和谐英语

经济学人下载:威尔士政治 独立日(1)

2017-10-09来源:Economist
1.losing out 损失;失败

例句:If you never take a risk, you actually risk losing out in every department of life.
如果你从来没有冒过险,那么实际上你在生活里处处都在冒险。

2.losing control of 失去...控制权

例句:Letting emotions take over in a business setting can often mean losing control of the situation.
在商业背景下,让情感冲昏头脑通常意味着对局势失去控制。

3.well ahead of 远超过...

例句:Their pay offer was well ahead of inflation.
他们提出的工资标准远远超过了通货膨胀率
 

4.due to 由于

例句:In part this attitude was due to fear of trade union and employee reactions.
在某种程度上,这一态度是由于害怕工会和雇员的反应。