和谐英语

经济学人下载:英国的基因史 你认为自己是谁?

2015-03-31来源:Economist

1.refer to 涉及;指的是

All employees will refer to each other by the honorific suffix "san".
所有雇员相互称呼时都须在名字后添加敬语san(日语表示“先生”,“女士”)。

By way of illustration I'll refer to the behavior of rabbits.
我将举例说明兔子的行为。

2.relate to 涉及;同…有…关系

Other recommendations relate to the details of how such data is stored.
其他建议涉及此类信息储存方面的一些细节。

Afternoon groups relate to the specific addictions and problems therein.
下午的小组谈到具体的上瘾病例以及其中的问题。

3.even though 即使,纵然

I still love you even though I'd like to wring your neck.
虽然我想掐死你,但我还是爱你的。

Even though I'm quite a reserved person, I like meeting people.
我虽然性格极为内敛,但喜欢和人接触。