1. lame duck:不中用的人
A lame duck manager cannot bring his business back on to the normal track.
壹個無能的經理無法把他的企業重新拉回正常經營軌道上去。
2. double whammy:雙重災難，禍不單行
Yestersay I had a real whammy. My boss fired me, and my wife asked for a divorce.
我昨天真是禍不單行。老板把我炒魷魚，我太太又要求離婚。
3. fool's paradise: 黃粱美夢
A: Does the chairman realize that our company's business is going downhill?
董事長知道我們公司的業務在走下坡嗎?
B:I don't think so. I'm afraid he is still living in a fool's paradise.
我想他不知道。他恐怕還在做他的黃粱美夢呢。
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