英语访谈节目:特朗普大放厥词

1.distinguish from 区别，辨别

We can distinguish one kind of substance from another by its properties.
我们可以根据物质的特性把一种物质与另一种物质辨别开来。

2.be eager to 盼望，渴望要做……

Companies are increasingly eager to contract out peripheral activities like training.
公司越来越渴望把像培训这样的次要活动外包出去。

3.a host of 许多

A host of unemployed citizens face the grim problem of existence, and an equal and great number toil with little return.
大批失业公民正面临严峻的生存问题，还有大批公民正以艰辛的劳动换取微薄的报酬。

4.take issue with 对……持异议

I will not take issue with the fact that we have a recession.
我不会对我们经历经济衰退这一事实表示异议。

5.double down 双倍下注；做某事更顽强，更坚定

With so many other schools in the U.S and around the world doubling down on engineering and technology, is Silicon Valley at risk of losing its edge?
美国和全世界有那么多学校都在大力发展工程和技术专业，硅谷是否有失去竞争优势的危险？