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2014-01-04来源:Economist

1.in the form of 以某种形式

Liverpool invented financial derivatives, in the form of cotton futures.
利物浦以棉花期货的形式,发明了金融衍生品。

Financial arrangements can also be in the form of ads and free trips.
金钱上的回报也可以通过做广告和免费旅行的形式来安排。

2.extend to 延伸至

Does your service extend to europe and asia?
你们的服务扩展到欧洲和亚洲了吗?

Applications extend to the animal kingdom.
这种无线应用还延伸到了各种动物身上。

3.such as 例如;譬如;诸如

What about future steps such as euro bonds?
诸如欧元联盟之类的未来计划怎样?

Imaginary problems such as these are usually hiding real ones.
像这样的臆想的问题通常隐藏真实性的。

4.offer to 提供

Another significant gap exists between mobile access to e-resources presently offered by libraries and the services libraries wish to offer to mobile users.
另一个显著的断层是现有的移动设备接入电子资源与图书馆希望向移动读者提供的服务之间的差别。

Matt did not feel enough emotional pain to overcome his suspicions and accept my offer to meet again.
马特在情感上没有感到足够的痛苦,不足以打消他的疑虑,接受下次再来的提议。