迷你對(duì)話:
A:This small town has many serious problems.
這個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)存在很多嚴(yán)重的問(wèn)題。
B:What's the case?
什么原因呢?
A:The mayor and high officials practice cronyism and a large number of guys who are good at nothing occupy many important positions.
市長(zhǎng)和官員們?nèi)稳宋ㄓH,一大批不學(xué)無(wú)術(shù)之人占據(jù)了很多重要的職位。
B:I see why it lags behind other towns.
我明白這個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)為何落后于其他城鎮(zhèn)了。
地道表達(dá):
cronyism
解詞釋義:
這是從cronyism派生而來(lái)的一個(gè)詞語(yǔ)。Crony的本義是“親密的伙伴”,而cronyism則派生為“友誼,交友,能力”,引申為“任人唯親”。
支持范例:
Eg. Many small town mayor and city official practice cronyism.
許多小鎮(zhèn)的市長(zhǎng)和大城市的官員都有任人唯親的行為。
詞海拾貝:
1.a large number of:大量的,很多的
Eg. During the economic recession the factory terminated a large number of workers.
經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退時(shí)期這家工廠解雇了許多工人。
Eg. A large number of books have been stolen from the library.
圖書(shū)館遺失了很多書(shū).
Eg. The library contains a large number of foreign language reference books.
圖書(shū)館有大量的外文參考書(shū)。
Eg. He transacts business with a large number of stores. 他與很多商店進(jìn)行交易。
2.be good at:擅長(zhǎng)
Eg. I am not good at sports, but I like to watch them.
我不擅于運(yùn)動(dòng),但我喜歡看。
Eg. He is good at managing money matters.
他很會(huì)理財(cái)。
Eg. He's well-intentioned but not very good at getting things done.
他常常是好心辦不出好事.
Eg. She is good at smoothing these little problems out.
她善于妥善解決這一類小問(wèn)題。
3. occupy many important positions:占據(jù)很多重要職位
4. high officials:高級(jí)官員
5. has many serious problems:存在很多嚴(yán)重問(wèn)題
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