商务英语：今日热词——语言大师
《财富》(中文版)
2014年05月07日
EXAMPLE: The advertising agency had a talented wordsmith on its staff who could quickly write beautifully crafted sentences on any topic.
这家广告机构的员工中有一位天才的语言大师，能根据任何题目迅速写出文采斐然的语句。
今日单词：
| 单词 | wordsmith |
| 中文释义 |
语言大师 |
| 英文释义 |
(noun, INFORMAL) A person with special skill at writing well. |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: The advertising agency had a talented wordsmith on its staff who could quickly write beautifully crafted sentences on any topic. 这家广告机构的员工中有一位天才的语言大师，能根据任何题目迅速写出文采斐然的语句。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
down the drain |
| 中文释义 |
白白浪费的（非正式） |
| 英文释义 |
(INFORMAL) An adjective phrase describing anything that is lost or wasted. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: We put more money into our family’s business every month, but we think it’s just money down the drain because the whole business is a hopeless disaster. 我们每月都向家族企业里投入更多的钱，但我们觉得，这纯属白白浪费，因为整个企业已经是不可救药的灾难。 |
