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经济学人下载:英国政治法拉奇反抗主流政坛

2015-01-27来源:Economist

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1.seek to 设法；企图；试图

Those who seek to grab power through violence deserve punishment.
企图通过暴力夺权的人理应受到惩罚。

He also denied that he would seek to annex the country.
他还否认会试图吞并该国。

2.promise to 承诺；保证

I'm hoping you'll keep your promise to come for a long visit.
我希望你遵守诺言来这儿多呆几天。

Claire had made me promise to tell her the truth.
克莱尔要我保证把真相告诉她。

3.come up with 赶上；提供；想到

Let's fingerprint the canoe, see if we come up with anything.
让我们提取一下独木舟上的指纹，看看能不能有什么发现。

Howard Wilkinson has come up with an absolute corker of an idea.
霍华德·威尔金森想出了一个绝佳的主意。

4.economic growth 经济增长；经济发展

Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent.
去年，经济增长率下降到4%以下。

There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth.
经济增长的速度明显放慢。