《每日一句汉译英》一周汇总 (32)

 
香港影迷本周得到了一个难得的机会，在大银幕上观看了一部本土经典影片(1)，这件事提醒人们，半个世纪前的功夫片仍继续影响着当今的电影制作者。

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，苹果(Apple)首席执行官蒂姆库克(Tim Cook)造访了中国，其场面像极了一位颇受欢迎的国家元首的正式访问。

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.

库克毕竟是苹果的掌舵人。上个财年，苹果的销售收入为1080亿美元，与伊拉克全国的国内生产总值(GDP)相当。

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.

汤普森(Mr. Thompson)在写给雅虎员工的信中说，我们的目标是重回核心业务，将用户和广告客户放在首位，我们正在积极实现这一目标。

'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.

威尔认为，当员工被一个棘手问题难住时，走到办公室外办公能起到帮助作用，“有时候视野的变化能够促使你从不同的角度思考，那正是我们所希望的。”

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.'

一些老牌企业也借鉴初创公司的做法，选择与其他公司共用办公区域。

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