《经济学人》每日一词:overstretched
An overburdened, overstretched executive is the best executive, because he or she doesn’t have the time to meddle, to deal in trivia, to bother people.
一个负担过重、疲于应对的高管就是最好的高管,因为他或她没时间瞎掺和、拘泥琐事,也不会去打扰他人。
An overburdened, overstretched executive is the best executive, because he or she doesn’t have the time to meddle, to deal in trivia, to bother people.
一个负担过重、疲于应对的高管就是最好的高管,因为他或她没时间瞎掺和、拘泥琐事,也不会去打扰他人。
留鸟
sedentary/resident birds
定栖动物
sedentary animals
轻易的眼泪顺着他的面颊流了下来。
Facile tears were trickling down his cheeks.
Eschew the ordinary, disdain the commonplace.
避免平凡,鄙弃平庸。
从词源上来看, replicate 与小站(微信公众号:田间小站)推送过的 replica, implicit 和 implicate 都源自于拉丁语 plicare (重叠、折叠)。
When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.
阴险之人想与你为敌时,总会先试图成为你的朋友。
从拼写上来看, nudge 与小站(微信公众号:田间小站)推送过的 budge, dodge, wedge 等有着相同的结尾,几者可以一并联想记忆。
Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power.
词语本身并无害处,真正赋予它们力量的是共识。
Never use a big word when a little filthy one will do.
能用粗俗的小词搞定时,就绝不用高深的大词。
最后值得注意的是, wily 中的字母 i 读作 [aɪ] ,不要想当然地将其误读作 [ɪ] ,否则会让人误以为你说的是另一个单词 willy ([ˈwɪli]),从而造成误会和尴尬。
她用温柔的摇篮曲哄她的宝宝入睡。
She lulled her baby to sleep with a gentle lullaby.
她的丈夫满腹疑虑。
Her husband is encompassed with doubts.
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