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VOA慢速英语:Effort to Enforce 'Net Neutrality' in US Takes New Path

2010-05-21来源:和谐英语
1.enforce vt.实施, 执行

例句:The police enforce the law.
       警察执法。

2.propose vt.vi.提议; 建议

例句:They proposed to make arrangement beforehand.
       他们提议事先做好安排。

3.narrowly adv.勉强地

例句:He narrowly escaped being drowned.
       他险些被淹死。

      He narrowly missed being run over by a car.
      他差点儿被汽车压死。

4.briefly adv.短暂地

例句:He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921.
      他在1920到1921 年间曾短期出任过首相。

      He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.
      他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

5.halt vt.(使)停下来

例句:The company halted the operations during the strike.
       罢工期间, 这家公司停止了业务。

       They halted financial support.
       他们停止了经济援助。