1. soar to 猛增
That figure is projected over the next five years to soar to more than a quarter of a billion dollars.
预计这一数字在今后的五年中将猛增到两亿五千多万美元 。
2. hit by 遭受……打击
The poor, especially in tropical climes, will be hardest hit by all this, since they have little means of adapting to such changes.
穷人,尤其是热带地区的穷人,遭受的打击最为严重,因为他们几乎没有任何办法适应这种变化 。
3. be expected to 预计;有望
She was expected to be something of the golden girl of the Beijing Olympics with a chance to win four medals - 100, 200 and relays.
她曾被认为是北京奥运会上的黄金女孩,有望夺得四面奖牌--100,200和接力 。
4. shoot up 蹿升;暴涨
But the controls do at least send a clear message that prices won't shoot up in the short term.
但是控制通涨至少传递了一个清晰的信号,即价格不会在短期内暴涨 。
adj. 极度的,极端的
n. 极端,极限