重点单词
1. circuit
n. [电子] 电路,回路;巡回;一圈;环道
vi. 环行
vt. 绕回…环行
The electrician killed the live circuit.
那位电工切断了通电电路。
2.madhouse
n. 精神病院;极为吵闹的场所
Don't keep saying'It's a madhouse.'
不要一直说“这里是个精神病院”。”
3. doctorate
n. 博士学位;博士头衔
Even better, I don’t need a doctorate in economics to do it.
甚至,我不需要聘用一位经济学博士来完成这个任务。
4.mezzanine
n. 中层楼;夹楼
adj. 中间的
Behind the mezzanine office, a kitchen of stainless steel and wood provides room for the studio staff to have working lunches.
在阁楼式办公场所的背面是用不锈钢和木材装修的厨房间,为美术馆职员提供工作午餐。
重点短语
1.be busy at
忙于
If he’s suddenly never around, he may really be busy at work or he may be busy with someone else.
如果他突然失踪了,或许是工作真的很忙,也或许他忙于跟别的女人约会。
2.thanks for
多亏
Thanks for picking it out.
谢谢你为她挑选。
考考你(翻译)
1.原抽水站大厅里,工程师用来监控机器的平台现在被当成阁楼式办公场所。
2.日本人喜欢忙于工作,但他们有时候也走出工作地,离家出去旅游或从事休闲活动,(以便)身心放松。
3.当你想结束这个话题是,可以说“非常感谢你给我提供的新角度”,或者“非常有趣,让我回去咀嚼咀嚼”,然后走开或改变话题。
答案见下期
上期答案
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2.In addition to the functions, these databases allow you to create new types and create object hierarchies through the use of table hierarchies.
3.But what we must remember at a time like this is that we are not helpless in the face of our difficulties.