和谐英语

经济学人下载:售书业前景

2013-03-29来源:Economist

1.retail n.零售

They buy at wholesale and sell at retail.
他们大批地买进,再以零售方式卖出。

2.narrative a.叙述的;叙述体的

She took up the narrative where John had left off.
她接着讲约翰未讲完的故事。

3.industry n.工业;产业

The tourist trade has become a real industry.
旅游业已经成为真正的产业。

4.specialist n.专家

We profit from the work of the specialist.
我们从专家的工作中得到益处。

5.stifle v.使窒息;扼杀

The gas stifled them.
他们被煤气熏得透不过气来。