1.deadly disease致命疾病，膏盲病

That's a far cry from the US approach, where assisted suicide is illegal everywhere except Oregon and Washington, and in those states available only to residents suffering from a deadly disease.

这与美国式的做法大不相同，美国除了俄勒冈州和华盛顿州，协助自杀都是非法的，而且在那两个州，法律只对患有某种致命疾病的居民有效@oY-(#V+T-@。

2.lay to rest消除；埋葬

“It is resources of this order of magnitude that would make it possible definitely to lay to rest the specter of conflicts over food that are looming on the horizon,” he added.

“这笔数额就是我们驱除地平线上正在出现的粮食冲突这一幽灵所需的资金，”他补充说Cz47GOJmyY=a@。

3.prepare for为…准备，使有准备

Dust off your old skills and prepare for new responsibilities.

把你荒疏已久的技艺重新练好，准备担负新任务GRv=+WT!3J*F=*v#^Ec。

4.as a means of作为一种……手段；作为……的工具

They had taken to poaching as a means of supporting fresh meat for the table.

他们曾从事偷猎，把它作为提供桌上菜肴的一种手段no6ul!oa13ob7aio8(q。

5.dress up打扮，装饰；穿上盛装

She laughed and said that she had heard that a couple that stayed there once liked to dress up like Bonnie and Clyde and drive a Roadster up and down the California Coast.

她笑了起来，回答说她听说曾经有一对情侣住在那里，他们喜欢把自己打扮得像雌雄大盗邦妮和克莱德一样，开着敞篷跑车沿着加州海岸来回兜风[p^5hc~li;Ed0X7。