「英文學習筆記」
vengeance n. 報復;報仇
bullshit n. 胡說
late fee n. 滯納金;過時附加費
blockbuster 在線錄像租賃服務商
kicker n. 踢者;意外的結局
rival n. 競爭者;對手
backstab vt. 陷害;背后傷人
A lot of companies, they didn’t just start from an idea or some dream, some of them started out of a kind of vengeance.
許多公司在成立之初都不是因為某種想法活著夢想,而是因為一種“復仇”。
Sony came out with a stand alone console called the Play Station, that would be compatible with SNES games. But eventually, nintendo announced it would partner with Phillips, Sony’s biggest rival.
索尼為了和任天堂游戲兼容,推出了一款獨立的控制臺.但是最終,任天堂宣布和索尼最大的競爭對手——飛利浦合作了。
Lamborghini used to make tractors. It was a really successful company and he made good money. He was really interested in sports cars and he owned a Ferrari250 GT.
作為一個非常成功的大公司,蘭博基尼的創始人曾是制造拖拉機的。但是他對于賽車情有獨鐘,并且擁有一輛法拉利250GT。
Lamborghini goes to Ferrari with a complaint about a problem with the clutch. Ferrari answers with “the problem isn’t with the car, the problem is with the driver!”
蘭博基尼曾經就離合器的問題投訴過法拉利,法拉利回答說:“這不是車子的問題,而是司機的問題!”
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