经济学人下载:美国民主的固有偏向(1)

1.built-in 固有的，内在的
Every creature has a built-in desire to preserve itself, to persevere in its own existence, to continue in its own steady state you might say, and to resist invasion or encroachment by others.
任何一个生物都生而具有,保护自己的本能，保护自己的存在，延续自己稳定的状态，抵抗外界的侵犯。
2.convert into 改建，改造
They converted an old stable into a comfortable house.
他们把一个牲口棚改建成一个很舒适的房子。
3.suffer from (因疾病等糟糕的处境而) 受苦
He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer.
他最后被诊断为癌症晚期。
4.be plagued by 使困扰
She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness.
她被虚弱、疲劳和眩晕折磨。
5.come about 产生; 发生
That came about when we went to New York last year.
那件事发生在去年我们去纽约时。