2018-01-10 英语2-4 finding the leader in you

down to earth 接地气

never said a word about the fact that… 只字不提

I'd appreciate it,if you'd smoke outside

call them down 让他们下不了台

let sb down 让某人失望

have a good sport with sb.=get along with sb. 与某人好好相处

story-main
idea-case-conclusion 文章结构

home plate 本垒打

dugout 棒球场边供球员休息的地方

bull pen 公牛栏，练习场

bench player 替补

pitchers 投手（棒球垒球的投手）

striker 足球前锋

warm up 热身

security guard 保安

right then and there 随时随地

berate 斥责，抱怨 complain

fail to do 不能够做某事

He fail to date with this girl. 没能约到这个女孩

with a dramatic flourish 带着巨大的炫耀（dramatic表示强调，翻译成very）

blossom 开花

show off  炫耀

whip out 突然拿出

wide-eyed 开开眼

embarrass 尴尬

sent off 发了

concern 带有忧虑的关心和关注

cause a scene 引起关注

end up doing 以...告终(不表示负面情绪)

resentful 后悔，悔恨

no doubt his work would have suffered as a result.毫无疑问他的工作有可能因此蒙上一层阴影

make infinitely more sense 很有意义

make sense 有意义

compliment 认可，恭维，赞美

complement  互补，补充

business is business 生意就是生意

the boss is the boss 领导就是领导

well-run companies很好的公司

well-led companies被领导的很好的公司

be delivered from 从...传递

comic strip 连环画

barely=rarely=scarcely= not

putter along 磨磨唧唧的干活

niche 细分

niche market 细分市场

steer 驾驶，操控

call it a day 叫做上班。。（翻译比较随意）

mere=only

volatile 极具挥发性的；不稳定=unsteady/unstable/changeble

inspire=encourage 激发

be capable of 有能力做

coach 教练

mentor 指导，助教

geek 极客

when the waters are uncharted 这是一个全新的领域  

uncharted water 还没有被标记的水域 

chart 图表

flexibility 弹性

critical 至关重要的

downsize 减小范围

facilitative adj. 使便利的

facility 设施

it has to be by influence.慢慢影响

it takes real 'people skills.'