经济学人下载:世界银行 亟待重整

1.show up 露面

He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.
他航行去了，而且很长一段时间没有露面。

That should be the goal for world leaders when they show up in copenhagen.
当世界领导人出席哥本哈根峰会时，这应该成为他们的目标。

2.try to 试图,设法要

You need to try to find some common ground.
你需要设法找出你们之间的一些共同点。

Extreme political movements will try to exploit the unrest.
极端的政治运动将设法利用这种动荡局势。

3.shake up 使战栗； 吃惊

Microsoft had largely grown complacent until google came along to shake up categories.
微软一向自命不凡，直到谷歌的到来，才撼动了其地位。

Its reluctance to shake up the power market is coming back to haunt it.
政府不情愿动摇电力市场的局面仍会不断纠缠它。

4.fall to 开始；落到

This is why in previous projections the un assumed fertility rates in all countries would eventually fall to 1.85.
这就是联合国以前发布的人口展望报告中，预测所有国家的人口生育率最终都将下降到1.85的原因。

In times of severe economic distress, however, rates may fall to zero.
然而，在经济处于严重困境的时期，利率可能会降至零水平。