重点讲解:
1. due to
由于;因为;
eg. Great changes are in prospect in this area due to foreign investment.
因为外资的引进,该地区会发生很大变化 。
eg. His success is entirely due to hard work.
他的成功完全是努力工作的结果 。
2. a lack of
缺乏;不足;没有;
eg. There is a lack of people wanting to start up new businesses.
有创业意愿的人非常匮乏 。
eg. The main impediment to growth was a lack of capital.
影响发展的主要障碍是缺乏资本 。
3. lag behind
落后;赶不上;
eg. The thinking of economic bureaucrats tends to lag behind changes in world conditions.
经济官员的思想往往跟不上世界局势的变化 。
eg. Rent tends to lag behind housing prices.
租金价格走势通常落后于楼价 。
vi. 落后,缓慢进行,衰退
vt. 落后于,