重點講解:
1. bring in
賺得,掙(錢);
eg. I have three part-time jobs, which bring in about £14,000 a year.
我有3份兼職工作,一年能掙大約14,000英鎊 。
eg. It expects the deal could bring in billions in revenue in the next several years.
聯想預計,這一合作將在今后幾年帶來數十億美元的收入 。
2. year on year
與去年同期相比;
eg. Spending has increased year on year.
與去年同期比較,開銷增加了 。
eg. Q1 GDP beat market expectations rising 0.9% pushing the year on year rate to 3.1%.
六月七日,第一季度GDP超過市場預期0.9%,年比上升3.1% 。
3. play up
強調…的重要性;夸大;渲染;
eg. Some reporters like to play up sensational social news.
有些記者喜歡渲染聳人聽聞的社會新聞 。
eg. The papers are playing up the oil crises again.
各報又在大肆渲染石油危機了 。
4. hand out
分發;散發;
eg. I rustle up a few helpers to hand out leaflets.
我找到幾個助手散發傳單 。
eg. Relief workers were handing out emergency rations to the survivors.
救濟人員在向生還者分發緊急配給品 。
5. turn into
(使)變成;(使)成為;
eg. It could well turn into some kind of a media circus.
這很可能會演變成媒體的一場鬧劇 。
eg. Use your imagination to find ways to turn each new development into a growth strategy for your business.
利用你的想象力找到方法,把每一次新的進步轉變成使你的企業成長的策略 。
n. 相像,相似