经济学人下载:三天周末!谢天谢地 终于星期四了(1)

例句:Somebody lopped the heads off our tulips.
有人剪掉了我们郁金香的花冠。 

2.go up 增长；上升

例句:I was going to get out of the building in case it went up.
我怕大楼起火，正打算要跑出去。

3.lose out 输掉；失败

例句:Avoid cashing in a policy early as you could lose out heavily.
不要提早兑现保单，那样你可能会损失惨重。

4.carbon footprint 碳排放量

例句:We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
我们都需要寻求降低碳排放量的方法。