第 6 章

望。（诺.基.亚广告）

b)The second one, is a revolutionary mobile phone.

第二，这是个革.命.性的移动电话。（乔布斯介绍iPhone的功能）

18【content】

N./Adj.内容，目录，满足

a)Those who have tofu are content with a simple life.

吃豆腐的人安于清贫。（《舌尖上的中.国》）

b)The scabbard is content to be dull when it protects the keenness of the sword.

刀鞘保护刀的锋利，它自己则满足于它的迟钝。（《飞鸟集》89）

19【countenance】

N./V.面容，表情，支持

a)His eyes were reduced to chinks, and diverging wrinkles appeared round them, extending upon his countenance like the rays in a rudimentary sketch of the rising sun.

他的眼睛眯成一条缝，皱纹出现在周围，伸展在他的脸上，就像太阳升起的轮廓。（托马斯·哈代《远离尘嚣Far from the Madding Crowd》）

b)Your smiling countenance is so pale, so shallow. Vanishing into the mountains after sunset.

而你微笑的面容极浅极淡，逐渐隐没在日落后的群岚。（席慕蓉《青春》英译）

20【don】

N.阁下，大学教师 V.穿上，披戴

a)For her old lover- Don the Sun!

为她的昔日恋人——披上阳光！

b)Doff thy rags, and don these splendours, lad!

脱下你的破衣烂衫，穿上华丽的衣服吧，小伙子！

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01【feel out of one’s element】

对…不适应

[例句]

Jake felt out of his element in this company.

杰克对这家公司的环境感到不适应。

02【work continuously/ non-stop/ around the clock】

不停地工作

[例句]

Katie said she was already working around the clock.

凯蒂说她已经马不停蹄地工作了。

03【divert sb.’s attention from】

转移某人注意力

[例句]

Nothing could divert his attention from work.

在他专心工作时，没有任何事情能干扰他。

04【be tied up at work】

忙于工作

[例句]

Connor was completely tied up at work.

康纳完全忙于工作而无暇去做别的事。

05【a cushy job】

轻松地工作

[例句]

Theo decided to quit his cushy job at a holiday resort.

西奥决定辞去在旅游区的悠闲工作。

06【build a close rapport between】

建立融洽关系

[例句]

A close rapport was built between Nathan and me.

内森和我之间建立了融洽的关系。

07【glass ceiling】

玻璃天花板——阻止女性进入高级管理层