1、advocate
擁護;提倡;主張
Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
威廉斯先生是個保守派,主張政府應減少對商業的控制 。
the tax policy advocated by the Opposition.
反對黨提倡的稅收政策
(為某一類人)謀利益者
advocates for the homeless.
為無家可歸的人謀利益者
Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.
動物權利保護者指出動物園實際上是動物的牢籠,經常很殘酷地對待動物 。
2、challenge
挑戰;難題
I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this.
我喜歡大的挑戰,而所有挑戰中再沒有比這更大的了 。
The new government's first challenge is the economy.
新政府面臨的第一個難題是經濟問題 。
(成功地)應對挑戰,迎接挑戰
The new Germany must rise to the challenge of its enhanced responsibilities.
一個嶄新的德國必須迎接挑戰,承擔更多的責任 。
They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.
他們一個下午成功接待了80名學童 。
懷疑,質疑(真實性、價值、權威等)
Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill.
民主黨領袖對總統簽署這項法案提出了質疑 。
The move was immediately challenged by two of the republics.
此項動議立即遭到其中兩個共和國的反對 。