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短语讲解:
1. On a low hill on the very edge of the city, I saw several Islamic State fighters climbing up to a flagpole where there a black banner now fluttered.
climb up 向上爬,攀登
例句:It is easier to descend a mountain than to climb up it.
下山比上山容易。
2. Both health ministry and public health authorities are working together to give the best care to the patient and to guarantee the safety of all citizens.
work together 同…在同一处工作; 同事
例句:How would all these people work together?
这些人将如何共事?
3. This is the outcome that we have hoped for, it is the outcome we have fought for and it is the outcome that the constitution requires.
hope for 希望, 希望得到
例句:Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
〔谚语〕作最好的打算,作最坏的准备。
4. Pope Francis launched a discussion of what for many clerics are still taboo subjects by calling for a frank and open debate.
call for 需要
例句:Different circumstances call for different tactics.
不同的情势需要不同的策略。
5. He told more than 200 church leaders and experts not to mince their words, not to be afraid of offending him and to listen with humility.
be afraid of 害怕,担忧
例句:Go ahead! There's nothing to be afraid of.
干吧!没有什么可怕的。