重点讲解：
1. cut short 终止；中断；打断；
His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack.
他辉煌的事业因心脏病发作而被迫终止,NZa7Ez0HQ。
2. in the wake of 随着…而来；作为…的结果；
The company is in bankruptcy proceedings in the wake of a strike that began last spring.
去年春天开始的罢工一结束，这家公司就进入了破产程序#4Gco&db3g^Pj,w)bWEe。
3. set on fire 放火烧；使燃烧；
Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building.
抗议者焚烧汽车，并烧毁了一座建筑9-^ezlo;]h~=X_jJ6。
4. call for 要求；呼吁；
Officials used loud hailers to call for calm.
官员们用扩音器呼吁大家保持冷静MlghFfOurr)F3;。