1. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that militants in the Gaza Strip will "pay a very heavy price", after a day of Gaza rocket fire and Israeli air strikes on the Palestinian coastal enclave.
pay a price 付出代價(jià)
We have to make the states that sponsor terrorism pay a price.
我們必須讓那些支持恐怖主義的國(guó)家付出代價(jià)
。2. Late into the night the people reported their homes shaking and the sky lighting up with near constant Israeli strikes.
light up 照亮
On September 5, at the end of the festival, a massive display of fireworks will light up the sky around Broadlands.
9月5日,也就是慶祝活動(dòng)的最后,會(huì)有大型焰火表演照亮布羅德蘭附近的夜空
。3. More than 1000 gas stations in the southeast United States reported running out of fuel primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic buying among drivers as a shutdown of a major pipeline by gang of hackers entered its fifth day Tuesday.
run out of 用光
It is easy for families to run out of money before the weekly giro arrives.
每周直接轉(zhuǎn)賬救濟(jì)支票還未到錢(qián)便花光的情況許多家庭都容易出現(xiàn)
。4. Government officials acted swiftly to waive safety and environmental rules to speed the delivery of fuel by truck, ship or rail to motorists and airports even as they sought to assure the public that there was no cause for alarm.
even as 恰巧在…時(shí)候;正當(dāng)
Even as he shouted the warning the car skidded.
他正在高喊注意時(shí),汽車(chē)就打滑了
。