标题: Great white hope 身负众望的人或事 [打印本页] 作者: sunny萝卜 时间: 2013-3-12 17:10 标题: Great white hope 身负众望的人或事
我妹妹的公司最近业绩不佳，于是公司请了个特别有销售经验的经理，希望能靠着这位高人扭转公司的销售状况。让我想到一个习惯用语，那就是: Great white hope.
Great white hope指身负众望的人或事。The new hire at my sister's company is expected to vastly expand sales. He is their great white hope. 大家都觉得我妹妹公司新雇的经理能把销售搞上去。
在下面的例句中，一个政党的主席谈到了代表自己政党参选的理想候选人所具备的素质，咱们来听一听：
"We need a candidate who can appeal to middle-class voters like our opponent. It has to be someone that represents our traditional values, has strong leadership skills and communicates effectively. Every possibility we've looked at lacks what our party requires to win the next election. Where is our GREAT WHITE HOPE?"
我最近听说有的IT产品公司要开发一款智能电视，能够直接跟家里的电脑啊，DVD机啊，音响啊什么的连接，只要你一声令下，它就会自动为你播放电脑或DVD机的片子。The concept represents the company's great white hope for the future.这个概念代表了这家公司未来希望的所在。这产品要是真出现了，我一定会买，多方便啊。
刚才我们说到了电子产品业界的新概念，下面的例句中，我们听听在冷饮业有什么好点子。
"With another ice cream shop down the street from mine, I've had to find ways to be unique. My plan is to introduce some super premium favors using the finest ingredients. The dark chocolate with bite-sized pieces is my GREAT WHITE HOPE. I believe it will bring in lots of customers."
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