互相尊重最重要 Managing Manners(2)

　　
　　Smart Sentences
　　
　　① He's certainly an eager beaver.他是个有工作热忱的人。
　　eager beaver: one that is exceptionally, often excessively industrious or zealous(做事特别卖力气的人)。例如:
　　After being an eager beaver for the initial month, the newcomer is lazy as hell.
　　那个新人就积极工作了一个月,现在懒得很。
　　
　　② He had a bad case of butterflies in his stomach.他非常紧张。
　　butterflies in sb.'s stomach: very nervous or excited about sth.(异常紧张,非常激动)。例如:
　　I simply don't believe that Alex has never had butterflies in his stomach before a public speech.
　　我就不相信亚历克斯在发表公开演讲之前从来都不会紧张。
　　
　　③ I figured he was part of the loop now.我想他现在是我们的一份子了。
　　part of the loop: part of a group about sth., possibly a somewhat important or exclusive group(某个圈子的一部分,可能是某个重要的或排他的圈子)。例如:
　　Amy is now part of the loop since she sat in on the meeting this morning and read your report.
　　艾米既然参加了今天早上的会议,还看了你的报告,她就已经是我们中的一份子了。
　　
　　④ This kind of thing has a slippery slope.这种事情会一发不可收拾的。
　　slippery slope: a course of action that is difficult to stop and that will eventually lead to trouble(灾难性的急剧下滑)。例如:
　　Some believe BP, with the oil spill, has started down a slippery slope that sees no recovery in the near future.
　　由于漏油事件的发生,有人认为英国石油公司(的业务发展)正急剧下滑,短期内很难恢复。
　　
　　⑤ Don't worry about it—no harm no foul. 这次不用担心——没有关系的。
　　no harm no foul: no problem, it's cool; usually used in response to sb.'s apology to indicate acceptance(没有问题,没有关系;通常用以表示对某人歉意的接受)。例如:
　　—Sorry for not letting you know earlier about the conference.
　　很抱歉,没有早点通知你会议的事。
　　—No harm, no foul. Let's get over it.
　　没有关系,咱们把这事儿忘了吧。

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