经济学人下载:石油勘探 千虑一得之法

1.prospect n.希望；前景；景色

I see little prospect of an improvement in his condition.
我看他的情况没有什么改进的希望。

2.quantity n.量；数量；大量

This company is more concerned with quality than with quantity.
这家公司对质量比对产量更重视。

3.granular a.由小粒而成的；粒状的

She embraced the post and forced her head upward beside it, scraping one cheek on the granular ice and the other on the wood.
她紧抱柱子，把头靠上去用力往上顶去，有一边的脸颊被融成粗粒状的冰层边缘划伤了。

4.tedious a.单调乏味的；沉闷的

The tedious job simply ate me up.
那单调乏味的工作简直把我烦死了。

5.estimate v.估计；估价；评价

This is an outside estimate of the price.
这是最高的估价。