1.Internet activists and human rights groups are criticising a decree that is set to go into effect in Vietnam on September 1st.
go into effect 生效
As a result, the Geneva settlement on Laos never went into effect.
结果,日内瓦会议关于老挝问题的解决办法始终没有真正生效 。
The law went into effect yesterday.
该部法律于昨日生效 。
2.Authorities seem to be using the tactic of singling out individual critical bloggers as a way of sending a signal to the larger community that this will not be tolerated.
single out 挑出;挑选
The gunman had singled Debilly out and waited for him.
枪手单单挑出德比利,并等着他出现 。
His immediate superior has singled him out for a special mention.
他的顶头上司专门提到他 。