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2010-06-01来源:和谐英语

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1.None of the Council members seemed convinced by that argument, demanding at the very least a transparent and credible inquiry.

at the very least至少，最低限度

2.So she paid tribute to a popular president who she said “had won over people's hearts”.

pay tribute to称赞, 歌颂

例句：I want to take this opportunity to pay a public tribute to him.
我愿借此机会公开各他表示敬意。

Here, may we sincerely pay our tribute to all teachers.
在此，让我们衷心向全港所有教师致以无限敬意。

3.He was himself subject to criticism over his handling of a pedophile priest case 25 years ago.

be subject to遭受...

例句：He was subjected to insult.
他蒙受了侮辱。

Those immigrants were subjected to barbarous treatment.
那些移民遭受到野蛮的虐待。

4.The new law will come into effect at the start of September.

come into effect开始生效

例句：The contract will come into effect upon signature.
此合同将在签字后生效。