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经济学人下载:自力更生 是什么样的因素导致了自我雇佣现象激增呢?

2014-04-18来源:Economist

1.belong to 归属于

Kashmir cannot belong to both india and pakistan.
克什米尔地区无法既属于印度又属于巴基斯坦。

Those who belong to christ don't live in fear of condemnation.
属基督的人就不生活在对被定罪的惧怕之中。

2.expect to 期许

Investors typically expect to be repaid more than they lend.
通常,投资者总是希望将来拿到的钱能多于借出去的钱。

Fewer than half of executives polled recently by fortune said they expect to increase their headcount in 2012.
近期接受《财富》杂志(Fortune)采访的公司高管中只有不到一半的人表示,2012年预计将扩大员工招聘。

3.as well as 既…又…;除…之外

As well as the lack of reaction today on the news.
以及为何消息公布后市场反应不大。

Yet they provoke fear as well as wonder.
然而他们也激起了恐惧以及困惑。

4.fail to 未能

Why might those in washington fail to pursue their counterparts on wall street?
为什么华盛顿未能问责华尔街?

Things change and when you fail to grasp that truth you suffer.
世事变迁,而且你也未能领会承受折磨的真相。