经济学人下载:自由兑换——特快专递(1)

1.savage 粗暴对待；袭击
She was savaged to death by a bear.
她遭熊袭击而丧命。
2.be swapped for 交换
The tweet is a substitution cipher, in which each letter is swapped for another.
这则推特消息是一个替代密码。每一个字母都被另一个替代。
3.peg 价格等与...挂钩
Its currency is pegged to the dollar...
其货币与美元挂钩。
4.overdraft透支
When I left Cambridge I had a £10,000 overdraft...
我离开剑桥时，透支了1万英镑。