经济学人下载:传递热量 良好的传导

1.heat flow 热流，热流动

As soon as I start reiki I usually feel a heat flow from the palm of my hands.
当我开始灵疗的时候，我总能感到一股热量在我的手掌处流动。

Practical application for heat flow measurements in ocean floors are the location of hot brines.
洋底热流量测量的实际目的是圈定热卤水的位置。

2.similar to 类似得，同样的；如同

You should see something similar to figure 2.
你应该会看到类似图2的内容。

Try and visualize this energy as a bright white light similar to that of sunlight.
试着想象这一能源，把它当做一种明亮如阳光一样的白光。
3.base on 使建立在…基础上

Lance cpl. baker at shir ghazay patrol base on jan. 30.
兰斯科普尔贝克在西尔嘎泽巡逻基地。

But this is a worryingly flimsy base on which to build a bigger economic and monetary union.
但是在经不起风吹雨打的基础上就想建立一个较为庞大的经济和货币联盟实在是令人忧心如焚。

4.in general 通常；大体上；一般而言

That's a good rule for life in general.
一般来说这是一个很好原则。

Three explanations apply in general, however.
然而，这种现象通常有三种解释。