希臘政府決定制定一個旨在振興小型企業(yè)的三年發(fā)展計劃。該計劃是希臘"中小企業(yè)"發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略的一部分。請看報道:
The move is part of a wider strategy to help small and medium-sized enterprises, which form the backbone of the country's economy, the minister said.
"These firms make a decisive contribution to job creation. Our aim is to liberate their massive potential to improve competitiveness, tone up employment, boost economic growth and encourage social cohesion," Sioufas said.
文中tone up的意思是"增加,提高",例如:Exercise tones up the muscles.(運(yùn)動使肌肉強(qiáng)化。)與其對應(yīng)的tone down 為"緩和"的意思。如:The newspaper toned down its attack.(那家報紙緩和了他們的攻擊。)