和谐英语

经济学人下载:削减预算 十便士的规划(2)

2017-06-05来源:Economist
1.a total of 总数为;总计

例句:The companies have a total of 1,776 employees.
这些公司总计有1,776名员工。

2.a small proportion of 小部分

例句:China's corporate bond market makes up a small proportion of financing for enterprises.
在中国的企业融资市场中,公司债券市场仅占很小一部分比例。

3.compared with 与...比较

例句:He's a pygmy when compared with great musicians.
他和伟大的音乐家相比就成了侏儒。

4.bring down 降低;打倒

例句:They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition
他们威胁要退出执政联盟,让政府垮台。