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Sugar Ray Leonard on the idea of contract

I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.

Sugar Ray Leonard

 

美國退休職業拳手、演員Sugar Ray Leonard,被譽為八十年代拳王,亦是首位進賬一億美金之職業拳手。不過,他對簽訂合約沒甚好感,只覺縛手縛腳。

 

contract 合同;契約

(noun 名詞)

 

例子:My solicitor is drawing up (= writing) a contract.  我的律師正在起草一份合同。

例子:They could take legal action against you if you break (the terms of) the contract.

如果你違反合同(條款),他們可以起訴你。

 

be under contract 簽訂合同(為某公司或某人工作);有合同約束

 

tie    tying    tied

 

tie (sbd up) 打結;繫,縛,捆,紮

(verb 動詞)

 

例子:Tie (up) your shoelaces, or you'll trip over.  把鞋帶繫好,不然會摔跤的。

 

be tied to sbd/ sth 束縛,約束,限制

(verb 動詞)

 

例子:I felt tied to the job while I had a mortgage to pay. 因為有按揭貸款要還,我覺得自己被這份工作束縛住了。

 

long-range 長遠的,長期的;遠端的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子:a long-range weather forecast  遠期天氣預報

 

outspoken 直言不諱的;坦率的,直率的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子:Mr. Chan is an outspoken critic of the present government.  陳先生是一位對現政府直言不諱的批評家。