实战口语情景对话 第1295期:Do you have lots of holidays in your country? 你们国家假期多吗?

重点讲解：
1. compared to 与…相比；和…比起来；
例句：U.K. consumer confidence improved in January compared to the previous two months but deteriorated compared to a year ago.
与前两个月相比，英国的消费者信心指数在一月有所改善，但是与一年前相比有所恶化。
2. make up 组成；构成；
例句：And worldwide, women make up almost half the total international student body.
在世界范围内，女性占国际学生总数的将近一半。
3. of course （表示通常、显见或众所周知的事实）当然，自然；
例句：This is, of course, international news and soon it was being flashed around the world.
当然，这是国际性新闻，很快就会传到世界各地。
4. as well 也；还；
例句：But the researchers say the malware seems to be headed to the U. S. and other parts of the world, as well.
据研究人员说，这种恶意软件似乎已将触角伸向了美国及世界的其他地区。