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地道美语听力练习:到底要不要投票?

2016-08-18来源:和谐英语
1.political agenda 政治议程
 

例句:The issues of Palestine and oil are dominating the political agenda in Tehran.
巴勒斯坦问题和石油支配着德黑兰的政治议程。

2.stand for 代表;支持

例句:I am not going to stand for that kind of behaviour.
我再也不能容忍那种行为了。

3.lip service 表面文章

例句:He paid lip service to religion just because it was good for business.
对于宗教,他只是口上说说,因为对他的生意有利。

4.public opinion 民意;公众舆论

例句:The lash of public opinion compelled him to resign.
舆论的严厉指责迫使他辞职。