经济学人下载:证券化 重新启动

1.claim to 声称

Both political parties in america claim to love entrepreneurs.
美国两大党派都声称喜欢创业者。

America can claim to be tackling its troubled assets.
美国也终于可以宣称正在处理有毒资产了。

2.give up 放弃；投降

But some mountaineers do not give up.
但是一些登山家并没有放弃。

It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up.
这仿佛给他捎来飞鸿，让他不要放弃这一切。

3.snap up 抢购

Instead, analysts believe that motorists view the situation as an opportunity to snap up bargains.
分析师反而认为，汽车客户将这一情况视作降价抢购的好机会。

Mr tucker also said yesterday that recent market turmoil may present opportunities to snap up rivals.
1月23日塔克还表示，近期的市场动荡可能提供了抢购竞争对手的良机。
4.relate to 有…关系；与…协调

Share something I can relate to.
分享一些与我的兴趣有关的东西。

Cutting costs is not easy: the bulk relate to promises already made.
削减成本并不是件容易的事：大部分成本与已经做出的承诺有关。