mean business

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  • na.〈非正式〉认真的；不是说着玩的
  • Web是当真的；是认真的；动真格的

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〈非正式〉认真的;不是说着玩的

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AllAll,〈非正式〉认真的〈非正式〉认真的,不是说着玩的不是说着玩的,是当真的是当真的,是认真的是认真的,动真格的动真格的
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1.
We cannot be more proud of you. We have just such a little ways more to go and you will indeed begin to see that we mean business.
我们以你为荣，我们还有一小段路要走，你将开始切实的看到，我们是认真的。
wǒ men yǐ nǐ wéi róng , wǒ men hái yǒu yī xiǎo duàn lù yào zǒu , nǐ jiāng kāi shǐ qiè shí de kàn dào , wǒ men shì rèn zhēn de 。
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2.
The dark Ones are no longer in any doubt that we mean business, and their defeat is simply a matter of time.
黑暗势力对于我们认真的态度不再有任何质疑，他们的挫败也只是时间的问题。
hēi àn shì lì duì yú wǒ men rèn zhēn de tài du bú zài yǒu rèn hé zhì yí , tā men de cuò bài yě zhǐ shì shí jiān de wèn tí 。
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3.
Last season we did not do well against them so it is good to let them know we mean business this season.
上赛季我们与利物浦的比赛表现不好，所以能够让他们这个赛季我们认真对付他们实在太好了。
shàng sài jì wǒ men yǔ lì wù pǔ de bǐ sài biǎo xiàn bù hǎo , suǒ yǐ néng gòu ràng tā men zhè ge sài jì wǒ men rèn zhēn duì fù tā men shí zài tài hǎo le 。
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4.
Through it all, the concept of e-business -- once a brand name closely associated with IBM -- has come to simply mean business.
经过这个过程，电子商务的概念--一度是和IBM紧密相连的一个品牌--已经逐渐只意味着商务。
jīng guò zhè ge guò chéng , diàn zǐ shāng wù de gài niàn -- yí dù shì hé IBM jǐn mì xiāng lián de yī gè pǐn pái -- yǐ jīng zhú jiàn zhǐ yì wèi zhe shāng wù 。
www.ibm.com
5.
Always be well dressed, cleanly showered, clean shaven, and look as if you mean business.
要衣得整洁，洗澡洗干净，脸刮净，要看上去你象那么回事。
yào yī de zhěng jié , xǐ zǎo xǐ gān jìng , liǎn guā jìng , yào kàn shàng qù nǐ xiàng nà me huí shì 。
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6.
That, no doubt, is why only those who seriously mean business attempt it.
难怪，只有真正认真的国家才会尝试这样做。
nán guài , zhǐ yǒu zhēn zhèng rèn zhēn de guó jiā cái huì cháng shì zhè yàng zuò 。
www.ftchinese.com
7.
It might stand outside the door, listening in, but it will know you mean business, because you're all about the business of making meaning.
它也许会在门外逗留，侧耳听听里面的动静。但是它会渐渐明白，你不是说说而已，因为你已经完全投入工作当中了。
tā yě xǔ huì zài mén wài dòu liú , cè ěr tīng ting lǐ miàn de dòng jìng 。 dàn shì tā huì jiàn jiàn míng bái , nǐ bú shì shuō shuo ér yǐ , yīn wèi nǐ yǐ jīng wán quán tóu rù gōng zuò dāng zhōng le 。
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8.
Everyone must know you mean business, so take a vow and sign a pledge as a family, posting it on the fridge as a concrete reminder.
每一个人都要知道你不是随便说说的，所以在发誓之后签一个家庭协约，并把它粘贴到冰箱作为具体的提示。
měi yī gè rén dōu yào zhī dào nǐ bú shì suí biàn shuō shuo de , suǒ yǐ zài fā shì zhī hòu qiān yī gè jiā tíng xié yuē , bìng bǎ tā zhān tiē dào bīng xiāng zuò wéi jù tǐ de tí shì 。
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9.
"You don't have to look like a man but you do have to look like you mean business. "
“你不必看起来像某个人，但你必须看起来是认真的”。
" nǐ bú bì kàn qǐ lái xiàng mǒu gè rén , dàn nǐ bì xū kàn qǐ lái shì rèn zhēn de " 。
www.ftchinese.com
10.
But, as the authors argue, women mean business, and gender sensitivity is not about diversity management.
不过，正如两位作者所指出的那样，女性不容小觑，性别敏感性不是多样性管理的问题。
bú guò , zhèng rú liǎng wèi zuò zhě suǒ zhǐ chū de nà yàng , nǚ xìng bù róng xiǎo qù , xìng bié mǐn gǎn xìng bú shì duō yàng xìng guǎn lǐ de wèn tí 。
www.ftchinese.com
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