They've built so many new office buildings here that they have trouble renting out all the space. So some landlords sweeten the pot: they offer a company six months free rent if it signs a three - year lease.
The cards ate stacked against you.这句话是说,你处于很不利的情况下,成功的机会很少。 下面的例子是说一个人受了骗:
Last night I got into a poker game with these men I met in the hotel bar. And I lost a thousand dollars before I realized the cards were stacked against me. All I could do was pick up the money I had left and walk away.
I really wanted to try out for the basketball team when I was in college. But the cards were stacked against me: I'm only five feet six inches tall and everybody else was six - two or even taller.