例句:Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.
在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。
8.testify vi.(尤指出庭)作证; 证明
例句:The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.
指纹专家应邀出庭作证。
9.vulnerable adj.易受伤的, 脆弱的, 敏感的
例句:He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable.
她看上去很脆弱, 他就主动去保护她。
10.manipulation n.(熟练的)操作;操纵;控制
例句:People think that the investigation was independent, but in fact a lot of political manipulation went on.
人们以为调查是独立进行的,但事实上有很多政治力量的操控。
1.Senior US officials have hailed the spy saga as an important achievement, saying that by shutting down the network, they have demonstrated strong counter-intelligence capability and sent a warning to other countries that might have been contemplating spying on the US.
shut down完全关闭,倒闭,停止运转
例句:The shop has shut down because of lack of trade.
那商店因生意萧条而停业。
She shut the lid down.
她扣上了盖儿。
2.But the statement drafted by the United States stopped short of naming North Korea, despite an international inquiry which found the communist country was to blame.