公共英语复习辅导:PETS4写作短语精选(7)
burn the midnight oil 开夜车
to work hard very late into the nightand as if working only by the light of an oil lamp
EXAMPLE:
s ambitious new product.
A square deal 公平交易
a fair and honest business agreementorarrangement between twoormore parties without false promisesorhidden surprises
EXAMPLE:
After many hours of negotiations the musicians, the music publishers and the Internet companies developed a distribution agreement that everyone felt was a square deal.
Ace in the hole
秘藏的法宝
a hidden advantage kept for later use that will help a person win ; alternatively, an ace up your sleeve
EXAMPLE:
When he tried to get a job at the XYZ Corporation, John did quite well in the rigorous interview process, but he knew that his ace in the hole was the fact that his wife had a relative on the board of directors.
to work hard very late into the nightand as if working only by the light of an oil lamp
EXAMPLE:
s ambitious new product.
A square deal 公平交易
a fair and honest business agreementorarrangement between twoormore parties without false promisesorhidden surprises
EXAMPLE:
After many hours of negotiations the musicians, the music publishers and the Internet companies developed a distribution agreement that everyone felt was a square deal.
Ace in the hole
秘藏的法宝
a hidden advantage kept for later use that will help a person win ; alternatively, an ace up your sleeve
EXAMPLE:
When he tried to get a job at the XYZ Corporation, John did quite well in the rigorous interview process, but he knew that his ace in the hole was the fact that his wife had a relative on the board of directors.
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