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2009-09-03来源:和谐英语
1.The US Associate Attorney General, Thomas Perrelli, announcing the settlement, said the Obama administration was determined to put an end to health care abuses.

be determined to决心,决定

例句:We are determined to fulfill the task.
      我们决定完成这项任务。

put an end to结束,终止

例句:The accident put an untimely end to the party.
      意外事故使聚会匆匆结束了。

2.There were scenes of panic in Indonesia’s capital as office workers rushed out of towering skyscrapers after a powerful earthquake hit the island of Java.

rush out匆忙出来,赶制出来

例句:夺门而逃 force the door and rush out

3.Critics say Israel uses them as a political tool in an attempt to bolster Jewish claims to occupied Palestinian land.

in an attempt to试图…,企图…

例句:The police fired in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
       警察开枪想驱散群众。