BBC news 2010-09-07 加文本

1.Mr Obama said the plan would not only create jobs now but would make the US economy run better in the long term.

in the long term长期地,从长远的观点来说

例句：We should cut our expense in the long term.
      我们必须长期削减开支。

2.We used to have the best infrastructure in the world.

used to过去经常…

例句：Miller used to dine out on his popularity as a playwright.
      米勒过去常靠着他剧作家的声望被邀赴宴。

3.Union leaders say the prolonged industrial action was to show government what angry workers are capable of.

be capable of能够…,可以…,做得出…

例句：This passage is capable of various interpretations.
      这段话可以有各种的解释。

4.The Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov gave few details, but said his country wanted to make use of the Israeli military's experience to modernize its armed forces.

make use of使用 利用

例句：We should make use of the chance.
      我们应该利用机会。

5.I mean that's really where the fact should be in terms of risk issues rather than worrying too much about the illness per se.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来

例句：He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
      他对你的工作大加赞扬。

      He thought of everything in terms of money.
      他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。

per se本身,本质上

例句：The tort is actionable per se.
      侵权本身可引起诉讼。

      Alcohol per se is harmless enough; it is only when taken in excess that it becomes dangerous.
      酒本身并无大害，只是饮用过度才有危险。