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News Plus慢速英语:云南建大象食堂缓解人象矛盾 深圳将建广东首个弃婴岛

2015-04-12来源:Economist

重点讲解:
1. in order to
为了;以便;目的在于;
eg. Anne raised her voice in order to be heard.
为了让人能听得见,安妮提高了嗓门。
eg. They have to have a basic understanding of computers in order to use the advanced technology.
要想利用先进技术,他们必须先对计算机有个基本的了解。
2. amount to
合计;共计;
eg. His investments amount to five million dollars.
他的投资额达五百万元。
eg. The weights amount to 78,000 Ibs.
重量合计为七万八千镑。
3. in the meantime
在此期间;其间;
eg. I like skiing and in the meantime, I know it is very dangerous.
我喜欢滑雪,同时也知道这非常危险。
eg. I'd been doing some quiet investigating in the meantime and had an ace up my sleeve.
与此同时,我不动声色地展开了调查,掌握了一张王牌。
4. be involved in
卷入的;参与的;与…有密切关联的;
eg. They were involved in a long legal wrangle over payment.
他们在付款问题上陷入长期纠纷。
eg. Like so many others involved in the case, she was out to make money.
和涉及此案的其他许多人一样,她为的是赚钱。
5. result in
导致;引起;造成;
eg. Excessive dosage of this drug can result in injury to the liver.
这种药使用过量会损害肝脏。
eg. Lack of evidence resulted in their acquittal.
因证据不足而宣判他们无罪。
6. set up
创建;建立;安排;组建;
eg. The duo set up a scam to settle their respective debts.
那对搭档设了一计以消除各自的债务。
eg. They set up a bronze statue to his memory.
他们立了一座铜像纪念他。