Japan has the world's third-largest economy, having achieved remarkable growth in the second half of the 20th Century after the devastation of the Second World War.
日本是世界第三大经济体,遭受二战的破坏后,在20世纪下半叶实现了令人瞩目的经济增长。
the second-largest第二大
the third-largest第三大
the fourth-largest第四大
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例句
China has the world's second-largest economy.
中国是全球第二大经济体。
the first half of 前一半
the second half of 后一半
例句:
The sales goal was achieved in the first half of the year.
上半年就完成了销售目标。
Its role in the international community is considerable. It is a major aid donor, and a source of global capital and credit.
她在国际社会中扮演的角色十分重要。她是国际援助的主要捐赠者,她的全球资本和信贷的一个重要来源。
considerable
adj. 相当大的;重要的;可观的
例句:
She insisted her opion with considerable passion.
她相当激动的坚持着自己的意见。
The news was greeted with considerable popular acclamation.
这条新闻迎来了相当广泛的喝彩。
The total sum is considerable.
数目相当大。
More than three quarters of the population live in sprawling cities on the coastal fringes of Japan's four mountainous, heavily-wooded islands.
超过四分之三的人口居住在日本的四个海岛沿岸,这四个海岛多山且植被茂密。
quarter 四分之一
the first quarter 第四分之一(第一季)
the second quarter 第四分之二(第二季)
the third quarter 第四分之三(第三季)
the last quarter 第四分之四(第四季)
例句:
You should invest a quarter of your income.
你应该把四分之一的收入用来投资。
If the Ghost is a success, production will ramp up quickly in the last quarter of the year.
如果古斯特能取得成功,公司就将会在本年度最后一个季度提高生产。
sprawling
adj. 蔓延的,杂乱延伸的(形容广阔)
v. 伸开四肢坐、躺或倒下;蔓延,杂乱无序地拓展(sprawl 的现在分词)
例句:
I tripped and went sprawling.
我绊了一下,摔了个四脚朝天。
Mr Lee is in charge of a sprawling industrial empire.
李先生掌管着一个庞大复杂的工业帝国。
sprawling across over 70 acres
在70英亩的地方蔓延开来
heavily-
adv. 在很大程度上;严重地;大量地; 以猛力,沉重地;缓慢又高声地;缓慢而忧郁地,悲伤地; 令人心情沉重
heavily-fortified戒备森严的
heavily-trafficked交通拥挤的,流量巨大的
heavily-populated人口稠密的
heavily-armed重度武装的
Japan's rapid post-war expansion - propelled by highly successful car and consumer electronics industries - ran out of steam by the 1990s under a mounting debt burden that successive governments have failed to address.
汽车产业和电子消费品的成功,推动战后日本经济的迅速扩张,但到了1990年代继任政府在处理日益增长的账务问题上的失利,使得经济增长失去动力。
post-
pref. 表示“后、在…之后”的意思
post-war 战后
post-production后期制作
post-doc 博士后
post-90's 90后
post-sale service 售后服务
反意
pre-
pref. 先于;在……前
pre-war 战前
pre-school education 学前教育
pre-tax income 税前收入
pre-election 选举前
run out of steam
vi. 失去势头;精疲力竭
例句:
I've run out of steam.
我已经精疲力尽。
Mr Pinera now seems to hope that the protests will run out of steam.
皮涅拉先生现在希望抗议会逐渐缓和下来。夏天快到了,抗疫有可能会缓和。
mounting
adj. 增加的,加剧的
n. 支撑物,支座,底托;架设,装备
v. 安排,组织开展,举办;增加;爬上,攀登; 乘,骑(马);镶嵌,安置(mount 的现在分词)
例句:
The tension was mounting perceptibly.
紧张状况明显在加剧。
Regretfully, mounting costs have forced the museum to close.
遗憾的是,费用不断增加,博物馆不得不关门。
address
n. 地址;所在地;位置储存编码;演讲;称呼;致辞;谈吐;技巧
v. 写(收信人)姓名地址;演说;向……说话,致词;冠以(某种称呼);设法解决;就位击(球);提出
这里是动词用法,“设法解决”的意思。
例句
This work was addressed in two parts: analysis and resolution.
这种工作分两部分来处理:分析和解决。
This issue was addressed。
这个问题已经处理了。
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