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经济学人下载:查尔斯·耶格尔将军(4)

2020-12-30来源:Economist
1.the band of 一群

He ignited the wood with a band of hay.

他用一把干草引燃了这些木柴。

2.work tail off 努力

I know you thought it was just a silly New Year's resolution, but I've been working my tail off at the gym!

我知道你认为这只是一个愚蠢的新年决心,但是我已经在健身房里累死了!

3.a bunch of 一捆

This work was done by a bunch of amateurs!

这项工作是一帮外行干的