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杂志英语听力:众议院议长保罗·瑞安意外退出(1)

Source: Time    2019-04-09   English BBS   Favorite  

 

 

1. resigned themselves to sth. 顺从
He once had artistic aspiration, but he's resigned himself to a career of office drudgery.
他也曾有过追求艺术道路的抱负,但他还是接受了过沉闷的白领生活的。

2. true to form 一如既往地
True to form, Charles decided that the best form of defence was attack.
查理还是像往常一样,认定最好的防守就是进攻。

3. grouse about sth. 对……发牢骚
Bosses complain that younger executives lack assertiveness; the media grouse about unambitious "grass-eating men" .
老板们纷纷抱怨年轻的经理人们缺乏决断力,而中层则对贪图安逸的“食草男”满腹�