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1. The agreement was reached between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, and the White House has called on both houses of Congress to move swiftly to approve it.

call on 拜访
例句：I call on my parents on occasion.
我有时去拜访我的父母。

2. The proposal drawn up by Democrats and Republicans would fund the US government until January next year and extend borrowing through to February.

draw up 折叠；草拟
例句：This would allow them to draw up detailed plans.
这些信息有助于两家制定详细的计划。

3. The airline has issued a statement saying the plane went down in extremely bad weather conditions and expressing its condolences to friends and families of those on board.

go down 下降
例句：For this reason prices can supposedly never go down.
出于这个原因，可以推测价格不会下降。

4. According to airline sources, the aircraft, a French-Italian made ATR-72, was delivered to the airline only this year.

according to 根据，按照
例句：It did not go according to plan.
这个妥协方案并没有按计划执行。