和谐英语

经济学人下载:校制改革 如何驯服一只害群之马

2014-08-05来源:Economist

1.submit to 提交;向…提出

Nothing but contempt is due to those people who ask us to submit to unmerited oppression.
对于那些要求我们服从我们不能受之压迫的人,我们有的只是轻蔑。

We have the potential for that, but it becomes a reality only as we continually surrender and submit to Christ's control.
可是我们却具备这样的潜力。 只有当我们继续学会放下,服从于耶稣的管理,这一切都会成为现实。

2.encourage to 鼓励

I encourage to join the list and contribute your thoughts to the project.
我鼓励您加入该列表,并提出您对本项目的想法。

In short, no matter the personal cost, black woman are encourage to marry "down" before they marry "out.
一句话,不管个人做出什么牺牲,黑人女性在“出嫁”之前,都被鼓励先“下嫁”。

3.desire to 希望

For some people, like athletes, it may come from the desire to compete and to win.
对于一些人来说,比如运动员,它或许来自于对竞争和胜利的渴望。

The sovereign is not the direct expression of my will or your will, but rather an abstraction from my natural desire to rule myself.
君主制不是对我的,或者你的意志的直接表达,不如说是一种抽象概念,是源于自己统治自己的自然愿望。

4.slow down 减速,放慢速度

Injuries teach you how to slow down.
而伤病却教会了你怎样慢下来。

Before turning, you should slow down your car.
转弯前,你得先减速。