《每日一句漢譯英》一周匯總 (32)

 
香港影迷本周得到了一個難得的機會，在大銀幕上觀看了一部本土經典影片(1)，這件事提醒人們，半個世紀前的功夫片仍繼續影響著當今的電影製作者。

Hong Kong cinephiles seized a rare opportunity this week to see a hometown classic on the big screen, a reminder that martial-arts films dating back a half century continue to influence today's filmmakers.

cin·e·phile(sn-fl) n.

A film or movie enthusiast.
 

本周，蘋果(Apple)首席執行官蒂姆庫克(Tim Cook)造訪了中國，其場麵像極了一位頗受歡迎的國家元首的正式訪問。

The tour of China by Apple chief executive Tim Cook this week had all the trappings of an official visit by a popular head of state.

trap·pings/ˈtræpɪŋz/noun

[plural] : the objects, activities, etc., that are associated with a particular condition, situation, or position in life : the visible signs of something
▪ Despite its democratic trappings, the country's government was a dictatorship.— often + of▪ She had lots of money and enjoyed all the trappings of success/wealth.

庫克畢竟是蘋果的掌舵人。上個財年，蘋果的銷售收入為1080億美元，與伊拉克全國的國內生產總值(GDP)相當。

Mr Cook is after all the head of a company whose $108bn in sales in its last fiscal year were equivalent to the GDP of an entire country in Iraq’s case.

湯普森(Mr. Thompson)在寫給雅虎員工的信中說，我們的目標是重回核心業務，將用戶和廣告客戶放在首位，我們正在積極實現這一目標。

'Our goal is to get back to our core purpose -- putting our users and advertisers first -- and we are moving aggressively to achieve that goal,' Mr. Thompson said in a message to Yahoo employees.

威爾認為，當員工被一個棘手問題難住時，走到辦公室外辦公能起到幫助作用，“有時候視野的變化能夠促使你從不同的角度思考，那正是我們所希望的。”

When workers are stuck on a tough problem, working outside of the office can help, Mr. Ware says. 'Sometimes that change of scenery encourages you to think differently and that's what we want.'

一些老牌企業也借鑒初創公司的做法，選擇與其他公司共用辦公區域。

Taking a page from start-ups, some established companies are opting to share their workspaces.

borrow/take a page from someone or borrow/take a page from someone's book
US: to do the same thing that someone else has done

▪ You may want to borrow/take a page from his book and study harder for your finals.

established adjective

2: successful for a long period of time
▪ an established author/artist▪ an established law firm

start–up/ˈstɑɚtˌʌp/noun

plural start–ups

[count] : a new business
▪ They were looking for money to fund/launch a start-up.— often used before another noun ▪ small start-up businesses/companies▪ start-up funds/money