1.stand down 退出
Profits plunged and he stood down as chairman last January.
因利润骤降,他作为董事长于去年1月辞职了 。
2.oil tankers 油轮
Have oil tankers been ready for bunkering?
油轮准备好加装了吗?
3.shot down 击落
They claimed to have shot down one incoming missile
他们声称击落了一枚来犯的导弹 。
4.take out of 取出
How much tax do they take out of your monthly pay?
他们从你的月薪中抽出多少税?
5.The seizure was the latest in a series of developments in the area.
a series of 一系列的
The students have put forward a series of questions.
学生们提出了一系列问题 。
A series of technical foul-ups delayed the launch of the new product.
一系列技术问题延误了新产品的上市 。
6.Trump chose to cancel a planned airstrike at the last minute.
at the last minute 最后一刻
The union threatened a strike but called it off at the last minute.
工会威胁要罢工,不过在最后一刻取消了行动 。
The Liberal Democrat's support fell away at the last minute.
自由民主党的支持率在最后一刻有所下降 。