重點(diǎn)講解:
1. buy up 大量買進(jìn),全部買下(土地、房產(chǎn)或商品);
The mention of price rises sent citizens out to their shops to buy up as much as they could.
物價(jià)上漲的說法使老百姓都涌進(jìn)商店大量搶購商品 。
2. ups and downs 興衰;浮沉;起落;悲歡;
We are bound to see some ups and downs along the road to recovery.
在經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇的過程中,我們一定會經(jīng)歷一些曲折起伏 。
3 pick up steam (信念、計(jì)劃、項(xiàng)目等)變得越來越重要,開始發(fā)展壯大;
Just as the presidential campaign was picking up steam, riots exploded in Los Angeles.
正當(dāng)總統(tǒng)競選活動的聲勢日益壯大時(shí),洛杉磯爆發(fā)了暴亂 。
4. on the lookout for 密切留意;小心提防;
The public should be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease.
公眾應(yīng)當(dāng)留心這種疾病的癥狀 。
n. [氣]同溫層;最上層;最高階段