奥巴马出席美洲峰会
http://www.canachieve.com.cn 发布日期:2009-07-16
美国总统奥巴马已抵达特立尼达,同美洲领导人举行峰会。由于委内瑞拉总统查韦斯可能会带头发起挑战,美国政策可能会再次遭受批评。查韦斯已经表示,委内瑞拉、玻利维亚、尼加拉瓜和巴拉圭已经准备好。在会议开始之前,查韦斯表示,这次峰会不可能解决该地区所面对的挑战。
[注释]
1.reactivate v. 使恢复现役,再开工
2.halt v. 使...停止,使...立定,犹豫
例句:
The soldiers halted for a rest.
士兵们停下来休息。
3.intervene v. 插入,调停,干涉
例句:
am powerless to intervene in the matter.
我对调停此事无能为力。
4.cordon n. 哨兵线,非常警戒线,饰带
例句:
Demonstrators broke through the police cordon.
示威群众突破了警戒线.
[积少成多:词组讲解]
1.pull out of 离开,退出
例句:
She had a spell of dizziness, but soon pulled out of it.
她感到一阵头晕,但不一会儿就好了。
2.take revenge 报复
例句:
He is determined to take revenge; to pay them back in their own coin for the wrong they have do to him.
他发誓要报复;他们对他不公,他要以其人之道还治其人之身。
3.serve as vt. 担任(充当,起...的作用)
例句:
In a way, I’m glad you made that mistake, for it will serve as warning to you.
在某种意义上来说,你犯那个错误我倒很高兴,因为那个错误会对你起警告作用。
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