和谐英语

经济学人下载:美国第41任总统乔治·H.W.布什逝世 享年94岁(3)

2018-12-17来源:Economist


1.pander to 迎合
He has offended the party's traditional base by pandering to the rich and the middle classes.
他迎合富人和中产阶级,触犯了该党的传统基础。
2.incline to 使倾向于,使有意于
Those who fail incline to blame the world for their failure.
那些失败者往往会将其失败归咎于社会。
3.“千万光芒”(a thousand points of light):老布什成立的非盈利机构,旨在提倡志愿者服务。
4.coincide with 同时发生
The exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of his death.
展会与他50周年忌辰同日。
5.stack up 堆放,摞起
He ordered them to stack up pillows behind his back.
他命令他们在他背后堆放一些枕头。
6.in the wake of 紧随…之后
The governor has enjoyed a huge surge in the polls in the wake of last week's convention.
州长在上周大会之后的民意测验中支持率激增。
7.school someone in something 训练,教育
Many mothers schooled their daughters in the myth of female inferiority.
许多母亲用男尊女卑的错误观念教育女儿。