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例句：Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
      冲突双方同意暂时停火。

      The President has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.
      总统废止了宪法, 独揽大权。

2.identify vt.认出, 识别

例句：Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you?
      你能够认出那个抢你东西的人吗?

      She identified her son among a lot of children.
      她在许多孩子中认出了自己的孩子。

3.midterm a.中间的

4.I bet Jeffrey Miron would weigh in on that.

weigh in(口语)发表评论，施加影响，通常与on或with连用

例句：A few big wigs have taken time out of their busy schedules to weigh in on the device.
      一些大人物也在百忙之中抽空发表了他们对这一产品的看法。

      Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in.
      大家都在畅所欲言，直到老板掺进来。

5.Prior to his first state of the union address later this week, President Obama set to roll out some economic relief to America's cash-strapped middle class.

prior to在…之前

例句：The will was made two days prior to his death.
      遗嘱是在他死亡前两天立的。

      I saw him prior to leaving.
      离开前我见到了他。

roll out铺开; 碾平

例句：They rolled out the red carpet for the guests.
      他们铺开红地毯迎接客人。

      Spread some flour on the table and roll the pastry out very thin.
      在桌上撒些面粉并把面皮弄得薄一点。

滔滔不绝地讲出来; 发出洪亮的声音

例句：The speech rolled out from his lips.
      他滔滔不绝地演讲。

6.And it appears that blue dog Democrats are about to lose another member of the pack.

be about to即将,正要,正准备,正打算

例句：He is about to turn on the light .
      他就要把灯打开。