1.inexperienced drivers/staff 没有经验的司机/职员
inexperienced in modern methods
不熟悉现代方法
例句:a child too young and inexperienced to recognize danger.
因太年幼无知而意识不到危险的孩子。
2.run out 用完;耗尽
例句:Time is running out for the trapped miners.
被困矿工的时间不多了。
We ran out of fuel.
我们把燃料用光了。
Could I have a cigarette? I seem to have run out.
给我支烟抽可以吗?我的烟好像抽完了。
3.start-up costs 启动经费 (新企业)
例句:Beijing will subsidize part of the start-up costs, including some of the expenses that Chinese companies incur by moving operations overseas.
中国政府将会为启动成本提供部分补贴,包括中国企业向海外转移业务所产生的部分费用。
4.a seasoned campaigner/performer/traveller, etc. 经验丰富的社会运动家、表演者、旅行家等
例句:The sausage was very highly seasoned.
这香肠调味很浓
To the seasoned campaigner, the remarks of hecklers were like water off a duck's back.
对老练的竞选者来说,质问者的话有如耳边风。
5.take some things off your plate 减轻工作量
have enough/a lot/too much on your plate 问题(或工作等)成堆
例句:Take as much stuff off your plate as possible, so you can focus on doing what's important, and doing it well.
删去尽可能多的无用任务, 这样就能把精力放在重要的事情上面并且努力做好它们。