2009年12月英语四六级考试必记的热点词句

　　31. 更加重视••••••

　　give added / increasing weight to sth.

　　随着全球环境的恶化，许多国家越来越重视对自然的保护。

　　With the global environment worsening, many countries are giving increasing weight to the protection of nature.

　　32. 把 •••••• 看作一种标志

　　take sth. as a sign of

　　一些年青人把吸烟看作是成熟和具有男人气概的标志,但吸烟实际上是个潜在杀手。

　　Some teenagers take smoking as a sign of being mature and manly, but actually smoking is a potential killer.

　　33. 向•••••• 投入资金、精力和注意力

　　pour capital, energy and attention into…

　　她把自己全部的爱和精力都倾注到对这群山村孩子们的教育上。

　　She poured all her love and energy into the education of these mountainous children.

　　34. 关心，关注

　　concern oneself with

　　The young people today should not just concern themselves with the pursuit of personal goals. Instead, they should keep the entire motherland in mind and the whole world in view.

　　今天的年青人不应该只关心个人目标的实现，而应该胸怀祖国，放眼世界。

　　35. 出现，涌现

　　spring up

　　During the past twenty years of China’s reform and opening-up, thousands of modernized enterprises have sprung up around China.

　　改革开放的二十年间，一个个现代化的企业在中国大地上雨后春笋般涌现出来。

　　36. 采取举措

　　make / undertake initiatives

　　The central government is making some fresh initiatives to ensure a steady income for the farmers.

　　中央政府正在采取一些新举措，确保农民收入稳定。

　　37.把••••••降到低水平; 使沦落到••••••

　　reduce sth. to a low level

　　Increasing university enrollments doesn’t mean reducing the entrance requirements to a low level.

　　高校扩招并不意味着要降低入学标准。

　　38. 对••••••做出严格限制

　　set strict limits on

　　The Ministry of Education no longer sets strict limits on the age and marital status of those who intend to participate in the college entrance examinations.