1.be linked to 与…有关联
例句:The prevalence of these widgets means they can report on almost all your browsing activity, which can thenbe linked to databases full of the social data you intentionally share.
这些工具的盛行率意味着他们可以报告几乎所有你的浏览活动,然后将它们连接到充满你有意分享的社交数据的数据库中
。2.corruption scandal 腐败丑闻
例句:Shanghai Tower is being built by a consortium of companies owned by the municipal government — two years ago the local government had put the project on hold amid a big corruption scandal.
上海中心大厦是由上海市政府下属的一个集团公司负责建造的;由于一起重大腐败丑闻,当地政府两年前暂时搁置了这个项目
。3.even though 虽然
例句:Even though my hero has only one arm, she can do everything that we can do.
尽管我的小英雄只有一只胳膊,可她可以象我们一样做我们能做的事
。4.take responsibility 承担责任
例句:You’ll never have the power to change the situation until you take responsibility for it.
你永远不会行使自己的权力去改变这个情况直到有一刻你承担了这个责任
。