经济学人下载:本周经济要闻

1.likely to 可能

Noticing that there was likely to be trouble, the coward sneaked away.
那个胆小鬼看到有可能发生骚乱时就溜开了。

If you gallop through your work, you are more likely to make mistakes.
如果你匆匆完成你的工作，你就更可能出错了。

2.compare with 与…相比较

How does your bike compare with mine?
你的自行车怎么能和我的自行车相比呢?

How do they compare with our alternatives?
它们和我们的选择如何比较？

3.blame for 责备；因…责备

Not you but he is to blame for it.
不是你而是他将为这件事受到责备。

Does any of this matter? Why should we be concerned about the effort to shift the blame for bad policies onto the general public?
这些事情又有何关系？为什么我们应该关心将错误政策的责任转移到公众这种做法？

4.tear up 撕毁；撕碎

He tore up the letter after reading it.
他看完信后就把信撕碎了。

They soon tore up the trade agreement.
他们不久就撕毁了贸易协定。