和谐英语

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2013-11-20来源:Economist

1.force to 强迫

Rebound force to achieve increased.
实现反弹力的增高。

The syrian army was designed as a static force to ward off an israeli attack, but it has shown itself to be surprisingly flexible.
叙利亚军方在应对以色列袭击的时候被描述成静态部队,但在这次它却展示了惊人的灵活作战能力。

2.add up to 等于; 意味着; 总起来说

These points add up to free air miles or cash discounts.
这些积分最后加起来就可以折算成免费旅程或现金折扣。

Monthly interest payments can add up to hundreds of dollars over the course of a year.
在一年的时间里,每月支付的利息加起来可达数百美元。

3.pump back 回抽作用

Stop staring at me like a cow! Pump him back up!
别像只母牛似的盯着我看!快救活他吧!

People there will pump me into the river and I will go back into the sea again.
人们会用泵把我抽到河流中然后我再回到大海中。

4.seek to 设法;企图,试图

Yet some expect him to seek to remove term limits.
可是,部分人士期望他设法废除任期限制。

And they seek to benefit from tiny operational changes.
他们也自生产流程的细微变更中寻求收益。