BEC情景对话:street_smart

文章作者 100test 发表时间 2007:03:16 20:57:45
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street smarts

- now, some of you think that attending a top business school gives you an advantage.

- others think that street smarts and hands-on experience are the best way to get ahead.

- additionally, women have a tougher time in the workplace,or so they say.

- lets find out.

大家猜猜street smarts在这里是什么意思呢？~ ^_^

∷ 补充两个和street有关的俗语。
easy street由于财源丰富而生活得
很舒服. out on the street 生活艰难

eg.: i work very hard to provide you with a good education. i dont expect you to be a billionaire, but its up to you whether you want to live on easy street or to be out on the street in the future.

答案及译文供参考：）

要是一个人有 street smarts，那他就懂得怎样在大城市里那些比较不安全的街道上对付各种情况，甚至还可能在这种环境下发财。

street smarts 是在大学里学不到的，只有在实际的生活经历中逐步得来的。

eg. i learned a lot of street smarts during the years.