325.The nation's population continues to rise at the rate of 12 million people per year.
英語四級譯文:
該國的人口繼續以每年1200萬人的速度增長。
四級詞匯講解:
rate意為“速度;比例”,與rate有關的短語有:at this rate(以這樣的速度),birth rate(出生率),divorce rate(離婚率)等。如:
The divorce rate is on the increase.離婚率正在上升。
本句中,at the rate of意為“以……的速度(增長等)”。如:
These new washing machines are being sold at the rate of 50 a day,這批新洗衣機以每天50臺的銷量售出。
英語四級考點歸納:
與at the rate of...形式類似的短語還有:
※ at the expense of意為“以……為代價;在損害……的前提下”。如:
1)I bought this shirt for you at the expense of 50 pounds and you dell me you do not like it?我花了50英鎊給你買了這件襯衫,你卻告訴我你不喜歡?
2)Nestle does not favor short-term profit at the expense of successful long-term business development.雀巢公司并不以損害長期的商業發展為代價去贏得短期利益。
※ at the cost of意為“以……為代價”。如:
At the cost of pain I regained the meaning of life.以痛苦為代價,我重新明白了生命的意義。