【话题语料天天练】
作者:保蕾
公众号:纽约课NYK| 朗读:Elaine葉
71、in exchange for …以…作为交换
*Professional athletes deserve the high salary they receive because it’s just the compensation in exchange for putting their body through so much. 专业运动员值得高薪,因为这是他们身体经受磨练的补偿。
72、be under pressure 在压力之下
*Since the finals are just around the corner, students are all under a huge amount of mental pressure. 期末考试就要来临了,学生们都处在巨大的心理压力之下。
73、across the globe=from all over the globe 全球各地
*Internet makes it possible for people to access news and events fromall over the globe almost as soon as they occur. 网络使得人们能够在全球各地的新闻和大事发生的时候就知情。
74、cope with 解决应对=deal with
*Most people cannot cope with this kind of pressure, and even longtime professionals can eventually burn out due to the constant exposure they get in the media. 大多数人不能解决应对这种压力,甚至从业已久的专业人员都可能在持续的媒体曝光下最终精疲力竭。
75、bring in revenue 带来利益/收益
*Professional sports can generate/bring in a huge amount of revenue from advertising, merchandising, network contracts, and ticket sales. 专业运动能够从广告,推销,网络订单和门票收入获得巨额收益。
76、inform sb about sth 告知某人某事
*Newspapers have been regarded as a mainstream source of media to inform us about current events. 报纸被认为是一大主流媒体来告知我们时事。
77、on a … scale 在...范围内
*Thanks to Internet, people’s views and beliefs could be shifted on a large scale almost instantaneously. 由于网络的存在,人们的观点能够几乎同时在很大范围内改变。
*In such a short time, he rose to fame on a national scale. 在如此短暂的时间里,他在全国范围内声名大噪。
78、be exposed to 接触到
*If children are constantly exposed to sex and violence on TV or Internet, they would probably try to imitate what they see and cause great harm to the society. 如果孩子们频繁地在电视和网络上接触到性和暴力,他们很可能试着模仿他们所看到的,并给社会带来巨大伤害。
79、with the advent of … 随着...的到来
*With the advent of SOHO and teleconference, people can be productive even working at home. 随着SOHO和电话会议的到来,人们即便在家工作也能很有效率。
80、A doesn’t even come close to B A根本没法儿和B比
=A cannot even compare with B
*Telephones don’t even come close to having that kind of an influence.电话根本没有那么巨大的影响。
*When it comes to energy efficiency, traditional fuel-powered cars do not even come close to electric ones. 说起能源效率,传统的燃油车根本没法儿和电动汽车比。
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