VOA慢速英语:What Next for Michelle Rhee and Her School Reform Campaign?

in part在某种程度上, 部分地

例句：Tom was only in small part responsible.
      汤姆只有一小部分责任。

2.Many of her actions were the same as those supported nationally by the Department of Education and President Obama.

the same as与…同样的

例句：The day is the same as before.
      日子还得过下去！

supported nationally by是过去分词作后置定语，修饰those。

3.Her resignation takes effect at the end of October.

take effect生效, 奏效

例句：The prescribed medicine failed to take effect.
            医生开的药没有见效。

4.Close to seventy percent of whites told the Washington Post that Ms. Rhee was a reason to support Mayor Fenty.

close to离…近

例句：His house is close to mine.
      他的房子靠近我家。

      It is close to fact.
      这更接近于事实。