经济学人下载:市场支配力 (1)

1.equivalent 等效对象
Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of smoking ten cigarettes a day.
呼吸污染这么严重的空气等于每天抽十支烟。
2.lacklustre 无精打采的
He has already been blamed for his party's lackluster performance during the election campaign.
他的政党在竞选活动中表现平平，他因此已受到指责。
3.juicy 报酬丰厚的
American companies were salivating at the juicy contracts for rebuilding Kuwait that were likely to come their way.
重建科威特的合同利润丰厚，对于他们有望分得的那一杯羹，美国各公司都垂涎欲滴。
4.monopoly 垄断
His monopoly of shipbuilding in that country has been established.
他对那个国家造船业的垄断已经建立起来。