1.account for 占據(jù)
Computers account for 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption.
電腦占據(jù)了這個國家商業(yè)用電的5%。
2.on a par with 與...同等
The share of exports in Japan's GDP is much smaller than in Germany or China and until recently was on a par with that in America.
日本的出口占GDP的份額比德國和中國的比重要小很多,并且直到最近,它的份額才和美國相等。
3.tipping point 臨界點
They are about to pass their tipping point.
他們馬上就要超過臨界點了。