重点讲解:
1. go bankrupt 破产的;倒闭的;资不抵债的;
If the firm cannot sell its products, it will go bankrupt.
如果公司的产品卖不出去,它就会倒闭 。
2. default on 不履行;未支付;
The credit card business is down, and more borrowers are de faulting on loans.
信用卡业务出现了下滑,而且越来越多的借款者都不按期还款 。
3. to begin with 最初;刚开始;
It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
一开始非常好,但现在可就难了 。
4. pick up the tab (替一群人)付账,承担费用;
Pollard picked up the tab for dinner that night.
那天的晚饭是波拉德掏的钱 。
n. 结合,联合,联合体