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liushijun · 发表于 2014-8-28 10:25:13

Startup 名词，指的是新创业的公司。最近的一份研究发现，Startups in America are on the decline in every state, metropolitan area, and industry.

liushijun · 发表于 2014-8-29 16:05:39

抢风头是steal someone's thunder.

短暂出名可以说15 minutes of fame ;

趋炎附势叫ride on someone's coattails!

liushijun · 发表于 2014-8-30 18:01:34

炒作叫 a publicity stunt; 票房叫 box office; 形容吹嘘过头，可以用 overhyped.

liushijun · 发表于 2014-8-31 15:56:31

形容某人两面派是two-faced;

背后害人的人是back stabber;

形容看人准，可以说 someone is a good judge of character.

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-1 07:45:43

Hate crime 仇恨犯罪。Race-based hate crimes spiked by nearly 40 percent in 2013.

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-2 10:27:03

catch something，意思是“观看观赏”。 open-minded，意思是“思想开放的，肯接受新鲜事物的”。

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-3 10:44:40

you look fit

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-4 09:06:05

Grand jury 大陪审团。Prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury last Wednesday in the police shooting of Michael Brown.

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-5 09:25:23

Risk-averse 形容词，意思是规避风险的，不愿承担风险的。

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-6 10:11:27

his name is mud可不是说他的名字叫泥巴，而是说此人失去信誉，名声扫地。

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-7 11:45:07

路痴可以说：somebody has no sense of direction;
对一个地方了如直掌，是 know somewhere like the back of one's hand; 也可以说 know every nook and cranny of a place.

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-9 11:11:07

Domestic violence 家庭暴力。

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-10 16:20:58

团购是group buying

花招，噱头是gimmick;

价格战是price war.

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-14 11:05:50

Livable 是形容词，有适合居住的意思。一项最新调查结果显示，For the fourth year in a row, Melbourne, Australia was named the world's most livable city

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-15 11:14:46

Laid-off 是形容词，意思是被解雇的，下岗的。美国大西洋赌城最近会有三家赌场先后关门，共造成约八千多人失业。The newly laid-off casino workers lined up last week to file for unemployment benefits.

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-16 15:20:03

Intimidate 是威胁恐吓的意思。A Las Vegas grand jury indicted a man for intimidating police officers using Facebook.

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-17 07:30:42

Offline 离线的，下线的。从表面看，社交媒体本应促进意见交流，然而，美国皮尤研究中心最近的一项研究发现，Social media may in fact discourage people from expressing their opinions on controversial issues, even when they are offline.

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-18 08:29:13

take on 意思是对抗。President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron are trying to build a broad international coalition to take on Islamic extremists

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-19 08:19:33

夜猫子叫做 night owl；.

睡觉可以说 hit the hay；

睡得沉的人是 a sound sleeper, 觉轻的人则是 a light sleeper!

liushijun · 发表于 2014-9-20 08:28:47

Override 动词，有推翻的意思，过去时是 overrode。Missouri lawmakers overrode Governor Nixon's veto to pass the law, requiring women to wait 72 hours before getting an abortion.

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