例句:High interest rates have stunted economic growth.

高利率已经阻碍了经济的增长。 

2.picked up 捡起；收拾

例句:I picked up the phone book and glanced through it.

我拿起电话簿，匆匆扫了一遍。 

3.Wage growth 工资增长
 

例句:Wage growth is moderate everywhere, in spite of tight labour markets.

尽管劳动力市场供应紧张，但全球各国的工资增长颇为温和。 

4.in order to 为了
 

例句:In order to transform their environment, he drew up the project with painstaking accuracy.

为了改造环境，他苦心孤诣地制订了这个计划。