重點講解:
1. stake out
明確表明,清楚界定(立場、要求等);
eg. Those who want to take child abuse seriously today must stake out a humane child protection practice.
當前想要認真對待虐待兒童問題的人們必須明確保護兒童的人道主義行為的具體做法。
eg. The time has come for Hindus to stake out their claim to their own homeland.
印度教徒對自己家園主張權利的時候到了。
2. next to
緊靠…旁邊;在…近旁;貼近;
eg. He sat on a tapestry cushion next to the hearth.
他坐在壁爐邊上的一塊繡花軟墊上。
eg. Peter sat next to Paul on the sofa.
彼得挨著保羅坐在沙發上。
3. in search of
尋找;尋求;
eg. He framed this question three different ways in search of an answer.
為了尋求答案,他以3種不同方式提出了這個問題。
eg. Marian retains a restless, youthful spirit, in search of new horizons.
瑪麗安懷著一顆年輕、不斷進取的心去尋求新的天地。
n. 利益,津貼,保險金,義賣,義演
vt.