1. inconvenient truth 不容忽視的事實
The inconvenient truth is that gold is not really an investment at all.
一個不容忽視的事實是,黃金根本就不是投資品 。
2. in office 上臺;上任
They are hoping that once in office he can be persuaded to moderate his views
他們希望等他一上臺,可以說服他觀點別那么激進 。
3. strike back at sb. 反擊
Tom at last found a chance to strike back at those who had found fault with his latest book.
湯姆終于找到了機會反擊那些攻擊他新作的人了 。
4. an excuse for ……的借口
He trumped up an excuse for not to go to school.
他捏造了一個不去學校的借口 。