blame on把责任推给…
例句:They blamed the failure on John.
他们把失败的责任推给约翰。
3.However, trade unions say they'll continue their opposition to what they regard as an unfair measure.
regard as把...认作
例句:We regard dandelion as an emblem of hope.
我们把蒲公英看作希望的象征。
4.The vote in the Senate was always a formality, so much so that a large number of the senators had already left for the half-term break and voted on this bill by proxy.
so much so that到这种程度以致
例句:He was clever so much so that he can solve it in a few minutes.
他聪明到可以在几分钟内解决它的地步。
leave for出发去(某地)
例句:We'll leave for Guangzhou by plane.
我们将乘飞机去广州。
We're leaving for Rome next week.
我们下星期要到罗马去。
5.The US is stepping up its military aid to Pakistan, with a $2 billion package over five years to help in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
step up(使)增加, (使)加快速度
例句:The girl stepped up to school.
女孩子加快步伐去上学。
He has stepped up into the management of the firm.
他已升入公司的管理部门。
1.President Rene Preval said tests had confirmed what everyone feared.