将被立法会议员穷追猛打 to be grilled by lawmakers
接受提名角逐总统 to be nominated for the presidency
和终身监禁同时执行 to be served concurrently to the life terms
恳求学生取消集会 to beg students to give up their protest
按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house
向贫穷国家发动金钱外交来换取支持 to buy diplomatic support from impoverished nations
以国内议题为选战主轴 to campaign on domestic issues
包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle
在机场上空盘旋 to circle around the airport
修改选举法以便重新点票 to conduct a recount of votes by changing the electoral law
就是否直选行政长官及所有立法会议员一事咨询公众 to consult the public on whether to hold direct elections for Hong Kong‘s leader and all legislators
这项培训课程。 To date, a total of
接受提名角逐总统 to be nominated for the presidency
和终身监禁同时执行 to be served concurrently to the life terms
恳求学生取消集会 to beg students to give up their protest
按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house
向贫穷国家发动金钱外交来换取支持 to buy diplomatic support from impoverished nations
以国内议题为选战主轴 to campaign on domestic issues
包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle
在机场上空盘旋 to circle around the airport
修改选举法以便重新点票 to conduct a recount of votes by changing the electoral law
就是否直选行政长官及所有立法会议员一事咨询公众 to consult the public on whether to hold direct elections for Hong Kong‘s leader and all legislators
这项培训课程。 To date, a total of
为表示诚意 to demonstrate sincerity
释除疑虑 to dispel doubts
转移人们对即将来临的弹劾投票的视线 to divert attention from their impending impeachment vote against him over the Monica Lewinsky scandal
转飞某地 to divert to somewhere
尽力做好国家 to do what‘s best for our country
确保秩序良好 to ensure order
对一己寻找新的定位 to find a new niche for oneself
内定赛果 to fix the results of the races
符合基本法对该职位的国籍要求 to fulfil the nationality requirement for the post under the Basic Law
分五年削减一成一拨款 to have education funding cut by 11 per cent over five years
帮助指挥救援行动 to help direct the
协助维持治安 to help maintain order
为协助的士司机渡过非典型肺炎难关,运输署周四宣布放宽禁区落客的规限,为期三个月。 To help taxi drivers survive the pneumonia outbreak, the Transport Department announced on Thursday it would relax stopping restrictions from next Thursday for three months.
定期致电长者及探访长者,保持联络 to keep regular contacts with elders by telephone contacts and home visits
维护运动公正廉洁 to keep the sport clean
由市场决定/主导 to let market forces prevail
减少废物/减少浪费 to minimise waste
走更激进路线 to opt for a more radical line
防止器官买卖 to prevent commercial
下月起为该些网上商店提供运送服务 to provide delivery services for their online sales from early next month
为和发达国家看齐 To put the SAR on par with the developed world
对某事表示遗憾 to regret and express dissatisfaction with something
防止经济过热 to rein in its overheated economy
迫令埃斯特拉达下台 to remove Estrada from office
包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house (for exclusive use)
检讨法律 to review the law
以示不满 to show their frustration
解决西藏问题 to solve the Tibet question
维护国家统一和领土完整 to uphold national unity and territorial integrity
拍马屁文化、奉承文化 toadying culture