重點講解:
1. rake in
輕易賺取,大撈(一筆錢);
eg. The privatisation allowed companies to rake in huge profits.
私有化使許多公司大賺了一筆 。
eg. Too many people are raking in large profit from the housing market.
很多人從房地產市場獲得了巨額利潤 。
2. account for
(數量或比例上)占;
eg. Sale in supermarket or supermarket sale account for half the company's turnover.
超級市場的銷售額占公司營業額的一半 。
eg. Online travel will account for more than one-third of the total European travel market.
在線旅游業將占整個歐洲市場份額的三分之一以上 。
3. mind over matter
思想支配物質(指某人似乎能夠用其思想控制事情、物體或自身身體狀況);
eg. Good health is simply a case of mind over matter.
身體健康只不過是一個心態至上的問題 。
eg. Whether a patient recovers from a dangerous illness often depends on his own willpower. It's a case of mind over matter as a rule.
病人是否能從重病中得到恢復常取決于自己的意志,這是精神戰勝物質的通常例證 。
4. in an attempt to do sth.
嘗試,企圖,試圖;
eg. The pickpocket was thrashing around in an attempt to get free.
那個扒手拼命掙扎,試圖脫身 。
eg. They decreased their production in an attempt to push the prices.
他們減少生產量,以試圖抬高價格 。
5. take care of
照顧;照看;看護;
eg. Take things easy. We'll take care of everything.
別著急 。一切由我們照料 。
eg. This should take care of all your daily needs.
這能滿足您日常的需要 。
adj. 行政的,決策的,經營的,[計算機]執行指令