标题: 白领英语1000句：她从没大方过一次 [打印本页] 作者: celiahe 时间: 2008-2-13 10:23 标题: 白领英语1000句：她从没大方过一次 (Tuesday，February5) He never springs for anything.
Victor: 他从没大方过一次。To spring for something 就是去花钱尤其是为别人花钱，例如买单。
Nancy: To spring for something means to spend money，especially when it's spending it on someone else，like springing for dinner.
(Wednesday，February6)
Take the gloves off.
Victor: 先礼后兵。
Nancy: This is originally from boxing. To "take the gloves off" means to fight or to get tough on something or someone，implying you've been to softon them before.
Victor:这原本是从 拳击上引申过来的。这个词和中国的先礼后兵有些相似。
(Thursday，February7)
He’s a white collar criminal.
Victor: 他是一个经济犯。A white-collar criminal 并没制造含暴力的犯罪，一般是诈骗或盗取别人财物。
Nancy:A white-collar criminal commits a non-violent crime，which usually involves stealing or cheating people out of money.