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经济学人下载:鸣金收兵 美国公司的利润可能已达到本周期内的最高值

2014-05-11来源:Economist

1.run out of 用完;耗尽

Should they run out of battery charge half-way to their destination, what will they do?
如果他们汽车上的电池在半路上用完电,他们该怎么办?

It will run out of money this year without fresh cash, and markets are charging punitive rates for borrowing.
它会在今年把钱用完,又没有新的现金注入,而市场也在对贷款收取惩罚性利率。

2.such as 例如;譬如;诸如

The printers can also create interlocking mechanical parts, such as gears and cogs.
3D打印机也可以制造出具有连锁机制的零部件,比如齿轮和接榫等。

It made money on institutional client services, such as executing trades.
机构客户服务(如执行交易)也实现了盈利。

3.according to 根据,按照;据…所说

All firsts in a car, according to gm.
据通用公司表示,这些都是汽车史上的头一遭。

According to weiner, product teams will continue to crank.
据韦纳尔表示,产品团队将继续发挥奇思妙想。

4.shift from 转向

Energy efficiency will also suffer as people shift from mass transit.
由于人们的出行从公交方式转向私家车,能源效益也将受到影响。

Regulators are also increasingly pushing insurers to shift from relentless growth to sustainable profitability.
监管机构也越来越多地推动保险公司从无情的增长转向可持续的盈利能力。