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1.take over 接管
A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways.
一家英国报纸称，英国航空公司计划接管环球航空公司。
2.cerebral 大脑的；理智的
Washington struck me as a precarious place from which to publish such a cerebral newspaper.
我的感觉是，在华盛顿出版这样一份理性的报纸不是太靠谱。
3.disappoint使失望
She knew that she would disappoint him.
她知道她会令他失望的。
4.undershoot 未达到（目标）
Over the weekend, China's February inflation and international trade data undershot expectations.
上周末公布的数据显示，中国2月份通过膨胀数据和国际贸易贸易数据均不及预期。