重点讲解:
1. leave behind 留下;余留;
The criminal didn't leave behind any traces of his crime.
罪犯没有留下任何作案的痕迹 。
2. at the expense of 以牺牲…的利益为代价;
But skeptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient.
但是持怀疑态度的人担心费用的削减会以牺牲病人的利益为代价 。
3. take over 接管,控制;
A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways.
一家英国报纸称,英国航空公司计划接管环球航空公司 。
4. prop up 支撑;维持;
Investments in the U.S. money market have propped up the American dollar.
对美国资金市场的投资扶持了美元 。
n. 支柱,支持者,倚靠人
n. 道具