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VOA慢速英语:Will China's Continued Big Spending Lift its Economy?

2015-03-23来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. Spending by the public is estimated at just about 40 percent of the economy while spending by government agencies makes up the rest.

make up 组成; 补足
例句：Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity.
她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。

2. The government is borrowing money to pay for new projects.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱; 因…受罚
例句：I' ll give you double pay for working overtime.
你加班我付你双倍工钱。

3. It is an increase over last year and almost as much as during the financial crisis year of 2009.

as much as 差不多
例句：I try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible.
为了防止疲劳，我尽可能多休息。