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associate with与…交往, 联系
例句：The doctor was associated in the child's mind with injections and pains.
在孩子的心里, 医生总是使他联想到打针与疼痛。

2. A lot of experts are describing this as a showdown between former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, the front-runner, and former Senator Rick Santorum.

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

3. Here`s how things stack up right now.

stack up成为结果
例句：That's how things stack up today.
目前的情况总之就是这样。

4. It`s easy to promise a quick fix when it comes to gas prices.

when it comes to当提到……；当谈到……
例句：When it comes to cooking I know nothing.
说到做饭，我是一窍不通。

5. Anyone who tells you otherwise, any career politician who promises some three-point plan for $2 gas, they`re not looking for a solution.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

6. Campaigning over the weekend, Rick Santorum said high gas prices are leading to inflation, and he says it`s only going to get worse.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

7. parts of Arizona were dealing with this: massive snowstorms.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：He must deal with many difficulties.
他必须应付许多困难。

8. Officials were worried about dangerous driving conditions, especially in some of Arizona`s mountain regions.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句：He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。

9. Around 180 miles of one major interstate was shut down because of the weather.

shut down完全关闭，倒闭，停止运转
例句：The shop has shut down because of lack of trade.
那商店因生意萧条而停业。