和谐英语

经济学人下载:手的进化 拳头的演化

2014-01-01来源:Economist

1.come into 进入;加入

We don't really know where Hortense comes into all this...
我们真的不清楚霍滕斯在这中间起什么作用。

It's an unrestricted journey, and rules of any sort don't come into it.
这是一次没有任何限制的旅行,所有的规则都不起作用。

2.suit for 相适合

She says she plans to respond with a suit for sexual discrimination.
她说,她准备提起性别歧视的诉讼。

I needed my suit for the next morning, not folksy aphorisms or your musings on why the caged bird sings.
明天一早,我要的是我的西装而不是那些和颜悦色的人生格言或者阁下有关笼中鸟为何唱歌的沉思。

3.possible to 可能的

It isn't possible to verify his allegations.
他的这些说法是不可能核实的。

It is still possible to eat tofu in long-established restaurants in kyoto.
现在你依然可以在京都历史悠久的餐馆里吃豆腐。

4.driving force 动力

The advanced countries are no longer the global driving force: they are importing inflation.
发达国家已不再是全球经济发展的动力:它们在进口通胀。

In part that was because counter-terrorism had become the driving force for the washington security establishment.
从某种程度上说,反恐怖主义是华盛顿建立安全体系的源动力。