妙语佳句:
gather:聚集
例如:In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked...
晚上,我们聚在火炉边聊天。
The man signalled for me to gather the children together.
那人示意让我将孩子们召集起来。
strengthen:增强
例如:To strengthen his position in Parliament, he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party...
为巩固其在国会中的地位,他曾与农民党的领导人进行多次会谈。
I am also looking urgently at how we can strengthen the law...
我也在急切地关注我们该如何加强法制。
pronounce:宣布
例如:I now pronounce you man and wife.
我现在宣布你们结为夫妻。
A specialist has now pronounced him fully fit...
一位专家已宣布他的身体完全恢复了。
剧情百科常识:
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考考你:
这将有利于控方律师搜集对他不利的证据以在法庭上指控他。
他希望强化自然科学在一流大学里的地位。
他最有资格对这种事情发表意见。
这期答案
This would help the prosecutor gather evidence against him which could be used in court.
He hoped to strengthen the position of the sciences in the leading universities.
He is best qualified to pronounce upon such a matter.
上一期的答案
I am furious that it has taken so long to uncover what really happened.
She then wrote an extremely irate letter to the New Statesman about me.
He'd be livid if he found out what you're doing.