经济学人下载:以孟加拉的罗辛亚人为例:翻译缺失阻滞国际社会的危机援助(1)

1.be bedevilled by 长期搅扰
His career was bedevilled by injury.
他的事业深受伤痛的困扰。
2.fiddle with 不停摆弄
Harriet fiddled with a pen on the desk.
哈丽雅特不停地摆弄桌上的一支钢笔。
3.trickle down 渗漏(利益在社会阶层或体制中从上往下传递)
the failure of the prosperity of Las Vegas' casinos to trickle down to poor neighborhoods.
拉斯维加斯赌场的繁荣向贫穷街区渗漏的失败。
4.cut off 隔离
One of the goals of the campaign is to cut off the elite Republican Guard from its supplies.
那场战役的目标之一就是切断精锐的共和国卫队的供给。
5.fall apart 破碎
The work was never finished and bit by bit the building fell apart.
这项工程从来没有完工，该建筑一点一点地坍塌了。
6.baffle someone 使困惑
An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts.
一棵结方形果实的苹果树正令专家们感到困惑。