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Saturday, May 19, 2012
Twentysomething
现在听国内的人说什么80后,90后,总得算算,才知道人家讲的是哪个年龄层,觉得好费事,以前不就简单说30多岁,20多岁吗?She is a
thirty something
. Mark Zuckerberg is a
twenty something
. 何必伤脑筋?
Turn-Key Property
昨天听人说:“I want a turn-key property." 意思是完全装修好的房子,钥匙一转,一搬进就能住。turn-key: 现成的,马上可用。用于生意时,就是买过来即可开张。用于电脑、软件等产品,可用的同义词是"off-the-shelf",从架上拿下来打开就用。
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