1、tackle
(果斷或高效地)應對,處理,解決(難題或任務)
The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives.
果斷處理這些問題的首要原因是為了挽救孩子們的生命 。
Firemen later tackled the blaze.
消防隊員們后來撲滅了這場大火 。
(坦率地)與…交談,與…交涉
I tackled him about how anyone could live amidst so much poverty.
我坦率地問他,人在如此貧窮的環境中如何還能生存 。
2、maintain
維持;保持
The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry.
這個部門與化工行業保持著眾多密切的聯系 。
Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.
要求自己與人交友并保持友誼 。
斷言;宣稱;堅稱
He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes.
他堅稱這筆捐款將用于國際用途 。
Prosecutors maintain no deal was made.
原告堅持說不存在任何交易 。
保持,維持(在某一比率或水平上)
The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.
政府維持高利率的做法是正確的 。
action is required to ensure standards are maintained at as high a level as possible.
要求采取行動確保標準維持在盡量高的水平上 。
3、common
常見的;普遍的
His name was Hansen, a common name in Norway.
他的名字叫漢森,在挪威是一個常見的名字 。
Oil pollution is the commonest cause of death for seabirds.
石油污染是造成海鳥死亡最常見的原因 。
共有的;共同的
Moldavians and Romanians share a common language.
摩爾達維亞人和羅馬尼亞人使用同一種語言 。
Such behaviour is common to all young people.
這種行為在年輕人中司空見慣 。
尋常的;普通的
Democracy might elevate the common man to a position of political superiority.
民主也許能提升普通人的政治地位,讓他們產生優越感 。
Common salt is made up of 40% sodium and 60% chloride.
食鹽由40%的鈉和60%的氯化物構成 。