经济学人下载:德国汽车生产商 稳居第三

1.modern car 现代汽车

Kia motors becomes pool's first modern car sponsor.
起亚汽车公司，成为泳池的第一届现代汽车赞助商。

He says the edsel was the most modern car of its time.
他说，edsel是当时最现代化的汽车。

2.start to 开始

When and why did things start to change?
那么这种情况是什么时候开始改变的？

It was the best start to august trading since 1934.
这是1934年以来8月份最好的股市开局。

3.catch up 追上；吹起；打断

Someday china's software will catch up with its hardware.
有一天，中国的软实力终将会赶上它的硬实力。

Some are just getting started reading the comics while others are at different issues, trying to catch up.
有些刚刚才开始读漫画，而有些人已经在别的章节了，想追上现在的进度。

4.a fleet of 一队

The martians began building a fleet of space ships that would carry them across the heavens to venus.
火星人开始组织太空舰队，他们要穿越天堂到金星。

She dreamed that a fleet of space ships from the heavens would land and a race of strong and caring martians would emerge.
她梦想着从天堂来的舰队将登陆金星，强壮体贴的火星人将出现。