重点讲解：
1. compared to 与…相比；和…比起来；
例句：U.K. consumer confidence improved in January compared to the previous two months but deteriorated compared to a year ago.
与前两个月相比，英国的消费者信心指数在一月有所改善，但是与一年前相比有所恶化@0fhM]]2vxuAPU。
2. make up 组成；构成；
例句：And worldwide, women make up almost half the total international student body.
在世界范围内，女性占国际学生总数的将近一半4J3O5^Sc~#Fb_i@]@n。
3. of course （表示通常、显见或众所周知的事实）当然，自然；
例句：This is, of course, international news and soon it was being flashed around the world.
当然，这是国际性新闻，很快就会传到世界各地qA%xeT&_]a1L#ma。
4. as well 也；还；
例句：But the researchers say the malware seems to be headed to the U. S. and other parts of the world, as well.
据研究人员说，这种恶意软件似乎已将触角伸向了美国及世界的其他地区lMB(KO+n-q。