No one had expected another bonanza, but George Osborne, a chancellor of theexchequer who needs the cash much more than Mr Brown did, had been counting on 3.5 billion pounds.
大家都不再期待电信领域会再挖出一个金矿来。不过财政大臣乔治·奥斯本可不这样看。因为比起布朗,他现在手头并不宽裕。奥斯本还需要35亿英镑。
1、Bonanza: 英 [bə'nænzə] 美 [bə'nænzə]
n. 富矿带;带来好运之事;幸运
The expected sales bonanza hadn't materialized.
预期的销售大涨并未成为现实。
2、Chancellor:英 ['tʃɑːns(ə)lə] 美 ['tʃænsəlɚ]
n. 总理(德、奥等的);(英)大臣;校长(美国某些大学的);(英)大法官;(美)首席法官
The Chancellor will present his budget to Parliament tomorrow.
总理明天将在会议上提出他的预算案。
3、Exchequer:英 [ɪks'tʃekə; eks-] 美 [ɪks'tʃɛkɚ]
n. 财源;国库;财政部
This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer.
这使国库遭受了重大损失。