1.deadly disease致命疾病，膏盲病

That's a far cry from the US approach, where assisted suicide is illegal everywhere except Oregon and Washington, and in those states available only to residents suffering from a deadly disease.

這與美國式的做法大不相同，美國除了俄勒岡州和華盛頓州，協(xié)助自殺都是非法的，而且在那兩個州，法律只對患有某種致命疾病的居民有效@oY-(#V+T-@。

2.lay to rest消除；埋葬

“It is resources of this order of magnitude that would make it possible definitely to lay to rest the specter of conflicts over food that are looming on the horizon,” he added.

“這筆數(shù)額就是我們驅(qū)除地平線上正在出現(xiàn)的糧食沖突這一幽靈所需的資金，”他補充說Cz47GOJmyY=a@。

3.prepare for為…準(zhǔn)備，使有準(zhǔn)備

Dust off your old skills and prepare for new responsibilities.

把你荒疏已久的技藝重新練好，準(zhǔn)備擔(dān)負新任務(wù)GRv=+WT!3J*F=*v#^Ec。

4.as a means of作為一種……手段；作為……的工具

They had taken to poaching as a means of supporting fresh meat for the table.

他們曾從事偷獵，把它作為提供桌上菜肴的一種手段no6ul!oa13ob7aio8(q。

5.dress up打扮，裝飾；穿上盛裝

She laughed and said that she had heard that a couple that stayed there once liked to dress up like Bonnie and Clyde and drive a Roadster up and down the California Coast.

她笑了起來，回答說她聽說曾經(jīng)有一對情侶住在那里，他們喜歡把自己打扮得像雌雄大盜邦妮和克萊德一樣，開著敞篷跑車沿著加州海岸來回兜風(fēng)[p^5hc~li;Ed0X7。