1.hardship n. 艱難;困苦;艱難情況
Many people are suffering economic hardship.
很多人正處于經濟困難之中 。
2.shrink vt.& vi.收縮
There was a general acceptance that the defence budget would shrink.
人們普遍相信國防預算將會縮減 。
3.equivalent adj.相等的,相同的
Changing his job like that is equivalent to giving him the sack.
那樣調換他的工作等于是解雇了他 。
4.effectively adv. 有效地;實際上
This effectively means that the government does not agree with the proposals.
這實際上就意味著政府不贊同這些提議 。
5.subsidy n.補貼;津貼
The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence.
那個大學將得到一筆人工智能研究的補助費 。