夏说英语新闻晨读 第39期:亚投行正式开张

 本期内容：

The Asian Infrastructure¹ Investment Bank, a development-finance institution led by China and seen as a rival to the World Bank, opened for business in Beijing. America is not among the 57 founding members—but several of its allies, including Australia, Britain, Germany and S（南） Korea, are. China has put up about 30% of the AIIB’s $100 billion capital and has a voting share of 26%.

词义解析:

Infrastructure：基础设施
Open for business: 开业
Founding member: 创立成员
Put up：提供

1 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。