9.concession n.让步,承认,特许
10.divisive adj.引起分歧的;导致分裂的
例句:He believes that unemployment is socially divisive and is leading to the creation of an underclass.
他认为失业会造成社会分化,道致贫困阶层的产生。
11.expulsion n.开除, 驱逐
例句:His bad behaviour resulted in his expulsion from school.
他的不良行为导致他被学校开除了。
12.eliminate v.淘汰
例句:Our team was eliminated in the first round.
我们队在第一轮中被淘汰。
1.But the problem is that they are constantly trying to catch up with the disaster that's grown with every new area flooded and, they say, without the funds to enable them to get closer to bridging the gap.
catch up with追上, 赶上
例句:You walk on and I'll catch up with you later.
你往前走吧, 我一会儿就赶上你了。
2.The Israeli foreign ministry which is in touch with Turkish authorities initially said the man had taken hostages, thought to be the Turkish consul general and his wife, although later reports said they'd managed to escape or had been released.
in touch with同...有联系
例句:I had no difficulty in getting in touch with him.
我和他取得联系没有什么困难。
3.The law in its final form had been heavily diluted to meet the concerns of Christians in particular, ever wary of any step that might lead to the permanent implantation of the Palestinians here.