有的游客甚至从芬兰远道而来,进入马来西亚东部的沙巴中央的这个主要雨林。
2. "We do not engage in arms races," he said. "We are not a military threat to any country."
engage in参加; 从事; 忙于
例句:I have no time to engage in the debate.
我没时间参加辩论。
He engaged in a serious study of the problem.
他对这个问题进行了认真的研究。
3.One of the most senior members of Britain's opposition Labour Party has announced that he's stepping down as its spokesman on financial affairs.
step down退休, 辞职
例句:The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。
4.They face charges ranging from extortion to drug dealing and murder.
range from to范围从到
例句:His interests range from chess to stamp.
他的兴趣范围广泛,从下象棋到集邮无所不包。
1.A new estimate says there may be twice as much natural gas available in the world as previously thought.
twice as much倍数
英语表示倍数增减或倍数对比的句型多种多样,其中有 一些(如下文中的句型②、⑤、⑥、⑧、(12) 等, 见圈码)很容易译错——其主要原因在于:英汉两语在表述或对比倍数方面存在着语言与思维差异。现将常 用的英语倍数句型及其正确译法归纳如下: