和谐英语

经济学人下载:亚洲赌场 买定离手

2013-09-25来源:Economist

1.pop up v.突然出现;上托

She was startled when Lisa popped up at the door all smiles...
莉萨突然笑容满面地出现在门口时,她吓了一跳。

You solved one problem and another would immediately pop up.
你解决完一个问题,另一个问题又会马上冒出来。

2.swarm over 成群结队地走过或穿过

A strong earth-quake swarm of magnitude 6or over occurred in ethiopia.
埃塞俄比亚发生6级以上强震群。

Bring out every living creature that is with you, live things of every kind, bird and beast and every reptile that moves on the ground, and let them swarm over the earth and be fruitful and increase there.
把你带上方舟去的各种地上生物,鸟兽爬虫都放出来吧,让它们滋生繁衍,遍布全世界吧。

3.lobby for 疏通,游说当权者批准

Gaga rallies fans to lobby for same marriage law.
加加集会球迷游说同婚姻法。

She had scheduled an appointment to take a tour and was waiting in the lobby for the marketing representative.
她已经预约了一次参观,现在她正在大厅里等待市场部代表。

4.as much as 差不多;足

But the most swingeing cuts were to pensions, which were slashed by as much as 55%.
但是大部分大幅的削减都是在养老金上面的,足足高达55%。

Because he believes you doubt him as much as he doubts himself.
因为他相信你会怀疑他就像他怀疑他自己一样。