重点讲解:
1. at times 有时;间或;
The debate was highly emotional at times.
辩论有时变得异常情绪化 。
2. set off 引发;触发;激起;
It se t off a chain reaction in the international money markets.
这一事件在国际金融市场上引起了连锁反应 。
3. birng down 使倒下;
The quake brought down many significant buildings in Port-au-Prince, including all the hospitals and the Presidential Palace.
这次地震还导致太子港许多重要建筑倒塌,其中包括所有的医院和总统府 。
4. break down (讨论、关系或系统)失败,破裂,失灵;
Many people were expecting the peace talks would break down.
许多人预料和平谈判会破裂 。