重點(diǎn)講解:
1. in other words
換句話說
eg. In other words, what have I been afraid of all this time?
換句話說,我這一直以來害怕的到底是什么呀?
eg. In other words, you may not be sure what to do next in this predicament.
換句話說,您可能并不知道您在這種狀態(tài)下,接下來要做什么。
2. focus on
集中于
eg. If you focus the sun's rays on dry wood with a burning-glass, it will start burning.
如果你用取火鏡使太陽光線在聚焦在干木頭上,木頭就會(huì)燃燒起來。
eg. Our meeting focuses on the question of women's right.
我們會(huì)議的重點(diǎn)是婦女權(quán)利問題。
3. Spend time in
花時(shí)間在
eg. So I decided to spend time in this village.
所以我決定花時(shí)間在這個(gè)村子里。
eg. To do that, they would apply vinegar on their hair and then spend time in the sun.
她們的做法是將醋摸到頭發(fā)上,然后花時(shí)間在太陽下去曬著。
背景資料
切普·柯利是幸福生活酒店(Joie de Vivre)的創(chuàng)立者、執(zhí)行主席以及CEO。幸福生活酒店是他于1987年創(chuàng)立的,當(dāng)時(shí)切普才26歲。如今,酒店已發(fā)展成美國加利福尼亞州最大的精品酒店集團(tuán)。
切普曾被《金山商務(wù)時(shí)報(bào)》評(píng)為舊金山去“最有創(chuàng)新精神的CEO”。