经济学人下载:英国脱欧带伤闯关前途叵测(1)

1.weigh up 评估(人、形势等);评价
Dutch experts believe this is because their subconscious minds were given the time to weigh up all the pros and cons.
德国专家认为这是因为他们潜意识有了时间权衡所有的利弊。
2.by no means 绝不可能
The problem is by no means as simple as we first thought.
问题决不像我们当初想象的那么单纯。
3.grapple with努力解决(问题)
The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.
经济只是该国正在努力解决的几个关键问题之一。
4.sum up 简述简述
One voter in Brasilia summed up the mood – "Politicians have lost credibility," he complained.
一位巴西利亚选民简述了人们的心情–“政治家们已丧失信誉，”他抱怨道。
5.make amends 做补偿
He wanted to make amends for causing their marriage to fail.
他想为一手造成他们婚姻的破裂做出补偿。