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in retaliation报复，报仇

例句：I stuck out my tongue in retaliation.
      我向他吐舌头，回应他的挑衅。

      I slapped him in retaliation.
      我还手打了他一巴掌。 

2.As for his minister Eric Woerth, he was, he said, an honest, competent man whose name had been sullied by three weeks of lies and calumny.

as for至于，关于，就……而论

例句：As for me, I'm absolutely rejoicing in meeting him!
      至于我，我当然为能与他会面而感到高兴。

3.The president said it was no surprise that a campaign to destabilize them had been launched now just as they were about to embark on an ambitious reform of the pension system.

embark on着手, 开始做某事

例句：He is about to embark on a new business venture.
      他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。

4.It is not known whether he will refer to domestic affairs in the 90-minute show.

refer to提及；涉及，谈到，提到；关系到

例句：Don't refer to the matter again.
      不要再提这件事了。

5.Last month, a US judge ruled against an earlier moratorium after lawyers for the oil industry argued that it would destroy businesses.

rule against作出不利于…的裁决

例句：The representatives ruled against the motion.
      代表们否决了这项动议。

      The judge ruled against the plaintiff.
      法官作出不利于原告的裁决。