文档介绍:a low figure 小数目 workers on low incomes 低收入工人
The simplest way to succeed in business is to buy low and sell high.
生意成oud在现代英语里可以表示“使人产生未曾想到的伤心或不愉快”。故本句如此引申。
Now that the merger of "dot and com" has created so many young millionaires, there's a new topic: venture capital.
既然网络公司的兼并造就了如此多的年轻百万富翁,我们面临一个新话题:风险资本。
(一般公司网址都有“dot and com”,所以此处具体引申为“网络公司”。)
All the wit and learning in the economic circle will be present at the seminar.
经济界的所有专家学者将出席这次研讨会。
(wit and learning由抽象的“智慧与学识”引申为具体的“专家学者”。)
The interest rates have seesawed between 10 and 15 per cent.
利率一直在10%到15%之间不断波动。
(see-saw由“跷跷板一上一下的交替摆动”抽象化为“波动”。)
Everyone knows that John lost his shirt when the business he had invested failed.
大家都知道,约翰生意失败后就倾家荡产了。
(lose his shirt由“丢了一件衬衫”引申为“失去一切。)
CEO Finklestein: He needs to pull a rabbit out of his hat to save the company.
首席执行官芬克尔斯坦说:他需要回天之术来挽救公司。
(pull a rabbit out of his hat原义为“从自己的帽子里抓出一只兔子来”,在此引申为
“像耍魔术一样拿出一种不同凡响的解决办法”。)
Advertising affects tremendously every sphere of modern life.
广告对现代生活的方方面面产生极大的影响。(英语副词转换成汉语形容词)
The fair price connected with the superiority of varieties of our products will be able to guarantee our competitive edge in the international market.
我方产品种类繁多,品质优良,价格合理,能够确保在国际市场的竞争优势。(英语名词转 换成汉语形容词)
With the winter coming, many fashion stores start to sell warm clothes.
冬天即将来临,许多商店开始销售寒衣了。
(此处warm clothes不译为“暖和的衣服”,经视角转换后译为“御寒的衣服,寒衣”。)
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