defend against保卫; 抵抗

defend from保护, 保卫(使不受伤害)

[练习] 汉译英

1） 警察的职责是保护民众不受伤害。

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2） 他试图通过描述事实来保护他的声誉。

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Keys: 1) It's policemen's duty to defend their people from harm. 2）He tried to defend his reputation by describing the truth.

1. senior adj.年长的；高年级的；高级的n.年长者，长辈

[典例]

senior staff高级职员

a senior officer高级军官

a senior high school高中

senior student高年级学生

she has a good relationship with her senior.

[重点用法]

be senior to...比......年长

[练习] 汉译英

1） 我比你大两岁.

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2） 她最终选择嫁给了大她十岁的绅士。

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Keys: 1) I am two years senior to you. 2) She finally chose to marry a gentleman ten years senior to her.

2. approve vt. 赞成；称许；批准

[典例]

1) Her father will never approve of her marriage to you. 他父亲永远不会同意她和你结婚。

2) Congress approved the budget. 国会批准了国家预算。

[练习] 汉译英

1) 开始他不赞成这个决定,后来被说服了。

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2) 老师看了约翰的作业表示赞许。

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Keys: 1)The teacher looked at John's work and approved it. 2)At first he didn't approve of the decision, but soon he was persuaded.