一犯错误可能当天就会被开除。People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day.他近来老犯错误，胆子也开始变小了。Lately he'd been making mistakes; his nerve was beginning to go.你会因自己的谎言而犯错误。Your own lies will trip you up....
从务实角度来说，音乐电视网的生存依赖于把年轻人市场卖给广告商。Pragmatically, MTV's survival depends on selling the youth market to advertisers.卖T恤衫来钱容易，比领救济金好。T-shirts are a nice little earner and it's better than the dole.出版商预计该书至多能卖出1,500本...