为帮助控制这样的问题和促进国际贸易平稳发展，世界贸易组织(WTO)成立了。

　　①They are introducing new measures to ensure the smooth running of the business.

　　他们正采取新措施，以确保公司平稳运转。

　　(1)smooth away　　　　　　 摆脱(困境)；克服(困难)；排除(障碍)

　　smooth down 平静下来

　　smooth over 缓和；调解；消除

　　smooth the way/path (to) 铺平(通往...... 的)道路

　　smooth sth.out 把......弄平

　　(2)smoothly adv. 顺利地

　　②She was smoothing out a handkerchief when I went in.

　　当我进去时她正设法弄平一块手绢。

　　③Any differences between the groups were soon smoothed away.　

　　几个组之间的所有分歧很快就消除了。

　　④The sea smoothed down again after a typhoon.

　　一场台风之后大海又平静下来了。

　　[即境活用1]　

　　Be sure to wear gloves when ________ mirror edges.

　　A．smoothed　　　　　　　 　B．to smooth

　　C．smoothing D．being smoothed

　　解析：选C。考查省略句式。句意：磨平镜子边缘时一定要戴手套。when smoothing是when you are smoothing的省略形式。

　　2．put into effect 使生效，实施

　　[教材原句]　One of the conditions of belonging to the organization is that these laws must be put into effect by member countries.

　　加入这个组织的条件之一是这些法律在成员国必须付诸实施。

　　①These suggestions were adopted and put into effect.

　　这些建议得到了采纳，并付诸实施。

　　in effect　　　　　　　　　　 有效；实际上

out of effect 失效，失灵