1. trade accord 贸易协定
Costa Rica is the only signatory country not to have ratified the trade accord, which has come into force elsewhere in Central America.
在涉约国中，哥斯达黎加是唯一一个还没在贸易协定上签字的，而在其它中美洲国家，该协定已经开始投入执行了4sOMA@BbWsqOiv%.;T。

2. fail to 没能
Leonardo did not allow for the damp in the wall and painted on the plaster which failed to dry.
列奥纳多没有考虑到墙壁的潮湿，灰浆还未干透，他就开始作起画来了taIY#4tL7H。

3. take the reins 掌权
With the end of the presidency of Wallace B. Smith in 1996, however, no Smith descendant was available to take the reins of leadership.
不过，随着1996年华莱士·B·史密斯结束会长任期之后，便再也没有史密斯家族的直系后裔来担任会长职务^LwAd*jP,|。

4. close a deal 达成协议
Mr Chang believes a failure to close a deal before the election will not trigger a property sell-off.
章先生认为，在选举前无法达成协议不会引发地产价格的大幅下跌oKhTvgR5l2f#Z,*9K+QP。