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2013-10-29来源:Economist

1.good for 对…有益,能担当

What makes goji berries good for you?
枸杞有何之处对你有益?

I could still be good for you.
我仍然可以对你有好处。

2.benefit from 获益;受益;得力

The economy now would benefit from some real engineering.
现在一些真正的工程才会令该国经济受益。

Humans are not the only species to benefit from foxp2.
人类并不是唯一受益于foxp2基因的物种。

3.between and 在两者之间

For nearly 33 years, the venerable spacecraft has been returning data about the giant outer planets, and the characteristics and interaction of solar wind between and beyond the planets.
在过去的33年间,这个脆弱的飞船一直在传回外行星,太阳风的特征及其与行星之间相互作用的数据。

Answers to these questions should be based on a between and behavior.
回覆这些疑问以前应先界定得体和不得体的举动。

4.hand in hand 手拉手,密切合作;携手

The general idea is that cultural evolution and individual development go hand in hand.
通常的观点是,文化演化和个体发展是携手并进的。

The emergence of a new middle class in brazil has gone hand in hand with an increase in political stability.
巴西新兴中产阶级的兴起和其政治稳定的增强是携手并进的。