经济学人下载:世界应如何看待中国成科技大国?(3)

1.observe something 遵从
The army was observing a ceasefire.
军队当时在遵守一项停火协议。
2.bear on 与(某事)有关
The science that studies it will bear on a certain kind of being, immovable substance, immaterial being, not on being as being.
研究它的科学将研究某种存在，不可移动的物质，非物质的存在，而不是存在本身。
3.seek to do 力图；设法
He also denied that he would seek to annex the country.
他还否认了他企图并吞该国。
4.keep someone/something at arm's length 避免与某事/某物亲密接触
They kept me at arm's length, they had to because of my reckless behaviour.
他们对我敬而远之，因为我的鲁莽行为，他们不得不这样做。