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VOA慢速英语:Next for India: Chai Points and Coffee Houses

2012-02-17来源:VOA

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短语讲解：
1. Local business people are also hoping to profit from the country’s tea-drinking habits.

profit from得益于
例句：He hoped to profit from his investments.
他希望从投资中获利。

2. Because, you know, look at the young population, (it) is growing and they are all taking to it like ducks to water.

take to喜欢, 习惯于…
例句：Mary took to her new teacher the first time they met.
玛丽第一次见到新老师时就喜欢上她了。

3. India is one of the world’s biggest producers of tea, which is known locally as “chai.”

be known as以…知名；被认为是
例句：He is known as a musician.
他是位闻名的音乐家。

4. The thirty-six-year-old graduated from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

graduate from从…毕业
例句：He graduated from Taipei University.
他毕业于台北大学。