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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
) I5 ^* p$ D" j- B% R# Z$ YUnless 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& `2 n: h& H/ c6 z( {8 U$ q0 `0 x7 v

# K3 N' s5 Z& V0 gExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive! o; R8 M7 \& n  `8 H% F! N8 O( r' h

% }* ^/ k, z- X& i7 f, w. 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$ Q+ [$ Y" C, N. P: p3 A
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
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i 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 2 W8 s* M0 H! O/ J1 u( L0 O

( D+ X4 d6 v% t1 H& m$ s$ _i asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.

( e( o/ r5 C* B7 w- P6 `0 dYou 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% t% }6 O  j8 A& I, y
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