重點講解:
1. according to 據…所說;按…所載;
According to a report in The British Medical Journal, children with higher IQs are more likely to grow up to be vegetarians.
根據《英國醫學期刊》中的一篇報告,高智商的小孩將來很可能是素食者 。
2. per capita 人均的;按人計算的;
They have the world's largest per capita income.
他們的人均收入居世界之首 。
3. on average 平均起來;按平均值;
On average, those in their thirties do 7.4 hours a week, equal to 43 days a year at their desks without being paid a penny.
平均來看,30多歲的單身女性每周無償加班7.4個小時,相當于一年有43天的工作沒有任何報酬 。
4. serve as 用作;可當…使用;充作;
Knowledge is going to have to serve as the fulcrum of progress or provide the key to a decent survival.
知識必將成為發展的支柱,也將是改善生存環境的關鍵所在 。
n. 生存,幸存者