经济学人下载:电影:淡茶不易卖(3)

1.owe to 把…归功于
I always suspected she owed her first job to her friendship with Roger.
我总是觉得她得到她的第一份工作是由于她与罗杰的友谊。
2.box office 票房
The film has taken $180 million at the box office.
这部电影的票房收入已达到1.8亿美元。
3.flock to 云集于
The public has flocked to the show.
公众蜂拥而去看那场演出。
4.know-how 专门知识，技能
He hasn't got the know-how to run a farm.
他没有经营一个农场的专门知识。