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1.prairies n. （美）[畜牧] 大草原（prairie的复数）
The music invoked the wide open spaces of the prairies.
该音乐营造出了一幅大草原上宽广辽阔的景象。
2.fast-track vt.加速(进程)：
A Federal Court case had been fast tracked to Wednesday.
联邦法院的一起案件已被提前到星期三审理。
3.sidetrack vt. 将（火车）[建] 转到侧线；转变（话题） n. （铁路）侧线；次要地位 vi. [建] 转到侧线；转变话题
He'd managed to avoid being sidetracked by Schneider's problems.
他最终总算没有由于施奈德的问题而分心。
4.third rail (政治上的)险局 [美国英语] ['the' N]
Politicians speak of Social Security as the third rail. To touch it is to commit political suicide.
社保对政客们来说是个高危带电的话题，碰它就等于政治自杀。
5.derail vt. 使出轨 vi. 出轨 n. 脱轨；[铁路] 脱轨器
The present wave of political killings is the work of people trying to derail peace talks.
现在的政治谋杀浪潮是那些试图破坏和平谈判进程的人所为。
