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经济学人下载:护理保险前景光明

2015-03-23来源:Economist

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1.end up 结束；最终成为

We will end up living in a society where life is cheap.
我们最终将生活在一个视人命为儿戏的社会。

There are those, you know, who, by circumstance, end up homeless.
您知道，会有那么一些人，因为命运捉弄而落得无家可归。

2.tend to 趋向;偏重

We tend to meet up for lunch once a week.
我们往往每周共进一次午餐。

Older mothers tend to be too idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood.
较年长的母亲往往对身为人母的乐趣过于理想化。
3.suppose to 认为

There's nothing to keep us here, is there?I suppose not.
这里没有什么让我们留恋的，对吧？我想没有。

Some, I suppose, might even be in positions to influence opinion.
有的人，我认为，甚至有可能影响舆论。