重点讲解:
1. according to 据…所说;按…所载;
According to a report in The British Medical Journal, children with higher IQs are more likely to grow up to be vegetarians.
根据《英国医学期刊》中的一篇报告,高智商的小孩将来很可能是素食者 。
2. per capita 人均的;按人计算的;
They have the world's largest per capita income.
他们的人均收入居世界之首 。
3. on average 平均起来;按平均值;
On average, those in their thirties do 7.4 hours a week, equal to 43 days a year at their desks without being paid a penny.
平均来看,30多岁的单身女性每周无偿加班7.4个小时,相当于一年有43天的工作没有任何报酬 。
4. serve as 用作;可当…使用;充作;
Knowledge is going to have to serve as the fulcrum of progress or provide the key to a decent survival.
知识必将成为发展的支柱,也将是改善生存环境的关键所在 。
n. 生存,幸存者