商务英语：今日热词——需修理的房屋
《财富》(中文版)
2014年11月14日
EXAMPLE: The first house I bought was an old fixer-upper priced far below its value because it had been empty for several years.
我买的第一套房是需要修理的老房子，由于已经空置了好几年，售价远低于它的价值。
我买的第一套房是需要修理的老房子，由于已经空置了好几年，售价远低于它的价值。
今日单词：
| 单词 |
fixer-upper |
| 中文释义 |
需修理的房屋（名词，非正式） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun, INFORMAL) A property or item that is in need of repair and is offered for sale at a low price. (NOTE: “to fix up” in this usage means “to repair”) |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: The first house I bought was an old fixer-upper priced far below its value because it had been empty for several years. 我买的第一套房是需要修理的老房子，由于已经空置了好几年，售价远低于它的价值。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
pitch black |
| 中文释义 |
漆黑一片 |
| 英文释义 |
Extremely dark; black as asphalt. (NOTE:“pitch”in this usage is a kind of tar) |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: On moonless nights in the mountains the night sky is pitch black. 晚上若没有月亮，这片山区的夜空会是漆黑一片。 |
