1. trade accord 貿易協定
Costa Rica is the only signatory country not to have ratified the trade accord, which has come into force elsewhere in Central America.
在涉約國中，哥斯達黎加是唯一一個還沒在貿易協定上簽字的，而在其它中美洲國家，該協定已經開始投入執行了4sOMA@BbWsqOiv%.;T。

2. fail to 沒能
Leonardo did not allow for the damp in the wall and painted on the plaster which failed to dry.
列奧納多沒有考慮到墻壁的潮濕，灰漿還未干透，他就開始作起畫來了taIY#4tL7H。

3. take the reins 掌權
With the end of the presidency of Wallace B. Smith in 1996, however, no Smith descendant was available to take the reins of leadership.
不過，隨著1996年華萊士·B·史密斯結束會長任期之后，便再也沒有史密斯家族的直系后裔來擔任會長職務^LwAd*jP,|。

4. close a deal 達成協議
Mr Chang believes a failure to close a deal before the election will not trigger a property sell-off.
章先生認為，在選舉前無法達成協議不會引發地產價格的大幅下跌oKhTvgR5l2f#Z,*9K+QP。