2008年10月1日 星期三

hyperinflation, get by

Life in Zimbabwe: Wait for Useless Money
With Zimbabwe mired in hyperinflation, its people have been plunged into a Darwinian struggle to get by.


get by
phrasal verb
to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money:
How can he get by on so little money?
We can get by with four computers at the moment, but we'll need a couple more when the new staff arrive.



hyperinflation 
noun [U]
a condition where the price of everything in a national economy goes out of control and increases very quickly


hyper・inflation


━━ n. 極度のインフレ.

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