和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Robots to Make iPads and iPhones

2015-03-12来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. So, she says, manufacturers like Hon Hai must keep up with the market and reduce their costs.

keep up with 跟上,不落人之后; 齐肩并进
例句:They walked so fast that I could not keep up with them. 
他们走得那么快,我没法跟上。 

2. He says people are no longer forming long lines to try to work in factories.

no longer 不再,已不
例句:The mine is no longer being worked. 
这座煤矿现在已不开采了。 

3. At the same time, the cost of living in eastern China is increasing.

at the same time 同时;  一起; 但是;  然而
例句:The machines all started up at the same time. 
所有的机器都同时开动了。