重點講解：
1. drive up
使上升；抬高；
eg. The growth in demand is certain to drive up the price.
需求的增長一定會使價格升高79-T51*=U^O9C。
eg. This could drive up the demand for gold.
而這些趨勢將導致黃金需求有所上升%ck&QSsdp#mH。
2. the equivalent of
等同物；等值物；對應物；
eg. That dress cost the equivalent of a week's salary.
買那件連衣裙花的錢相當于一個星期的工資kP4GWbBwfCjbc。
eg. Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of smoking ten cigarettes a day.
呼吸這些被污染的空氣就相當于一天抽10支煙ZlG|6Th_p)。
3. open up
開放；開設；開展；
eg. They decided to open up a business in the town.
他們決定在城里開展業務De6ZWt.swG5H。
eg. They decided to open up the island for cultivation.
他們決定開發這個島AXAU(NYO(lK-=!*lR0Y^。
4. get hold of
（通常指好不容易）得到，獲得；
eg. I'd like to get hold of two tickets for the concert.
我想搞到兩張音樂會的票DIID[-1=B.we。
eg. If the newspapers get hold of this scandal, they'll really have a field day!
報紙如果能抓住這件丑聞，那可就有機會大做文章了744^R]7i&31UnR。
5. have no idea
不知道；不了解；
eg. We have no idea how to persuade him to give up the idea.
我們不知道如何說服他放棄這個念頭2D.F2H._B.*+.j9ypb。
eg. I have no idea why he resigned his post.
我不知道他為何辭去他的職務a#th2gj2[HTUIcT。