His literary diction would give food for merriment to our elders behind his back, some of his high-flown phrases finding a permanent place in our family repertoire of witticisms.
他的文学辞令成了大人们背后的笑料。他的一些夸张的语句在我们家的妙语如珠节目栏上占有永久的地位。
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The author assumes that hiring foreign-born high tech workers who don't already have permanent residency is a good thing for America.
作者认为雇用无永久居权的外籍高技术工人有益于美国。
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Two features of Spain’s jobs market share much of the blame: the high cost of firing permanent workers, and a wage system that binds firms to industry-wide pay deals.