1.what a mess 亂七八糟
例句:What a mess of an opening paragraph. Anyway, seems Microsoft is taking the concept of 'touchscreen' to its logical conclusion with a new patent, which will allow objects to be actually felt.
多么亂七八糟的開頭段落,不過無論怎樣,微軟似乎正用一個新的專利走'觸摸屏'的概念,這將允許對象是實際感受到的。
2.track the package 追蹤那個包裹
例句:Allowing a customer to track the status of an overnight package is one example.
例如,它可以讓客戶追蹤頭一天交寄的郵包的投遞情況。
3.call sb back 回電
例句:Women expect men to keep trying, so they just don't call back.
女人們喜歡男人不斷地嘗試,所以她們才不回電話的。
4.a bunch of people 一群人
例句:I never knew how a bunch of people half a world away chose a random town in New Jersey to populate.
我一直想不明白,遠在地球另一邊的一群人,怎么就會在新澤西州隨便選了個小鎮開始扎根。
the best/pick of the bunch 出類拔萃的人(或事物);精英;精品
5.sign off (on sth) 簽字批準
例句:IT managed risk by having users sign off on a requirements document, and then controlling changes to those requirements.
IT界會讓用戶簽訂一份文檔,然后來控制這些需求的變化,從而達到管理這些風險的目的。
6.just in case 以防萬一
例句:"I feel like this is home, " he said. "But right now, I feel like I have to carry my papers, just in case.
“我感覺這里是我的家,”他說,“但是現在我感覺我必須帶上相關證件,以防萬一。
7.check this one off sb's list 把這件事從待辦事項上面劃掉
例句:Many analysts just want to complete the report, check it off their list, and move on to the next task.
許多分析師就想著完成報告,把它從工作列表上劃去,再轉到下一個任務。