a written taoist voodoo which is supposed to hasten a person´s death a written taoist voodoo which is supposed to hasten a person´s death
That first impression can be a great beginning — or quick ending — to your interview.
面试中这种第一印象是很好的开场白,反之则是催命符。
—— 给力词典精选Kidney failure (a result of diabetes) is a death warrant. Uganda has only seven dialysis machines.
肾功能衰竭(糖尿病会导致的一种结果)就是一张催命符,而乌干达的透析机只有七台。
—— 给力词典精选You really ought to stop smoking. Every cigarette you light up is another nail in your coffin。
你一定得戒烟,你每点上一枝香烟,就等于往坟墓跨近了一步。 这里的another nail in your coffin相当于中文的“催命符”,意思是有害健康、危及生命的东西。实际上人们给香烟起的绰号就是coffin nail。
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