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請把下麵的漢語翻譯成一句英文：

以每股38美元的價格計算，Facebook對應的估值為1,040億美元，是有史以來IPO估值最高的美國公司。

 

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昨天《每日一句漢譯英》參考答案：

請把下麵的漢語翻譯成一句英文：

對於即將在今年畢業的美國大學生而言，他們麵臨的是一個充其量隻能說是喜憂參半的就業市場。盡管進校園招聘的企業的招聘人數有所上升，大多數畢業生仍將無所斬獲離開學校。

參考答案：

Graduating college students face a mixed job market at best this year, and most will leave school without an offer in hand, despite an uptick in hiring by on-campus recruiters.

 

up·tick /ˈʌpˌtɪk/ noun

plural up·ticks

 

[count] US: a small increase or rise — often + in ▪ an uptick in sales/hiring

 

 

 

 

mixed /ˈmɪkst/ adjective

 

1always used before a noun: made of different kinds of things mixed together or combined
▪ a can of mixed nuts▪ bags of mixed candy ▪ We ate salads of mixed greens.

 

2 a: including or involving people of different races or religions
▪ They live in a mixed neighborhood.▪ She's of mixed African and European ancestry.▪ children of mixed race/races▪ people of mixed racial origin/ancestry ▪ a racially mixed couple
b: including or involving people of both sexes
▪ She went to a mixed school. [=a school for both boys and girls] ▪ a mixed chorus▪ playing mixed doubles in tennis [=a game of doubles in which each team has a man and a woman] ◊When people are in mixed company, they are with both men and women.
▪ The women never spoke of sex or pregnancy in mixed company. [=when men were present]

 

3: both good and bad, favorable and unfavorable, etc.
▪ The play received mixed reviews. = The play's reviews were mixed. [=some critics liked the play, while other critics did not]▪ His decision got a mixed reaction from the family.▪ The experiment got mixed results. ◊When people have mixed emotions or mixed feelings about something, they have both good and bad thoughts or feelings about it.
▪ He had mixed emotions [=he was both happy and sad] about the end of his trip.▪ I'm having mixed feelings about this class.

 

 

mixed messages/signals

◊Someone gives mixed messages or mixed signals by showing a thought or feeling and then showing another very different thought or feeling.
▪ I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages.▪ She's sending mixed signals about her feelings.

 

 

 

 

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