重點(diǎn)講解:
1. to date 迄今;到目前為止;
To date there is no evidence to support this theory.
到目前為止,還沒有證據(jù)支持這種理論 。
2. by far (比較時(shí)用作強(qiáng)調(diào))顯然,…得多,大大地;
By far the most important issue for them is unemployment.
對(duì)他們來說最重要的無疑就是失業(yè)問題 。
3. in service (車輛、設(shè)備)在使用中,可以使用;
Cuts in funding have meant that equipment has been kept in service long after it should have been replaced.
資金的削減意味著早該換掉的設(shè)備一直在長期運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn) 。
4. be comparable to 與…可比較的,比得上…的;
Yet, on the whole, he is comparable to the best.
但是總體來看他卻可以和班上最好的媲美 。