新闻热词：增加 tone up

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　　日前，希腊政府决定制定一个旨在振兴小型企业的三年发展计划。该计划是希腊"中小企业"发展战略的一部分。
　　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.(运动使肌肉强化。)与其对应的tone down 为"缓和"的意思。如：The newspaper toned down its attack.(那家报纸缓和了他们的攻击。)