1、issue
重要問題;議題;爭論的問題
Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships.
經(jīng)紀人將提出下年度世錦賽獎金的問題。
A key issue for higher education in the 1990's is the need for greater diversity of courses.
20 世紀 90 年代,高等教育的一個重要議題是要使課程更加多樣化。
首要事項;要點;問題的要害
I was earning a lot of money, but that was not the issue.
我賺很多錢,但那不是最重要的。
She avoided the issue by ordering a turkey sandwich.
她點了份火雞三明治,以此來避開這個重要問題。
(報刊的)期,號,版次
The growing problem is underlined in the latest issue of the Lancet.
最近一期的《柳葉刀》雜志中強調了這一日益嚴重的問題。
I read Germaine Greer's article in the March issue with particular interest.
我饒有興致地閱讀了杰曼·格里爾在三月那期發(fā)表的文章。
2、believe
相信;認為
Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive.
專家們認為即將發(fā)生的旱災將侵襲大片地區(qū)。
I believe you have something of mine.
我想你拿了我什么東西。
相信(某人或某人的話)
He did not sound as if he believed her.
他聽起來似乎并不相信她。
Never believe anything a married man says about his wife.
永遠不要相信一個已婚男人說的任何有關他妻子的話。
認為…是應該的(或正確的)
He believed in marital fidelity.
他認為婚內(nèi)應該忠誠。
decent candidates who believed in democracy.
信奉民主政治的正派候選人