1.at the mercy of 任由擺布
Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.
普通人的命運任憑那些平庸刻板的官僚們擺布
。2.wipe away 抹去
He wiped away the blood with a paper napkin
他用紙巾將血跡擦去 。
3.One of the dynamics you encounter when you report on high-profile people is, often, they have a constituency that feels deeply that they don't want their image of this person tarnished.
high-profile 引人關注的
Tony has now been thrust into the limelight, with a high-profile job.
托尼現在一下子成了眾人關注的中心,因為他有一份經常出鏡、見報的工作
。4.at odds with 爭吵
It's possible to be bedfellows with someone on one issue, and at odds with them on another
可能在一個問題上與某人情投意合,在另一個問題上又意見相左 。
5.bubble up 冒泡
She could feel the anger growing, bubbling up inside her.
她感到胸中的怒火不斷往上躥,正越燒越旺