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each and every
= every single (used for emphasis).
job vs career
Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career.
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cut a trail / cut a path = 开路
1 To forge or create a pathway or trail, as between people, plant life, across land, etc
e.g. Throughout my life as a software developer, I’ve been on many different journeys. I’ve taken some right paths, some wrong paths, and some paths that I’m still not sure about. Along the way, I haven’t had much help or guidance. I’ve never felt like there was someone who had cut a trail for me that I could follow.
2. To leave a place. Primarily heard in US, South Africa.
e.g. It's about time to be heading home; what do you say we cut a path on out of here?
neologism
A newly coined word or expression.
cotton to
(North American)
have a liking for something.
be joined at the hip
(of two people) be inseparable.
Predicament
1 a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
2 (in Aristotelian logic) each of the ten “categories,” often listed as: substance or being, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, posture, having or possession, action, and passion.
Central Median = 隔离带
The median strip or central reservation is the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways such as divided highways, dual carriageways, freeways, and motorways.
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How to translate "a pro forma invoice " into Chinese?
UW - you're welcome
Attestation
evidence or proof of something.
a declaration that something exists or is the case.
the action of being a witness to or formally certifying something.
What does "cap" mean in
"So a two-week sprint would *cap* the sprint retrospective at an hour and a half"
finish doing
you cannot say "finish to do"
差点说了 finish to do 还好查了一下
What's the difference between
"The service is up"
and
"The service is running"
compliance vs commitment
The difference between compliance and commitment is simple; compliance means one is doing something because they have to, for fear of some negative result, (e.g., losing their job). Commitment means doing something because one believes that what one is doing is the right thing to do.
payment term
=赊账
Payment terms are the conditions surrounding the payment part of a sale, typically specified by the seller to the buyer.
at the sole discretion of somebody.
= 某人自行决定
The phrases sole discretion or at its sole discretion or even in sole discretion are often used in contracts and legal writing to refer to an instance when a person or entity is given the right to make a decision or take certain action based on its own assessment and determination.
notary = 公证人
a person authorized to perform certain legal formalities, especially to draw up or certify contracts, deeds, and other documents for use in other jurisdictions.
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