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经济学人下载:正当其时(1)

2018-07-30来源:Economist

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1.deserve to do 应得

These people deserve to make more than the minimum wage.

这些人应该得到高于最低工资的报酬。

2.fiddle with 改动

She told Whistler that his portrait of her was finished and to stop fiddling with it.

她告诉惠斯勒他为她画的肖像已经完成了，不要再改来改去了。

3.in terms of 从…角度来看

Our goods compete in terms of product quality, reliability and above all variety.

我们的产品从质量、可靠性、尤其是多样性来看很有竞争力。

4.strike up 开始(谈话); 建立(友谊)实行

I trailed her into Penney's and struck up a conversation.

我跟随她进了彭尼家并开始交谈起来。