wenshuidaoyang - 2008-7-20 20:55:00
With the exception of a few airlines from the Middle East, for which high oil prices are helping to fund an expansion, airlines are in deep trouble.
这句话中间的插入语如何理解? expansion是什么意思? 字典中的解释是 扩展 膨胀,但是用在这里,好像翻译不通顺?希望老师给解释一下!
缪金华 - 2008-7-21 7:44:00
Expansion is the process of becoming greater in size, number, or amount.
With the exception of a few airlines from the Middle East,
for whichhigh oil prices are helping to fund an expansion(定语从句，修饰a few airlines from the Middle East, 对来自中东的航空公司来说，高油价为其扩张提供了资金), airlines are in deeptrouble.
http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11750444