2010年1月14日 星期四

brownie points, gut reaction

A source close to Huawei said: “My first gut reaction to the Google news was, this doesn't add any brownie points. This brings the issue about trust to the fore again.”

一位接近华为的人士表示:“我对谷歌一事的第一反应是,这不会为我们添加任何印象分。此事把信任问题再次摆到前台。”

译者/何黎


brownie points

Credit for a good deed, as in John earned a lot of brownie points for doing his boss's report for him. The term originated with the points earned for various achievements by the youngest group of the Girl Scouts, called Brownies. In the mid-1900s it was transferred to general use.

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