1. AnAffableMan
一个和蔼可亲的人
affable 和蔼可亲的,友善的,殷勤的,如:
He found her parents veryaffable.
他觉得她父母很好说话。
2. The resulting conflicts in policy, and the continual changing of plans, soondemoralizedthe department.
决策上的冲突,计划的不断变更很快使部门士气受挫。
demoralize 使士气低落,使失去斗志,如:
The troops were thoroughlydemoralizedby this set-back.
这一挫败使部队士气丧失殆尽.
3. Complaints poured in from the Mayor and other officials, from taxpayers and from themaintenanceworkers"union.
市长和其他官员、纳税人和维修工人协会都怨声载道。
maintenance 维护,保持,维修,生活费用,如:
The machinery requires constantmaintenance.
这些机器需要经常保养维修。