CNN news 2011-12-22 加文本

短语讲解：

1. This was not a gateway that companies would want to, you know, come into a country through and invest in that country.

come into进入
例句：Would you come into the bar and have a drink with me?
你愿意进酒吧和我喝一杯吗?
invest in在…上投资, 在…投入(时间、精力等)
例句：The company lacks sufficient money to invest in new products.
公司没有足够的钱对新产品投资。

2. Airport and city hope to transform this area into a business district, specifically for clean technology companies.

transform into把…转变成…
例句：The magician transformed the man into a rabbit.
魔术师把那个人变成了兔子。

3. It would be part of a Green Way, an economic corridor of green businesses, linking the city's center with the airport.

link with将…与…连接〔系〕在一起
例句：This old Silk Road linked China with the West in ancient times.
这条古老的丝绸之路在古时候把中国和西方连接了起来。

4. We would expect to see the next Googles, the next Twitters, in the clean tech space, coming from East Asia, and setting up European headquarter operations in and around Dublin Airport.

come from来自某处
例句：They came from all parts of the country.
他们来自全国各地。
set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

5. Another big plus, the land set aside for the business district is extremely close to the terminal.

set aside留出
例句：The hotel manager set aside two pleasant rooms for us.
旅店经理给我们留出两间舒适的房间。

6. We can base those teams right on the campus, so when they want to go out and spread the word, when they want to go out and actually take hold of this commercial opportunity, and the rest of Europe, they are just moments away from the check in terminal.

take hold of握住, 控制住, 吸引, 对…有影响力
例句：The music took hold of her slowly.
这音乐慢慢吸引了她。

7. But Dublin is taking bold steps.

take steps采取措施
例句：They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.
他们采取措施阻止流感的传播。

8. When the multinationals come and visit here many of them may not be too familiar with Ireland.

be familiar with熟悉
例句：I am not very familiar with European history.
我对欧洲历史不太熟悉。

9. While investments are hard to come by in times of economic turbulence, Dublin is confident its plans will take off.

come by得到, 获得
例句：Money that is easily come by is often easily spent.
钱来得容易往往也花得容易。
take off起飞
例句：The plane will take off soon.
飞机马上就要起飞了。