重點講解：
1. let down 使美中不足；使差強人意；使不理想；
But if the generals have not always done well by the politicians, the politicians have far more often let down the generals.
如果說將軍們經常與政客不和，那是因為政客們太多次讓將軍失望w*m&YYYw%I#)l。
2. be due to do sth. 到期的；預期的；預定到達的；
Rose is due to start school in January.
羅斯一月份就要開始上學了NZFI9+v7tF。
3. carry out 實施；執行；實行；
The group said it was out of the question that any of its fighters could carry out a bombing which would hurt civilians.
該組織表示，毫無疑問，他們的任何一名戰士都不可能實施會傷害平民的爆炸襲擊sg9z6A&+XSRBx4m|。
4. describe as 把…說成；把…稱為；認為；
He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process.
他稱這次會議標志著和平進程進入了一個新階段bi)Z,uo7nUdQg!,w)yC。