商務英語:今日熱詞——需修理的房屋
《財富》(中文版)
2014年11月14日
EXAMPLE: The first house I bought was an old fixer-upper priced far below its value because it had been empty for several years.
我買的第一套房是需要修理的老房子,由于已經空置了好幾年,售價遠低于它的價值。
我買的第一套房是需要修理的老房子,由于已經空置了好幾年,售價遠低于它的價值。
今日單詞:
單詞 |
fixer-upper |
中文釋義 |
需修理的房屋(名詞,非正式) |
英文釋義 |
(noun, INFORMAL) A property or item that is in need of repair and is offered for sale at a low price. (NOTE: “to fix up” in this usage means “to repair”) |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: The first house I bought was an old fixer-upper priced far below its value because it had been empty for several years. 我買的第一套房是需要修理的老房子,由于已經空置了好幾年,售價遠低于它的價值。 |
今日短語:
短語 |
pitch black |
中文釋義 |
漆黑一片 |
英文釋義 |
Extremely dark; black as asphalt. (NOTE:“pitch”in this usage is a kind of tar) |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: On moonless nights in the mountains the night sky is pitch black. 晚上若沒有月亮,這片山區的夜空會是漆黑一片。 |