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2014-12-02来源:BBC
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1.I was in Ferguson for much of last week, and it's absolutely clear that you have a police force presiding over a community where there is little trust between the two

preside over 主持;负责

At the moment it is being presided over by each member in turn.
那时, 每个成员轮流主持。

The PM presided over a meeting of his inner Cabinet.
首相主持了一次核心内阁会议。

2.The former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has decided to step down next year after more than three decades as a Labour member of Parliament.

step down 辞职;走下;逐步减低

Judge Ito said that if his wife was called as a witness, he would step down as trial judge.
伊托法官说如果自己妻子被传为证人的话,他将辞去审判法官的职位。

I would step down if the people wanted.
如果人民有此愿望,我会辞职的。