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经济学人下载:印尼矿业 熔炉决定生存

2014-01-22来源:Economist

1.at last 最终,终于

Half measures must at last be abandoned.
不到位的措施终于必须被放弃。

It may have at last sunk in with stockmarkets too.
资金链最后也可能沉没在股票市场中。

2.start to 开始

When and why did things start to change?
那么这种情况是什么时候开始改变的?

It was the best start to august trading since 1934.
这是1934年以来8月份最好的股市开局。

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.in contrast to 和...成对照

Overall, we think the non-manufacturing sector is doing fine, in contrast to the manufacturing sector.
我们认为,相比制造业,中国非制造业的整体情况还是不错的。

The institute itself stands in contrast to the scruffy university.
这所学院本身就与破旧的大学形成鲜明的对比。