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中华人民共和国烟草专卖法 7
22-11-21 第三十八条 倒卖烟草专卖品，构成投机倒把罪的，依法追究刑事责任；情节轻微，不构成犯罪的，由工商行政管理部门没收倒卖的烟草专卖品和违法所得，可以并处罚款。 Article 38 Where an enterprise or individual profiteers in tobacco monopoly commodities and the p...
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post-lunch slump 午餐后困倦
22-10-12 中午吃饱饭回到办公桌前困得不行？整个下午都昏昏欲睡没有精力？别急，这其实是很多职场人士遇到的普遍状况。想摆脱午餐后困倦？抽点时间活动活动筋骨吧。 It is a feeling familiar to many. You return to your office after lunch and are hit with a wave of slugg...
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英国公司允许员工带狗上班
22-09-26 疫情缓解后，为了吸引员工返岗，英国各家公司可谓是绞尽脑汁，奇招百出。有的公司允许员工带狗来上班，有的公司让员工免费健身，还有公司给员工预约美甲服务，这些激励措施效果如何呢？ If you think that taking a pet dog into work with you would be a bit distrac...
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The Godfather 教父 Chapter 11
22-09-14 Captain Mark McCluskey sat in his office fingering three envelopes bulging with betting slips. He was frowning and wishing he could decode the notations on the slips. It was very important that he do so. The envelopes were the betting slips that his...
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go to the mat 不遗余力，设法解决难题
22-08-18 Mat是脚垫，地板垫的意思，to go to the mat意思是不遗余力，设法解决难题，往往是为了那些无权无势的小人物的利益。就好像刚才说到的，我们地区的那位市政议员努力说服其他人，不要拆掉我们附近的公园。Im so thankful that hes been willing to go to the mat for my...
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cut the mustard 符合标准、符合要求
22-08-17 动词cut在中文里是切割的意思，mustard是芥末的意思。直译显然说不通。其实啊，cut the mustard在英语里的意思就是符合标准、符合要求。 我刚买的那个咖啡壶，显然不符合我的要求。It simply does not cut the mustard. 下面这个例子里的消费者，对新买的手机很不满意...
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bear responsibility without any grudge 任劳任怨
22-08-10 任劳任怨，汉语成语，意思是做事不怕辛苦，不怕招人埋怨。可以翻译为bear responsibility without any grudge，do everything uncomplainingly。 例句： 十年来，她一直任劳任怨地在我们的办公室里工作。 She has been a willing and uncomplaining worker in our offi...
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忙得不可开交
22-08-02 1. All hands on deck 全员各就各位 As the opening day approached, it was all hands on deck to get everything ready in time. 由于开业时间迫在眉睫，所有人员必须各就各位，及时做好各方面准备。 2. Hive of activity 一片繁忙的景象 When I arrived at the offi...
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日本公司开发站立式“睡眠盒子”
22-07-20 工作累了的话，可以站着在办公室睡一觉。据外媒报道，日本一家家具公司与板材供应商联合开发了一款睡眠盒子，人们可以在里面站着休息。这款睡眠盒子中安装了一些固定支撑物，人们站在里面的时候，头部、臀部和膝盖等无法移动，由此就能保持站立式的休息和睡眠。 To hel...
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Of Human Bondage 人性的枷锁 Chapter 38
22-07-18 At the end of the year there was a great deal to do. Philip went to various places with a clerk named Thompson and spent the day monotonously calling out items of expenditure, which the other checked; and sometimes he was given long pages of figures...
