VOA慢速英语:South Korea Tops 'Information Society' Report

短语讲解：

1. She says most of the growth in this industry has come from one source.

come from源自
例句：Knowledge comes from practice.
知识来自于实践。

2. Mobile broadband subscriptions reached eight hundred seventy-two million by the end of last year.

by the end of到…为止
例句：He had finished his great works by the end of 1980.
到1980年底, 他已完成了他的巨著。

3. If we can bring Internet over the mobile phones, then we can really make a difference in terms of improving Internet access also in developing countries.

make a difference有影响，起（重要）作用
例句：What you have told me may make a difference to my own position. 
你告诉我的一切，可能影响我自己的看法。
in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句：He thought of everything in terms of money.
他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。

4. She says falling prices are adding to the growth.

add to增加, 加强
例句：This lesson adds to the value of the book.
这一课增加了这本书的价值。

5. Even so, the report says people in many low-income countries are still paying too much for high-speed Internet connections.

pay for为…付钱
例句：How much did you pay for the book?
那本书你付了多少钱?

6. National levels of technology development have traditionally been closely linked to national income levels.

link to与…连接; 联系
例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。