Rally: a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political party 公众集会,群众大会(尤指支持某信念或政党的)
to attend/hold a rally 参加/召集大会
a peace/protest rally 和平/抗议集会
a mass rally in support of the strike 支持罢工的群众大会
reverse: to change something completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before 颠倒;彻底转变;使完全相反
to reverse a procedure/process/trend 彻底改变程序/过程/趋势
The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. 政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势.
It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease. 有时可以阻止病情发展或使病情彻底好转.
Renewable: of energy and natural resources 能源和自然资源 that is replaced naturally or controlled carefully and can therefore be used without the risk of finishing it all 可更新的;可再生的;可恢复的
renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power 像风力和太阳能这种用之不竭的能源
Habitable: suitable for people to live in 适合居住的 adjective
The house should be habitable by the new year. 房子到新年时应该就可以住进去了.
Well, we can use public transport instead of taking our cars for a start.
'for a start'用于强调一系列理由、意见等的第一条,首先.
I'm not working there─for a start, it's too far to travel. 我不去那边干活儿--首先,路太远,去不了.
I think that the issue of greatest concern is having enough sources of clean water for everyone.
the issue of the greatest concern:最大的问题,最令人担心的问题