1. soar to 猛增
That figure is projected over the next five years to soar to more than a quarter of a billion dollars.
預計這一數字在今后的五年中將猛增到兩億五千多萬美元 。
2. hit by 遭受……打擊
The poor, especially in tropical climes, will be hardest hit by all this, since they have little means of adapting to such changes.
窮人,尤其是熱帶地區的窮人,遭受的打擊最為嚴重,因為他們幾乎沒有任何辦法適應這種變化 。
3. be expected to 預計;有望
She was expected to be something of the golden girl of the Beijing Olympics with a chance to win four medals - 100, 200 and relays.
她曾被認為是北京奧運會上的黃金女孩,有望奪得四面獎牌--100,200和接力 。
4. shoot up 躥升;暴漲
But the controls do at least send a clear message that prices won't shoot up in the short term.
但是控制通漲至少傳遞了一個清晰的信號,即價格不會在短期內暴漲 。
adj. 極度的,極端的
n. 極端,極限