politician
n
1 person actively (and usu professionally) concerned with politics 积极从事政治活动的人; (通常指职业的)政治家.
2 (often derog 常作贬义) person who is skilled at handling people or situations, or at getting people to do what he wants 政客; 玩弄权术者
You need to be a bit of a politician to succeed in this company. 要想在这家公司步步登高, 就需要耍点手腕.
A large number of American radio stations operate in the red.
许多美国电台亏损经营。
No. I have been away on vacation.
是呀,我休假去了。
Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace so I needed to borrow some jewellery.