1404.That is the cost of the free market and the ugly side of pure capitalism - winner takes all. 这就是自由市场经济的代价以及纯资本主义的丑陋面—赢者通吃。cutthroat competition.
　　1405.It is the survival of the fittest game, very unfortunately. 实在是很不幸，这是一场适者生存的游戏。
　　1406.问题、麻烦英语里除了problem外，有好些说法。一是可以用trouble，注意此词为可数以及不可数名词，He is a big trouble for us. 他是我们的一个大问题。He is making trouble for us. 他在给我们制造麻烦。They are reluctant to talk about the case, fearing trouble with the authorities. 他们不愿谈论这个案子，因为害怕政府会给他们麻烦。所以much trouble 以及many troubles 都可以。

　　1407.二是委婉的说法，用situation。 Hi, Boss, I am having a situation here. 喂，老板，我这里有个麻烦。They are having a worsening situation.他们的面临的问题越来越大。It is a difficult situation to step into. 想要趟这浑水可得小心。
　　1408.三是用issue，这也是比较委婉的说法。I really have an issue with him on this. 在这件事上，我不能同意他的做法。You can handle those sensitive issues with no sweat.你可以不费吹灰之力就能把这些敏感的问题解决。We have been too chicken to talk with her directly about this issue. 我们都怕得要命，不敢与她正面谈这个问题。chicken 胆小鬼。

　　1409.四是用condition。People have a tendency to adjust their behavior when they find out you have or had a medical condition. 如果周围的人发现你曾经或现在患有某种疾病，他们对你的态度往往就会发生变化。
　　1410.Your enviable pull with society"s high rollers should also stay private. Don’t brag about it. Loose lips will tarnish your image.你不要张扬你与社会上那些大腕很铁、令人羡慕的关系，不要时刻挂在嘴上，流言蜚语会使你形象受损。pull with 很铁的关系；high roller 大腕；stay private, 不张扬；loose lips = gossips。


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　　1411.Petty co-workers can start rumors about you or make snide remarks behind your back. 那些无聊的同事会在背后散播你的流言蜚语。petty 狭隘、琐碎的，snide 讽刺、讥讽。
　　1412.space 打字空一格就叫space; personal space, 个人空间（注意不是personal room）The government should leave alone citizens their personal space.政府应该不侵犯公民的私人空间。 This room is quite spacious. 这间房很宽敞。注意，没有spaceful这样一个单词。space out, 神智不清，a spaced-out fantasy 虚幻的想象。

　　1413.Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 分别可以加强感情。
　　1414.relation 与relationship 都是可数名词：diplomatic relations, 外交关系；Latin relationships, 拉丁美洲国家的关系。
　　1415.Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. 与朋友保持密切关系，与敌人的关系却要更密切。（知己知彼，百战不殆的意思。）
　　1416.If you"re the kind of person who thrives when interacting with other people, sitting alone in a cubicle all day can be absolute torture. 如果你擅长与人交往，那么一个人成天呆在办公室会十分地痛苦。cubicle 一个大的办公室内间隔起来的个人办公区域，很小。
　　1417.He is a people person/ not a people person. 他喜欢跟人打交道/不擅长跟人打交道。He seems to be especially good at interacting with others, a real people person! 他似乎特别擅长与人交往，他是那种喜欢跟人交往的人。
　　1418.He is an instinctive communicator, he gets a "feeling" for people very early on in the conversation, listening to what they say and moving things forwards very subtly, in fact he was born with a silver tongue! He is able to get his point across without being forceful or domineering, even if the person he is talking to doesn"t agree with him. 他有种本能可以与人很好交流，谈话一开始，他就能欣赏对方，他愿意倾听别人的交谈，不经意间把事情就谈妥了，事实是，他有种天生的表达能力。他能够让对方接受他的观点，而又不让人感到他咄咄逼人，或一个人滔滔不绝，甚至对方并不同意他的观点。

　　1419.You need to mend your rocky relationship with your co-workers now. 你得修补与同事的不正常关系了。rocky 不稳定，a rocky marriage, 不稳定的婚姻。
　　1420.It has upset their relations. 这让他们的关系紧张。

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　　1421. It takes two to tango. 跳好探戈需要两人的配合。（意思是，做好工作需要两人的密切配合。相爱需要双方的投入。）
　　1422 He is decent, very smart, doesn"t exercise his ego, really believes there are solutions to every problem and works with people on both sides of the aisle.他为人正派，有头脑，不爱出风头，有种坚定的信念，每个问题必有好些解决的办法，他与问题的双方都能很好地沟通。ego 自我，骄傲。aisle 剧院内的走道，both sides of the aisle，走道的两边，意味着沟通的双方，注意S in aisle is mute.

　　1423.Definitely there is not a one-size-fits-all answer. 绝对没有这样一个答案可以适应所有的问题。（绝对没有一药治百病这样的灵丹妙药。）
　　1424.What you do here can be regarded as a launching pad of life. If you can do well in this visual world, you can do it well in the real world. 你在这里的表现可以视为是生活的发射台。如果你在虚拟世界能表现优秀，你在真实世界也能做好。a launching pad, 火箭发射台
　　1425. Each of us is called to reach for greatness (great things). 我们每人都有番使命要成就。be called to 受使命的召唤，for greatness 做番伟业、大事。
　　1426.It is such a great honor that I can work under the wise and guiding hand of the Company. 能够在公司的英明指导下工作，这是我极大的荣幸。（对公司领导、老板拍马屁时说的话）
　　1427. Your suggestion strikes a real chord with me, and I want to echo the hope that someday we will succeed. 你的建议正中我下怀，你的希望就是我的希望，有天我们一定会成功。
　　1428. They will definitely be racked with guilt when they don’t anything about “Analects of Confucius”. 他们对孔夫子的论语一无所知，心里充满了愧疚。racked with, 也可以说filled with。You will be happy with this fun-filled vacation. 这个假期有很多开心节目，你一定会感到快乐的。This is a gang-plagued Burmese border city. 这个缅甸的边境城市到处都是黑帮。They are fraught with anxiety in the wake of the economic meltdown. 面临经济危机，他们心里充满了焦虑。糖放得太多：sugar infused, sugar saturated,

　　1429.lame duck, 有气无力的人，即将下台的美国总统就叫lame duck，虽仍贵为总统，但已经没有人会听他的话了，国会也不会再批准他的任何提案。Enough with your lame apologies. 收起你的这些破借口吧！