朋友的高尔夫球袋，我平静地说：“我错了！”他一边笑，一边和我一起把球棍检起来。  2012-05-07

EXAMPLE: The managers of the university admissions office refused to give special attention to the children of rich or socially prominent families because they wanted a level playing field for everyone applying to their school.
这座大学的招生办经理拒绝给予富家或豪门子弟特殊关照，因为他们想让所有申请入学的人公平竞争。  2012-05-04

EXAMPLE: Since the day last month when I told her that I had gotten a good job, and that I was marrying a wonderful young woman she likes very much, my mom has been happy as a clam.自从上月那天我对母亲说我找到了一份好工作，还将娶她非常喜欢的一位优秀女孩，她一直处于欣喜当中。  2012-05-03

EXAMPLE: During the 1940's a typical American movie actress was often a blond bombshell who loved wild Hollywood parties.
20世纪40年代的典型美国女影星通常是喜欢参加好莱坞狂欢会的金发美女。  2012-05-02

EXAMPLE: The 'one size fits all' shirt our company produces is very big and loose but very comfortable and popular.
公司生产的均码衬衫肥大而宽松，但十分舒适，广受欢迎。  2012-04-28

EXAMPLE: I only corrected my sloppy dressing habits when my boss decided to put it bluntly and tell me that my careless appearance would hurt my future career.老板决定直言不讳跟我说，不注意外表会影响职业前途，这时候我才改正了不修边幅的习惯。  2012-04-27

EXAMPLE: In addition to being a competent worker, I am well-dressed, clean, and orderly so I can always pass muster if I am suddenly evaluated by my supervisors.
除了胜任工作，我的着装也很体面、整洁，所以，每当领导突然检查，我总能通过。  2012-04-26