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News Plus慢速英语:男子被骗到金华传销窝点 向环卫工人扔纸团求救

2015-04-10来源:Economist

重点讲解:
1. hold sb. captive/be held captive
俘虏;扣押;关押;
eg. Rebels in Liberia have released four foreigners after holding them captive for a week.
利比里亚的叛乱分子释放了4名被扣押了一个星期的外国人。
eg. They were held captive by masked gunmen.
他们被蒙面的持枪歹徒劫持了。
2. be able to do sth.
(因具有品质或技能)能做到…的;
eg. He conjectured that some individuals may be able to detect major calamities.
他猜测说有些人也许能够察觉重大灾难。
eg. We were not able to meet the deadline because of manufacturing delays.
因为制造方面的延误,我们没能赶上最后期限。
3. attempt to do sth.
尝试,试图(尤指做困难的事);
eg. He didn't attempt to answer.
他没有试图去回答这些问题。
eg. We can attempt to repair it.
我们可以试着修复它了。