英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(59)

英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(59)

581. I have learned this lesson the hard way. 这个教训是付了高昂学费才学来的。the hard way 付出一定代价得来的。

582. 如果the white picket fence （白色围栏）象征一种普通市民或曰小康生活的话（见558条），那么the yellow brick road 则是小资的生活了。He is able to provide me the yellow-brick road, so I will marry him. 他能够给我提供富裕的生活，所以我愿意嫁给他。

583. Many things can sink an interview，such as making a bad first impression; a tendency to ramble, and so on.  sink 这里作“搞砸”解释。“很多事都可能把面试搞砸，例如，第一印象不佳，说话吞吞吐吐等等。”SINK族（ single income no kids）是与DINK族想对的一群体。

584. Candidates should always error on the side of a suit and tie, even if they've been told that the hiring company has a casual dress policy. 这里的error on the side of 是什么意思呢? (在几方面可能犯错时)宁可在这方面犯错，宁犯这种错，也不犯那种错。“见工时，候选人哪怕得知要雇用的公司在衣着上有穿便装的规矩，但还是要穿西装打领带为妙，哪怕这可能不合规矩。”dress up, 穿正装，穿礼服，dress down 衣着十分随便。

585. There should be no limp or cold fish handshakes. Look the interviewer in the eye and give a firm handshake, that's part of first impressions. 握手时不能有气无力，目无表情，一定要看着面试官的眼睛，有力地握下手，这是第一印象。cold fish 鱼是冷血动物，没有温度的，或就是死鱼，表示冷漠，生疏。limp为“跛行”，也是说“一个人要死不死的样子。”

586. Before the interview, you need to learn what the company’s hot bottons are.  hot bottons 重要的事项，禁忌。Gender issues have become something of a hot button of late. 性别问题最近成为热门话题。This woman is verbally abusive and manages to push all my buttons. 这个女人最会骂人，想方设法要激怒我。I slapped her because she pushed all my buttons. 她一直在激怒我，所以我就给了她一巴掌。

587. I am sorry I cannot remember his name, my mind has gone blank. 对不起，我一时想不起他的名字，我头脑是一片空白。

588. drum out 逼某人失业 Gao Zhisheng was drummed out of the law business a couple of years ago because he was suspected of being a human rights activist. 因为当局怀疑高智晟是人权活动家，逼着他把律师事务所给关门了。

589. red meat 带血的肉，意思是“投机所好的、能煽动情绪的发言”，原意是面对一条饿狗，扔一点带血的肉，狗就不会叫了。Her father asked her if she was ever to get married, and she threw him some red meat. 他父亲问她到底要不要结婚，她回答说，他已经有了个不错的男朋友。（她父亲就不再问了。）The C Party is good at red-meat rhetoric on nationalism. 共裆最拿手的好戏就是使用shan动民族主义的宣传。Chen won presidential victories by exploiting divisions, by the red-meat politics of playing to his base.

590. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 他对我说，我的恩典够你用的。因为我的能力，是在人的软弱上显得完全。所以我更喜欢夸自己的软弱，好叫基督的能力覆庇我。