1.The focus, he thinks, tends to be narrowly American.
tend to 有...倾向的;往往
eg. Morals tend to be deeply ingrained.
道德观念往往是根深蒂固的
。【常见搭配】tend to believe 倾向于认为
eg. Parents tend to believe that they need to provide their children with good living conditions, but the most important thing for a child is the company of parents.
父母往往认为他们需要为孩子提供良好的生活条件,但对孩子来说最重要的是父母的陪伴
。2.Jennifer Malec, editor of the Johannesburg Review of Books, says it aims “to give a voice to African writers to comment on significant literary works from around the world”.
give a voice to 为/让...发声
eg. My goal is to give a voice to young women.
我的目标是为年轻的女性们发声
。comment on 评论...
eg. None of them are commenting on this.
他们之中没有人对此进行评论
。
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