1. face-to-face encounter
會(huì)晤
2. shoulder global responsibilities
肩負(fù)全球責(zé)任
3. throng
noun
- a crowd of people 聚集的人群洁奈，一大群人
e.g. We pushed our way through the throng.
He was met by a throng of journalists and photographers.
verb
- to go somewhere or be present somewhere in large numbers 群集， 涌向
e.g. The children thronged into the hall.
People are thronging to see his new play.
4. subtle
adj
- not very noticeable or obvious 不明顯的织咧，微妙的，不易察覺(jué)的
e.g. There are subtle differences between the two versions.
- behaving in a clever way, and using indirect methods, in order to achieve something 機(jī)智的问顷，機(jī)巧的校摩，狡猾的
e.g. I decided to try a more subtle approach.
- organized in a clever way 巧妙的
e.g. a subtle use of lighting in the play
- good at noticing and understanding things 敏銳的败晴，頭腦靈活的
e.g. The job required a subtle mind.
5. flesh out
to add more information or details to a plan, an argument, etc. 充實(shí)，使有血有肉
e.g. These points were fleshed out in the later parts of the speech.
flesh: 肉粤攒，肉體
6. distil
verb
- to make a liquid pure by heating it until it becomes a gas, then cooling it and collecting the drops of liquid that form 蒸餾
e.g. to distil fresh water from sea water
- to make something such as a strong alcoholic drink in this way 用蒸餾法制造
e.g. The factory distils and bottles whisky.
- to get the essential meaning or ideas from thoughts, information, experiences, etc.提煉枉长，濃縮，吸取精華
e.g. The notes I made on my travels were distilled into a book.
7. as is their wont
正如他們的習(xí)慣
wont
verb
- in the habit of doing something 習(xí)慣于
= accustomed
e.g.He was wont to fall asleep after supper.
noun
- something a person often does 習(xí)慣
= habit
e.g. She got up early, as was her wont.
8. render
verb
- to cause somebody/something to be in a particular state or condition 使成為琼讽，變得
=make
e.g. Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake.
- to give somebody something, especially in return for something or because it is expected 給予必峰，提供，回報(bào)
e.g. They rendered assistance to the disaster victims.
- to present something, especially when it is done officially 提交钻蹬，呈現(xiàn)
= furnish
e.g. The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation.
- to express or perform something 表達(dá)吼蚁，表演
e.g. He stood up and rendered a beautiful version of ‘Summertime’.
- to express something in a different language 翻譯
= translate
e.g. The Italian phrase can be rendered as ‘I did my best’.
- to cover a wall with a layer of plaster or cement 粉刷（墻壁）
- to make fat liquid by heating it; to melt something 熔化
9. envoy
noun
- a person who represents a government or an organization and is sent as a representative to talk to other governments and organizations 使者，代表
= emissary
e.g. The President has suggested sending a US peace envoy to the Middle East. 和平大使
10. bolster the rule of law
加強(qiáng)法治
bolster
verb
- to improve something or make it stronger 改善问欠，加強(qiáng),支持
e.g. I needed to stress the bus driver’s evidence in order to bolster my case.
noun
- a long thick pillow that is placed across the top of a bed under the other pillows 墊枕
11. broach
verb
- to begin talking about a subject that is difficult to discuss, especially because it is embarrassing or because people disagree about it 開(kāi)始談?wù)摳未遥耄ㄓ戎噶钊藢擂位蛴挟愖h的話(huà)題）
e.g. She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father.
12. disavow
verb
- to state publicly that you have no knowledge of something or that you are not responsible for something/somebody 不承認(rèn)，否決
e.g. They disavowed claims of a split in the party. 否決黨內(nèi)分裂的說(shuō)法
13. convene
verb
- to arrange for people to come together for a formal meeting 召集顺献，召開(kāi)（正式會(huì)議）
e.g. A Board of Inquiry was convened immediately after the accident.
- to come together for a formal meeting 為正式會(huì)議而聚集旗国，集合
e.g. The committee will convene at 11.30 next Thursday.
14. donor
noun
- a person or an organization that makes a gift of money, clothes, food, etc. to a charity, etc. 捐贈(zèng)者
e.g. She is one of the charity's main donors.
donate :verb
15. template
noun
- a shape cut out of a hard material, used as a model for producing exactly the same shape many times in another material 樣板，模板
e.g. Pressing the template firmly down on the plastic, cut around it with a knife.
If you need to write a lot of similar letters, set up a template on your computer.
16. sanction
noun
- an official order that limits trade, contact, etc. with a particular country, in order to make it do something, such as obeying international law 制裁
e.g. Trade sanctions were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement.
- official permission or approval for an action or a change 許可注整，批準(zhǔn)
= authorization
e.g.These changes will require the sanction of the court.
- a course of action that can be used, if necessary, to make people obey a law or behave in a particular way 制裁能曾，處罰
= penalty
e.g. The ultimate sanction will be the closure of the restaurant.
verb
- to give permission for something to take place 許可，準(zhǔn)許
e.g. The government refused to sanction a further cut in interest rates.
- to punish somebody/something; to impose a sanction on something 制裁肿轨，懲罰
17. dismantle
verb
- to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces 拆開(kāi)寿冕，拆卸
e.g. I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.
- to end an organization or a system gradually in an organized way 廢除，取消
e.g. The government was in the process of dismantling the state-owned industries.
18. qualm
noun
- a feeling of doubt or worry about whether what you are doing is right 顧慮椒袍，不安
= misgiving
e.g.He had been working very hard so he had no qualms about taking a few days off.
She left her husband and children without a qualm.
