例2 I know what you're thinking：this is outrage. I, too, was shocked that Provenzano was being prosecuted for his astute management. Indeed, I think his "modest proposal" has a lot to teach managers as they struggle with the problems of our people-centered business environment.

我知道诸位心里在想什么：这是犯罪行为。我同样感到震惊，因为普罗文扎诺受到起诉的罪状是他那种狡猾的管理方法。不过，我倒觉得他那个“小小的建议”对于企业经理们来说大有教益，因为这些人也为在我们这个以人为本的经营境里出现的问题而挠头。(译注：《小小的建议》是十七世纪英国作家乔纳森•斯威夫特的著名讽刺作品。他在文中以反讽的口吻“建议”缺粮的穷人把自己的婴孩卖给穷奢极欲的富人作美味，以换取食物。)

例3 On the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index, McDonald's — the company that once made its living on prompt, friendly service — has ranked at the bottom of the fast-food industry since 1994. It now sits below every single airline as well as the IRS.

从密执安大学的美国客户满意指数排位上看，一度靠其快速、热情服务而立足商圈的麦当劳，从1994年以来一直在快餐业名列末位。如今，它的排位低过了任何一家航空公司，甚至还低于人见人恨的国内税务局。