1、advocate
拥护;提倡;主张
Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
威廉斯先生是个保守派,主张政府应减少对商业的控制 。
the tax policy advocated by the Opposition.
反对党提倡的税收政策
(为某一类人)谋利益者
advocates for the homeless.
为无家可归的人谋利益者
Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.
动物权利保护者指出动物园实际上是动物的牢笼,经常很残酷地对待动物 。
2、challenge
挑战;难题
I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this.
我喜欢大的挑战,而所有挑战中再没有比这更大的了 。
The new government's first challenge is the economy.
新政府面临的第一个难题是经济问题 。
(成功地)应对挑战,迎接挑战
The new Germany must rise to the challenge of its enhanced responsibilities.
一个崭新的德国必须迎接挑战,承担更多的责任 。
They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.
他们一个下午成功接待了80名学童 。
怀疑,质疑(真实性、价值、权威等)
Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill.
民主党领袖对总统签署这项法案提出了质疑 。
The move was immediately challenged by two of the republics.
此项动议立即遭到其中两个共和国的反对 。