重點講解:
1. break down (使)(物質)分解;
Some washing powders break down proteins by chemical action.
有些洗衣粉能通過化學作用分解蛋白質 。
2. in other words 換言之;換句話說;也就是說;
A common saying goes, "Knit the brows and you will hit upon a stratagem." In other words, much thinking yields wisdom.
俗話說:“眉頭一皺,計上心來” 。就是說多想出智慧 。
3. be similar to 相像的;相仿的;類似的;
The accident was similar to one that happened in 1973.
這次事故和1973年發生的那起事故很相似 。
4. seek to do sth. 力圖;想方設法;
Each member of OPEC would seek to maximize its own production.
石油輸出國組織的每個成員國都尋求最大限度地提高本國石油產量 。