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1.work out 算出
It is proving hard to work out the value of bankrupt firms' assets...
清算破产公司的资产值其实很困难 。
2.In any case无论怎样
Either he escaped, or he came to grief. In any case, he was never seen again.
他要么逃掉了,要么遭到了不测 。不管怎么样,反正再也没有人见过他 。
3.at first hand亲身
He arrived in Natal to see at first hand the effects of the recent heavy fighting.
他来到纳塔尔亲自了解最近发生的激烈冲突造成的后果 。
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