1.come down下来,降落;流传下来;倒塌;落魄,失势
We were expecting them to come down by now and they have not.
我们预期粮价现在应该出现回落,但是没有回落
。2.Cold War冷战
One, unlike during the Cold War, the value of the espionage that these people appear to have conducted seems close to worthless, on both sides.
第一,与冷战时期不同,这些人曾在谍报工作中具有的价值现在对双方来说似乎都已接近于零
。3.stare down盯得(某人)不敢对视
I would writhe my shoe some more and stare down at the worn rug.
我盯着旧地毯,更狠命地蹂躏我的鞋
。4.nuclear conflict 核冲突
By July, Castro admitted that he had jumped the gun a bit by predicting nuclear conflict by the end of the World Cup, but said he still felt that an atomic Armaggedon was imminent.
到了7月,卡斯特罗承认,冲突会在世界杯结束时发生的预测确实草率了一点,但他仍认为一场原子大战已经迫在眉睫
。5.spring up出现;涌现;萌芽
Buildings in Shanghai continue to spring up without loft insulation or double glazing.
在上海,没有顶楼隔热或双层玻璃的建筑不断涌现
。