[笔记]20070911英语学习笔记

1.

Margaret made a reservation at her favorite hotel in Singapore.

玛格丽特订了她在新加坡最喜欢的饭店。

We decided to spend the last day of our trip at the Museum of Modern Art.

我们决定这趟旅行的最后一天要去现代美术馆。

 

face up to

面对现实

The boy knew he should tell his neighbor that he broke the window, but he just couldn't face up to it.

男孩知道他该告诉邻居他打破了窗子，但是他就是不敢面对现实。

2.  CPI may rise to highest in decade

Consumer prices are expected to rise 5.9 percent in August from a year earlier, according to the median estimate, after gaining 5.6 percent in July.

CPI即消费者物价指数(ConsumerPriceIndex)，是反映与居民生活有关的产品及劳务价格统计出来的物价变动指标，通常作为观察通货膨胀水平的重要指标。