商务英语：今日热词——诽谤

诽谤

(noun) The practice of deliberately lying about another person in order to ruin that person’s reputation.

例句

EXAMPLE: The ambitious but dishonest executive thought bribes and calumny would help him gain a high position.

这位雄心勃勃但不诚实的高管以为，贿赂和诽谤可以帮他赢得高位。

大约

(INFORMAL) Approximately.

EXAMPLE: The exact number is higher, and of course changes every day, but, roughly speaking, there are about seven billion people on earth today.

目前全世界大约有70亿人，实际数字更高一些，当然每天都在变化。