The book is an expansion of a series of lectures given last year.

　　本書是去年舉行的系列講座的擴充。

　　Despite the recession the company is confident of further expansion.

　　盡管經濟衰退，公司對進一步擴展仍充滿信心。

　　The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer.

　　內存擴充卡是計算機很有用的附件。

　　The company intends a slow-down in expansion.

　　公司準備放慢擴展速度。

　　One of the driving forces behind this recent expansion is the growth of services.

　　最近的這次經濟擴張背后的主要推動力量之一是服務業的增長。