《经济学人》每日一词

无证兜售
peddling without a license

Flog vs Flag

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
斗争越是艰难，胜利就越辉煌。

搬弄是非者的毒舌
the malignant tongues of gossipers

Unless we progress, we regress.
逆水行舟，不进则退。

Enemies stab you in the back, true friends jab you in the front.
敌人背后捅刀，挚友当面刺拳。

To make headway, improve your head.
欲求进展，先健头脑。

We teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are.
我们教授所知，却传承所是。

You can't spend the rest of your life tiptoeing around to try and avert disaster. It won't work. You'll just end up missing the life you have.
你与其一生如履薄冰只为躲避灾祸，不如放手去活——防住了万一，却辜负了当下。

a lacklustre conference
不尽人意的销售数据预示着会有更多人被裁员。
The lacklustre sales figures foreshadow more redundancies.

Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it.
奉承如同口香糖：享受无妨，切忌当真。

盘根错节的电缆
a thicket of cables
错综复杂的繁文缛节
a thicket of red tape