Week of 11/2

Question 1

in a matter of hours

Answer 1

= no more than (a specific period of time)

Question 2

protracted fight over sth.

Answer 2

持久战

Question 3

pull the plug on sth.

Answer 3

[informal] to prevent a plan, business etc from being able to continue, especially by deciding not to give it any more money

Question 4

Monday’s vaccine news is still rippling through the global economy.

Answer 4

vi. (of water) form or flow with a series of small waves on the surface
n. 细浪，波动，涟漪

Question 5

The media dubbed anorexia [ˌanəˈreksēə] “the slimming disease.”
The film will be dubbed into French and Flemish.

Answer 5

vt. give an unofficial name or nickname to (someone or something)
vt. provide (a film) with a soundtrack in a different language from the original

Question 6

They will buckle down to negotiations over the next few months.

Answer 6

buckle down to sth.

tackle a task with determination

Question 7

Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun.

Answer 7

say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical （异教的，离经叛道的）

Question 8

This was perfectly normal earthling behavior.

Answer 8

an inhabitant of the earth (used especially in science fiction by members of alien species)

Question 9

brazen

Answer 9

厚颜无耻的

Question 10

a hectic schedule

They made hectic attempts to contact her.

Answer 10

安排很满的日程表

他们拼命设法和她取得联系