1.prime minister 首相
The prime minister and the moderates are not yet home and dry.
首相和温和派还未大功告成 。
2.economic crisis 经济危机
The British press, making a mountain out of a molehill, precipitated an unnecessary economic crisis.
英国报界小题大做,酿成了一场不必要的经济危机 。
3.Hard on the heels of 紧接着
A business depression followed hard on the heels of the election.
选举之后,商业就萧条了 。
4.single out 挑选
We wanted to single out the main threat to civilisation.
我们想特别指出威胁文明的主要因素 。