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2010-09-14来源:和谐英语
1.We're also hearing that sporadic protests had fired up in various parts of the country.

fire up(使)突然生气, 勃然大怒

例句:Don't fire up like that; no one wants to hurt your feelings.
      别发那么大的火, 没人想使你伤心。

      He hated the noise and always fired up at the sound.
      他讨厌噪音, 经常一听到声音就发火。

2.This country stands for the proposition that all men and women are created equal, that they have certain inalienable rights.

stand for代表, 表示

例句:UN stands for the United Nations.
      UN是联合国的缩写。

为…而奋斗; 拥护

例句:He stood for the cause of liberty and justice.
      他为自由和正义的事业而奋斗。

3.The debris flowed down this mountain community just totally wiping out everything in its path.

wipe out彻底摧毁, 消灭

例句:The plague once could wipe out a village.
      鼠疫曾一度可以夺走整个村庄村民的生命。

      We are always ready to wipe out any enemy who dares to attack.
      我们时刻准备着消灭一切胆敢来犯之敌。