1.combine v. (使)结合,组合,联合,混合
例句:Their system seems to combine the two ideals of strong government and proportional representation.
他们的体制似乎是强有力的政府和比例代表制的完美结合 。
2.due to 由于;因为
例句:Due to his wife's illness, he returned to the State Department as special adviser to the President.
由于妻子生病,他回到了国务院,出任总统的特别顾问 。