An important feature of zinc is it ' s sacrificial property , which means that where the ferrous base of the item is exposed to humidity for example , the associated chemical reactions of corrosion will affect the zinc in preference to the steel 锌的主要特征之一是其牺牲性能，即当产品暴漏在腐蚀介质中（比如潮湿的环境中）时，锌将优先与腐蚀介质发生化学反应。
My heart invariably cleaved to the master s , in preference to catherine s side : with reason i imagined , for he was kind , and trustful , and honourable ; and she - she could not be called the opposite , yet she seemed to allow herself such wide latitude , that i had little faith in her principles , and still less sympathy for her feelings 我的心毫不更变地总是依附在主人身边，而不是在凯瑟琳那边。我想是有理由的，因为他仁慈忠厚，而且可敬而她她也不能说是正相反。但是她仿佛过于放任自己，因此我对她的为人缺少信心，对她的情感更少同情。
In industry it ' s because of short - termism , of course : firms that can make money quickly and certainly with boring products will do so in preference to making money far in the future and with much less certainty with ambitious products , even if the amount of money on offer in the latter case is far bigger 当然，在产业界，因为有短期主义：可以用厌烦的产品快速赚钱的公司，它们将优先只顾眼前，不大可能使用有雄心壮志的、很久以后才会赚钱的产品，即使在后一场合所赚的钱要大量得多。
