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2014-11-29来源:BBC
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1.If the airline spotted a suspicious online transaction, it was referred to the card companies

refer to 提交(某人或某机关考虑办理或决定);认为…起源于;认为…与…有关;有…归属于;归功(或咎)于;归于:

They referred their plan to the management.
他们将计划提交管理部门。

Mr White referred his success to his hard work.
怀特先生说他的成功是靠勤劳工作而获得的。

2.A United Nations' panel in Geneva has said the United States has fallen short in its compliance with the International Anti-torture Convention.

fall short 不足,缺乏;没有达到目标(或要求);不够远:

She took careful aim,but her arrow fell short.
她仔细瞄准,但箭没有击中目标。

The movie fell short of expectation.
这部影片没有人们想象中的好。