经济学人下载:奥夫拉多尔当选墨西哥总统是福是祸?(1)

1.akin to 相似的
Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.
听他的生活故事就像读一部好的探险小说。
2.be furious at 狂怒
He is furious at the way his wife has been treated.
他因妻子所受到的对待方式而狂怒不已。
3.fulminate against 强烈批评
They all fulminated against the new curriculum.
他们都对新课程表强烈不满。
4.front-runner (比赛、竞赛中的) 领先者
Neither of the front-runners in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.
这次总统选举中的两个领先者都不是主流政客。