VOA慢速英语:American History: Taft, Wilson and Roosevelt in the Election of 1912

turn down拒绝

例句：We have turned down four applicants already.
      我们已拒绝了四位申请者。

      His request for a rise was turned down.
      他要求加薪, 被拒绝了。

2.Roosevelt's own great adventure was itself coming to an end.

come to an end结束 结束,终止

例句：The trade pact between those two countries come to an end.
      这两个国家的通商协定宣告结束。

3.Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die.

be fit to适合

例句：He is not fit to be a lawyer.
      他不适合当律师。