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经济学人下载:政府与老人老人的黄金时代

2015-02-11来源:Economist

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1.adjust to 调整，调节

She needed time to adjust to Clive's declaration.

她需要时间来适应克莱夫的表白。

How did you adjust to college life?

你是如何适应大学生活的？

2.account for 解释；说明；占；说明…的原因

Ministers should be called to account for their actions.

部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。

The social services account for a substantial part of public spending.

社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出。

3.suffer from 遭受；患病；忍受

Those who suffer from narcissism become self-absorbed or chronic show-offs.

被自恋症折磨的人会变得只专注于自己的事情，或者不断地自我炫耀。

Millions more suffer from serious sleep deprivation caused by long work hours.

另外还有数百万人因工作时间过长而睡眠严重不足。