例句:This is what we would deem to be good and excellent business.
这就是我们将认为是优良业务。
4.The American State Department says the US is preparing a series of sanctions to be imposed on the President of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, unless he steps down and allows his rival Alassane Ouattara to take over.
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。
5.And we are going to continue to ratchet up the pressure until he does give up power.
ratchet up(一步步地)增加;渐进
例句:The Europeans say they accept that it may be necessary to ratchet up sanctions against the regime in Tehran.
欧洲领导人说,他们认为,也许有必要加强对德黑兰当局的制裁。
1.Mr Obama is opposed to the extension along with many of his party, but he agreed to it in order to get approval for his own plans to extend unemployment benefits from his Republican opponents.
but表示转折。in order to表示目的。to extend unemployment benefits是动词不定式做后置定语,修饰plans。
2.If this hadn't passed, taxes would have gone up for all Americans in the New Year.
与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。
3.The High Court in London has ruled that a temporary limit on the number of skilled migrant workers entering Britain from non-European Union countries was introduced unlawfully.