经济学人下载:哥伦比亚基础设施 (2)

1.appoint 任命
The president has appointed a civilian as defence secretary.
总统任命了一位平民做国防部长。
2.estimated cost 估计成本
This takes ten years of work with an estimated cost of one million dollars per year in research.
这需要10年时间，估计每年的研究成本是100万美元。
3.wherewithal 所需资金
She didn't have the financial wherewithal to do it...
她没有做这件事所需的资金。
4.suspend 暂停
The union suspended strike action this week.
工会本周暂停了罢工行动。