1.soon after 不久之后;很快
例句:Soon after we had spoken to this man he had met a violent end.
我们和这个人谈话之后没多久,他就死于非命了。
2.relied on 依靠;依赖
例句:The U.S. has increasingly relied on Japanese capital.
美国越来越依赖日本的资本。
3.think-tanks 智囊团
例句:We became the target of Republican think-tanks, he recalls.
我们成了共和党智囊团的攻击目标,他回忆说。
4.make up for 补偿;弥补
例句:Ask for an extra compensation payment to make up for the stress you have been caused.
为补偿你为此承受的压力,你要申请额外的补偿金。