It seems that many people in the investment field think that Carol Bartz had delivered maladroit management at the sickening Yahoo! . So she got sacked from her CEO role lately, just over the phone.

What a mess the whole thing has been. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Bartz#CEO_of_Yahoo.21 .

"He broke into her conversation" is such a good metaphor. So is "he was dressed rather vulgarly in a loud checked suit", too.

A Chinese ESL learner often feels that his or her English level wouldn't budge. That's because to acquire advanced English proficiency is a very long term enterprise.