开动initiate; set going
准备…brace for; prepare for
在于lie in; rest on; rest with
主动take the initiative
不算exclusive of; not counting; leaving out
应该得到deserve; have right to; is worthy of
避免avoid; shun; get around; circumvent
幻想fantasy; play of the mind
以此标准来算by this criterion; by this standard
乍看之下at first glance
面对in the face of; in the presence of
以by means of; by virtue of; by the use of
不惜代价at all costs
每况愈下from bad to worse
承受错误造成的后果in reaping the harvest of his mistakes
取得同意…get the go-ahead to
不择手段unscrupulously; by hook or by crook
想法与作法beliefs and practices
内情ins and outs; turns and twists
关键时刻the critical moment
虽然although; notwithstanding; albeit; though
根据according to; on the basis of; on the ground of (that); in the light of; in line with; in accordance with
逃避问题evade the question
增大enlarge; extend; aggrandize
澄清clarify; make clear
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