open up打开
例句:In some places there was no way through for the railway line, so new passages had to be opened up with explosives.
有些地方无法铺设铁路线, 因此一些新的路段得用炸药炸开。
开发
例句:They are opening up a new oil field.
他们正在开发新的油田。
4.We have to pave the way in discussions on a federal and on a state level, but our aim should be to obtain this information if it is relevant.
pave the way为…铺平道路:使更容易取得进步或发展
例句:Their economic policy pave the way for industrial expansion.
他们的经济政策为工业发展铺平了道路。
1.The American Defense Secretary Robert Gates has sacked the marine general overseeing a 40-billion-dollar project to build an advanced warplane for the United States and several of its NATO allies.
参考翻译:
美国国防部长罗伯特·盖茨解雇了负责监管价值400亿美元的项目的海军将军。该项目负责为美国和北约盟国建造高级军用飞机。
结构分析:
这句话的主干是The American Defense Secretary Robert Gates has sacked the marine general,后面的都是修饰成分。overseeing a 40-billion-dollar project是现在分词作后置定语,修饰marine general。to build an advanced warplane是动词不定式做后置定语,修饰project。