3.Laurent Gbagbo, who's refusing to step down as president, has called for UN peacekeeping troops to leave the country.
step down退休, 辞职
例句:The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。
4.The secretary of state for Puebla says the explosion was triggered by thieves trying to siphon off oil from the pipeline.
siphon off用虹吸管吸出(抽干)
例句:Heavy taxes siphon off the huge profits.
重税吸走巨额利润。
1.South Korea insists that whether permitting, it will go ahead with a military exercise this week on an island near the disputed maritime border with North Korea.
insist用法
insist【用法一】 v. 坚决要求;坚持要;一定要
例1:we insisted on his apology.
我们要他赔礼道歉。
例2: she insisted on seeing us home.
她坚持要送我们回家。
例3: i insisted on their arriving there ahead of time.
我坚持要他们提前赶到那。
注:1)insist on 后面不能接由“名词或代词 动词不定式”构成的复合宾语。不能说:the teacher insisted on all the compositions to be handed in on monday.
2)insist 宾语从句(从句中的谓语动词常用虚拟语气,即should 动词原形或