1.start to 開始

Where's this argument start to break down?
這種爭論將在何處開始平息？

Before long, incumbents in both parties will start to panic about next year's election.
不久之后，兩黨的現任高層就將開始為明年的大選坐立不安。

2.crack down 采取嚴厲措施，制裁；打擊

But is china starting to crack down on piracy?
但中國是不是已經開始打擊盜版了呢？

Pemex is using the american courts to crack down.
墨西哥石油公司正利用美國法庭來打擊犯罪。

3.pose to 構成

And who can know what threat the forces that emerge in damascus may pose to regional stability?
再說，誰能知道在大馬士革脫穎而出的力量，將對地區穩定構成什么樣的威脅？

Overall growth in asia will balance any threat china may pose to u.s. prominence.
亞洲的全面崛起將會平衡中國崛起來帶的任何可能的威脅，尤其是對美國。

4.blame for 因…怪罪，責怪

Emerging economies were partly to blame for america's housing and credit bubble.
新興國家經濟的問題部分要歸咎于美國住房和信用的泡沫。

The blame for this impasse falls mostly on republicans.
共和黨人應承擔造成此僵局的主要責任。