1、investment

投资

He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage investment.

他说政府必须推出税收激励政策来鼓励投资。

One of the most important changes concerns the investment of pension contributions.

最重要的一个变化涉及养老保险基金的投资。

投资金额;投资物

an investment of twenty-eight million pounds.

2,800万英镑的投资金额

You'll be able to earn an average rate of return of 8% on your investments

你将能获得 8% 的平均投资收益率。

有用的投资物;值得买的东西

When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment.

在挑选长筒靴的时候,购买上等的好皮靴将是明智的选择。

A small-screen portable TV can be a good investment.

小屏幕的便携式电视机很值得买。

2、ordinary

平常的；普通的；一般的；平凡的

I strongly suspect that most ordinary people would agree with me.

我坚定地认为绝大部分老百姓会赞同我的观点。

It has 25 calories less than ordinary ice cream.

它所含热量比普通的冰激凌少了25卡路里。

平庸的；平淡无奇的

I'm just a very ordinary, boring normal guy.

我只是一个颇为平庸无趣的普通人。

Your life since then must have seemed very ordinary.

你的生活从那时起一定非常平淡无奇。

不寻常的；非凡的；特殊的

The boy's knowledge was out of the ordinary.

这个男孩懂得的知识非比寻常。

I've noticed nothing out of the ordinary.

我没注意到什么特别之处。