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2014-06-03来源:Economist
1.stare at 凝视

I cross my arms and stare at him until he crumbles.
我交叉起双臂,盯着他直到他崩溃。

The children stare at the tv and even point to it.
这些孩子会盯着电视看,还会对其指手画脚。

2.stretch out 延伸;绵延

If you stretch out a greedy hand to it.
如果你向它伸出贪婪的手。

But it's not a short-term counter-cyclical strategy. It will stretch out over five to 10 years and should be done well and not wastefully.
但是它不是一种短期的反周期策略,它将会延伸5至10年,而且应该很好地实施,而不是挥霍性实施。

3.response to 反应

The response to similar actions was markedly different 11 years ago.
11年前人们对此类事件的反应和今天大相径庭。

What's your response to the criticism?
您怎么回应受到的那些批评?

4.set out to 打算,着手

The screenwriter set out to explore the ways in which different people face demanding times.
剧本作者一开始是要探讨不同的人面对艰难时期的方式。

In new york, the protesters initially set out to occupy wall street but were rebuffed by police.
在纽约,抗议者最初打算占据华尔街,但却遭到了警方的断然拒绝。