1. take office 上任；就職
As soon as he took office, Mr Abe reinstated the regulatory reform council, which had been disbanded by the previous government.
上任不久，安倍就恢復了上屆政府解散的監管改革委員會j!nKrRba=9w4W~ewxF。

2. stem from 源自
A counter-terrorism official says it does not stem from the president's anger at having been a target himself.
一位反恐官員表示這一姿態并非源于總統對自己成為了恐怖份子的襲擊目標的憤懣Nvy10RyR*Sv6#YUGN。

3. tighten limits on 收緊對……的限制
China has tightened limits on rare earth exports.
中國加緊了對稀土資源的出口限制=vYMiy!&71^v。

4. snap up 搶購；爭奪
It has no doubt gotten tougher for U.S to snap up resource assets as markets have regained some liquidty.
顯然，隨著市場流動性的恢復，美國到海外收購自然資源資產的難度已經加大.gm%,ML0#@EQ.mMrbP]。