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经济学人下载:德国经济看工资

2014-09-08来源:Economist

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1.even if 即使；虽然

Even if we cannot agree, we should maintain our contact.
即使我们不能取得一致，我们也要保持联系。

Even if he doesn't like what she did,he is not going to deep-six her now.
他虽然对她所做的事不满，但现在还不想除掉她。

2.account for 对…负有责任；对…做出解释

Jack could not account for his foolish mistake.
杰克无法解释自己的愚蠢错误。

He has to account to the chairman for all the money he spends.
他必须向主席说明他所花掉所有钱的去向。

3.close to 接近；附近

We were close to when it happened.
事情发生时我们正在附近。

We all need our gods to be close to what we eat.
我们都需要我们的神在某种意义上接近我们的食物。

4.such as 比如；诸如

Heroes such as Huang Jiguang will always live in the hearts of the people.
像黄继光这样的英雄人物，将永远活在人民的心里。

But what if you have a lot of audio material to listen to, such as audio books or podcasts?
但是如果你有很多像有声书或播客这样的音频材料要听，那该怎么办呢？