艾伦秀第231期:发挥全部潜力

1、urge

敦促；力劝

They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme.

他们敦促议会批准他们的改革方案。

He urged employers and trade unions to adapt their pay settlements to the economic circumstances.

他敦促雇主和工会根据经济条件调整工资方案。

推；拉；催促

He slipped his arm around her waist and urged her away from the window.

他揽住她的腰，拉着她离开了窗边。

'Come on, Grace,' he was urging her, 'don't wait, hurry up.'

“快点啦，格雷丝，”他催促道，“别等了。快点。”

竭力主张；强烈要求

He urged restraint on the security forces.

他力主对安全部队设限。

We urge vigorous action to be taken immediately.

我们强烈要求立即采取有力措施。

2、challenge

挑战;难题

I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this.

我喜欢大的挑战，而所有挑战中再没有比这更大的了。

The new government's first challenge is the economy.

新政府面临的第一个难题是经济问题。

(成功地)应对挑战，迎接挑战

The new Germany must rise to the challenge of its enhanced responsibilities.

一个崭新的德国必须迎接挑战，承担更多的责任。

They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.

他们一个下午成功接待了80名学童。

怀疑，质疑(真实性、价值、权威等)

Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill.

民主党领袖对总统签署这项法案提出了质疑。

The move was immediately challenged by two of the republics.

此项动议立即遭到其中两个共和国的反对。