Career是“职业”，veneer是“装饰板”。这个词组是什么意思呢？请看对话：

    A: How’s your job?

    B: I had my first-year appraisal today. My boss painted a bit of a career veneer over the last year.

    A: So are you considering moving to somewhere else?

    B: Sure, if I can get better offers.

    Note: In woodworking, veneer refers to thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 mm, that typically are glued onto core panels to produce flat panels such as doors, tops and panels for cabinets, parquet floors and parts of furniture. In other words, the function of veneer is to give things a glamorous look. According to urbandictionary.com, a career veneer refers to the thin layer of potential for career advancement, increase in pay and future opportunities that an employer paints on your job to convince you that the future holds something more than you are currently experiencing.