短语讲解:
1. In his confirmation hearing, U.S. Senators asked the former head of Exxon-Mobil how to prevent U.S. assistance from being stolen by corrupt foreign countries.
prevent from 阻止, 防止
例句:Active cure of swoon patients was important to prevent from complications.
积极救治晕厥患者,对预防并发症有重要意义。
2. "Too much of the foreign aid given by the Western countries -- U.S., OECD countries -- has ended up only securing in power corrupt regimes."
end up(以…)结束; 最终成为[变得]; 最后处于
例句:If we do, we will end up with nothing.
否则,我们到头来什么也得不到。