经济学人下载:英国曼岛的保险业 (2)

1.subsidiary 子公司
The Locomotive Construction Company Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trust.
机车建筑有限公司是该托拉斯的全资子公司。
2.expropriation 征收
The Bolsheviks expropriated the property of the landowners.
布尔什维克征收了地主的财产。
3.slash 大幅削减
The workforce has been slashed by half.
职工人数裁减了一半。
4.rely on依靠；依赖
This country relies heavily on imports.
这个国家非常依赖进口。