和谐英语

经济学人下载:一周政治要闻

2014-07-02来源:Economist
1.threaten to 威胁

Now two other measures threaten to reignite tensions.
如今另两个措施威胁再度燃起紧张局势。

Now e-books threaten to undermine sales of the old-fashioned kind.
如今,传统图书的销售受到电子书的威胁。

2.set up 建立;准备;安排

Saudi arabia has set up an anti-corruption agency.
沙特已经建立了一个反腐机构。

The students also set up debating teams.
学生们还成立了辩论队。

3.in favour of 赞成,支持,有利于

The political argument in favour of reform is strong.
支持政治改革的理由是不容小觑的。

There is no consensus in favour of changing this dramatically.
对急剧改变这一模式的支持还没达成一致。

4.oppose to 反对

Oppose to the building height restriction in the district.
反对区内建筑物高度限制。

Sublimity and tragedy forces the ugliness to describe justice and progress, and ugliness does not oppose to the art of beauty.
崇高艺术、悲剧艺术迫使丑随同美一道体现正义与进步,丑艺术则没有美与丑的对抗。