其次，周围的老同事几乎个个都是谄上媚下的势利小人。 。

Secondly, , the old colleagues around me are almost snobbish.

陈公使是我的老同事、老朋友，早在九年前我们就在中国驻埃及大使馆共事。

Minister Chen has been a close colleague and good friend of mine for many years. Nine years ago, we worked together at the Chinese Embassy in Egypt.

果断地采取行动裁撤两位老同事体现了利伟诚的管理风格。这位澳大利亚人完全和家乡达尔文人一样说话耿直坦率。

Acting decisively in firing his two erstwhile colleagues typifies the management style of Mr Liveris, an Australian every bit as plain-spoken as the blokes back home in Darwin.

同时，听以前的老同事说，宁波也遇到了百年不遇的大雪，一步迈出去，雪就盖住脚肚子了，还兴致昂然地拍了不少照片。

And I heard of Ningbo city met the heaviest snow in a century, the snow covered her calf when she walked outside. She had taken some photos with great gusto.