1.be open to 对……持开放态度;愿意接受
One person familiar with the matter has said Yahoo is open to selling itself to the right bidder.
知情人士说,雅虎愿意把自己卖给出价合适的竞标者。
2.dangle rewards to sb.用回报/奖赏诱导……
A strong belief in the need to dangle rewards to people to motivate them implies that people lack not just skills but the desire to acquire them.
人们坚定地认为,需要用回报来激励大家,这一观念反映出人们不仅缺乏有关的技能,也缺乏学习这些技能的欲望。
3.heavy hand 重重地;专横地;
My father always punished us with a heavy hand.
父亲经常对我们严加处罚。
4.show little tolerance for 对……几乎不予任何宽容
At the political level, Boomers already have shown little tolerance for intolerant politicians and they demand our leaders offer more than lip service.
在政治层面上,婴儿潮一代对心胸不够宽广的政客几乎不予任何宽容,他们要求,我们的领导人不能总是口惠而实不至。
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