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2012-02-29来源:CNN
短语讲解:
1. It limited U.S. presidents to two terms in office.

limit to (把…)限制在…, 局限于…
例句:We must limit the expenses to $100 a month.
我们必须把开支限制在每月100美元。

2. In 1973, a group of 200 Native Americans took over the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

take over接管; 接替
例句:She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。

3. Vladimir Putin served two terms as Russia`s president from 2000-2008.

serve as充当, 担任
例句:The general had served as a soldier in the earlier war.
在早期的战争中, 这位将军曾当过士兵。

4. He`s been the country`s prime minister since then, but he`s looking to return to the presidency when elections are held next week.

look to依靠〔指望〕(某人或某事)
例句:She has always looked to her parents for advice.
她总是指望她的父母替她出主意。

5. Phil Black now reports on a peaceful protest in Moscow.

report on报道…, 就…作报告
例句:Jim has been sent to Iran to report on the situation there.
吉姆已被派往伊朗报道那里的局势。

6. Instead, the goal here is to form a human chain, all the way around one of Moscow`s ring roads, known as the Garden Ring.

known as被认为是,被称为
例句:Radio, television, newspapers and magazines are known as the mass media.
广播、电视、报纸和杂志被称为大众传媒。

7. It`s definitely clear that civil society is getting together, and is ready to say it clearly, to state as clearly, yes, that we are ready to fight for our freedom and for our right to vote for parties we like.

get together集合,聚集
例句:He got them together to talk matters over.
他把他们召集一块儿来商量事情。
fight for为…而战斗〔竞争〕
例句:They fought for their country.
他们为祖国而战斗。