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time out

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he was the president of a major ¹ firm and i was a very young management ². i had been recommended to him by one of his employees who had seen my work and thought i had something to offer. i was nervous. at that stage in my career, it wasn’t very often that i got to talk to the president of a company.

the appointment was at 10:00 a.m., for one hour. i arrived early.

³ at 10, i was ⁴ into a large and airy room, with furniture upholstered in bright yellow.

he had his shirtsleeves rolled up and a mean look on his face.

“you’ve only got 20 minutes,” he barked.

i sat there, not saying a word.

“i said, you’ve only got 20 minutes.”

again, not a word.

“your time’s ticking away. why aren’t you saying anything?”

“they’re my 20 minutes,” i replied. “i can do whatever i want with them.”

he burst into laughter.

we then ⁵ for an hour and a half. i got the job.

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1
n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的
参考例句：
can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗? the advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

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n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生
参考例句：
he is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。 originally,gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

3
adv.及时地，敏捷地
参考例句：
he paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。 she promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

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v.引，领，陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
the secretary ushered me into his office. 秘书把我领进他的办公室。 a round of parties ushered in the new year. 一系列的晚会迎来了新年。来自《简明英汉词典》

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n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
they sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 the spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。