1.threaten to 可能

The dam threatened to break at any moment.

大壩隨時(shí)可能崩塌8e&t6QKSl%p84&7Yg-。

2.swath of land 一片土地

He has a grand vision for turning a swath of land in southern Egypt into an agricultural marvel.

他內(nèi)心懷有宏偉的抱負(fù)，想將埃及南部的一片狹長土地打造成農(nóng)業(yè)奇跡j!FeBw4t~QQIY%v9)2T。

3.be forced from 被迫離開

Families were killed together in their sleep by exploding artillery shells, thousands forced from their homes.

無數(shù)家庭在睡夢中就被炸死了，成千上萬人被迫背井離鄉(xiāng)nD*uHTBl[v80dMo。

4.cast a pall over 給……蒙上陰影

News of her death cast a pall over the event.

她的死亡消息給這件事蒙上了一層陰影,r.Z;PnWzT%oUD&;。