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2013-09-27来源:Economist

1.sum up 合计;总结,概括

Let us sum up the recent news.
然我们总结下最近的新闻

The words of the novelist e. m. forster sum up globalisation.
小说家e.m.forster的这句话可以用来总结全球化。

2.tend to 朝某方向;趋向

Smaller laptops also tend to have longer battery life.
小巧的电脑也趋向更长的电池持续时间。

I tend to prefer light colors.
我往往更喜欢淡颜色。

3.working-class 工人阶级的

A flat in working-class east london can still be had for$ 230 dollars a night.
东伦敦工人阶级的公寓一晚上只是每晚239美元。

Something similar happened to english football, which went from a solidly working-class affair to a playground for billionaire owners.
类似的情况在英格兰也发生过,在哪里足球是从一项团结的工人阶级的运动发展到百万富翁也参与其中。

4.fall for 上当,听信;爱上

In short, we fall for and pursue those people who most clearly fit our love map.
总之,我们爱上并追求的那个人显然是符合我们爱情地图上条件的人。

French first lady carla bruni has revealed what made her fall for husband nicolas sarkozy: his knowledge of flowers.
法国第一夫人卡拉布吕尼透露,让她爱上丈夫尼古拉斯萨科奇的是他对花卉的精通。