it's from a interview page, the original sentence is 9 }6 a) [9 y( y3 M7 i& aUnless you’ve been specifically recruited to make fast, radical change, few people will appreciate a “bull in a China shop” approach.
Definition: someone who is clumsy; someone who upsets other people's plans% p- N7 \8 J8 b6 R9 j9 k3 {" o
, a7 ~$ W7 R0 G. r* ^0 c
Explanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive+ {6 C- C" ^8 f0 s$ y" e8 N
$ s5 w) E3 T6 [ Z1 D, E1 ?Examples: He was like a bull in a china shop with our new clients. - His lack of understanding made him appear as a bull in a china shop.
be like a bull in a china shop# z/ x, u+ ^+ S6 h5 m
to often drop or break things because you move awkwardly or roughly. Rob's like a bull in a china shop - don't let him near those plants. She's like a bull in a china shop when it comes to dealing with people's feelings. (= behaves in a way that offends people)
原帖由 sol 于 2008-6-5 19:45 发表 1 j! T5 H/ C6 ]: y3 b& \5 J! k/ g R0 B6 W8 t. ]$ @
i asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
5 K9 M. U6 l7 i0 X, X
You aleardy got the answer from Billzhao