可可茶话会第50期:喝酒庆祝;落选
日期:2011-06-25 18:38

(单词翻译:单击)

wet a bargain 1、用请喝酒吃饭等方式招揽; 2、饮酒庆祝达成协议或交易成功。
a.Mr. Jones is a negotiator with principle and you can't try to wet a bargain with him.
琼斯先生是个很讲原则的谈判代表,你别想通过吃吃喝喝的方式来跟他做生意。
b.After signing up the contract,they decided to wet the bargain.
合同签字仪式完成后,双方决定举杯庆祝达成交易。

vote down 落选,被否决了
a.Sam couldn't make the president of the student body because he was voted down in the election.
由于竞选失败,萨姆没能当上学生会主席。
b.The proposal for duty exemption by the president was voted down in the congress.
总统提出的免税提案被国会否决了。

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重点单词
  • principlen. 原则,原理,主义,信念
  • contractn. 合同,契约,婚约,合约 v. 订合同,缩短,缩小,
  • electionn. 选举
  • proposaln. 求婚,提议,建议