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what does a bull in a china shop mean?

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发表于 2008-6-3 17:08 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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it's from a interview page, the original sentence is , ^& c, D* I) W  u! B/ S0 o: d7 s$ ]
Unless you’ve been specifically recruited to make fast, radical change, few people will appreciate a “bull in a China shop” approach.
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发表于 2008-6-3 17:42 | 显示全部楼层
Definition: someone who is clumsy; someone who upsets other people's plans; |6 R  d! `/ T! a8 B6 q
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Explanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive
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; E& c0 D, M. D4 w: }1 eExamples: He was like a bull in a china shop with our new clients. - His lack of understanding made him appear as a bull in a china shop.
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发表于 2008-6-3 17:43 | 显示全部楼层
be like a bull in a china shop/ k1 t, u8 B$ q- o; |: w
to often drop or break things because you move awkwardly or roughly. Rob's like a bull in a china shop - don't let him near those plants. She's like a bull in a china shop when it comes to dealing with people's feelings. (= behaves in a way that offends people)
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 楼主| 发表于 2008-6-5 18:45 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美

8 p$ N: J4 I6 Xi asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
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发表于 2008-6-25 21:18 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 sol 于 2008-6-5 19:45 发表
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i asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
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You aleardy got the answer from Billzhao
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发表于 2008-7-1 17:05 | 显示全部楼层
在瓷器商店乱闯的公牛。
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发表于 2008-7-8 10:36 | 显示全部楼层

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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
OMG, 终于明白了,此CHINA非彼CHINA) n' h5 Y! Q" R+ y) S: \  K
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