考研英语要掌握的熟词僻义（9）

41 Finance n.①财政，金融;②资金;v.为……提供资金

【真题例句】 This also involves the agreements between European countries for the creation of a European bank for Television Production which, on the model of the European Investments Bank, will handle the finances (n.②) necessary for production costs.[2005年翻译]

【例句精译】 这也要求欧洲国家达成共识，并效仿能解决生产所需资金的欧洲投资银行的模式，来创立一个欧洲节目制作资源库。

【真题例句】 The English, the Germans, the Dutch and the French were investing in Britain’s former colony.They financed (v.) them.Immigrant Americans built them.Guess who owns them now? The Americans.[2001年阅读2]

【例句精译】 英国人、德国人、荷兰人和法国人都在这个前英国殖民地投资。他们提供资金，美洲移民建造。想想看，现在谁拥有这一切?美国人。