federal authority联邦政府
be filled with充满
have to必须得
homeland security国土安全
be involved in参与,从事
be judged on按…评判,判断
lay stress on = focus on强调,重视
meet one’s needs/standards满足需要,符合标准
not…..but…..不是,而是
oil drilling= oil tapping= oil exploitation开采石油
owing to/ due to / because of / thanks to幸亏,由于,因为
oppose to反对
make a point of重视
pay increases加薪
persuade sb to do sth劝说
pick up捡起,接送,学习
there is no question that毫无疑问
range from …to…范围从…到…
resort to采取…方法,手段
be responsible for对…负责
have roots in根源于,原因
in the long run从长远角度看
see/view/regard/consider as把…当作,看做…
share one’s opinion同意...的观点
have something to do with和…有关have nothing to do with和…无关
social ties社会联系
stop/prevent/keep sb from doing sth阻止…..做…..
strive to do设法,努力
tend to常常
in terms of有关于,涉及到…
volunteer to do sth主动,志愿
in the wake of sth …之后