To make lemonade out of lemons
e.g. If life gives you a lemon, make lemonade out of it. |
苦中作乐 |
Sterilization (of accounts, etc.) |
清理(账目等) |
Scale and scope |
深度和广度 |
Fallacy |
误区 |
Deflator |
(扣除货币变动因素的)平减指数 |
Curb market |
场外交易市场,OTC市场 |
Diamond in the rough |
未经雕琢的钻石,可造之材 |
To be obsessive with |
执著,痴迷 |
Make sure you finish speaking before the audience finishes listening. |
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To make good on
e.g. To make good on their investment in China. |
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To put … at the service of … |
让…为…服务 |
To fault sb. with |
怪罪 |
To pit A against B |
让A与B相争 |
A saggy stock market |
疲软的股市 |
Knock-offs |
假货,冒牌货 |
Government-blessed Chinese companies |
政府扶持的中国企业 |
To appropriate (others’ IP without permission) |
(未经许可)擅自使用(他人的知识产权) |
To tear down |
削弱 |
Sought-after
e.g. much sought-after luxury products |
受追捧的 |
Negative-sum market |
恶性竞争的市场 |
Terri Schiavo |
特里·夏娃 |
Under vegetative state |
处于植物人状态 |
The relationship soured over money. |
这段关系染上了铜臭味。 |
(the case) To gain a national profile |
(事件)受到了举国上下的关注 |
To overplay
e.g. The Republicans may have overplayed their hand. |
To overestimate the strength of (one’s holding or position) with resulting defeat (American Heritage Dictionary, 4thEdition) |
Cerebral cortex |
大脑皮层 |
Life is defined not by whether the heart beats and the lungs lift, but whether the spirit is there and whether the music box plays. |
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Segway |
一种在人行道上行驶的两轮电动车 |
To be high on one’s agenda |
重视 |
Sprinkler |
自动喷淋装置 |
Gaming |
钻空子,捣浆糊 |
To have political (business, etc.) savvy |
有政治(商业)头脑 |