杂志英语听力:伊拉克战后重建会成功吗(2)

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1. stand up to 直面；对抗；经得住
Then a series of setbacks convinced him to stand up to China with a more muscular strategy.
但是随后一系列的挫折使得奥巴马确信，必须以更强硬的策略对抗中国。

2. rule with and iron grip/fist/hand 实行铁腕统治
My boss rules with an iron fist. I'm looking for a new job.
老板对我们公司实行了铁腕统治，我准备跳槽了。

3. be cast as 被视为
Indeed, policies that cool down hot money can be cast as the kind of prudential and anti-cyclical measures now in vogue.
实际上，给热钱降温的措施可以被视为如今正在大行其道的那种谨慎的反周期举措。

4. morph into 演变为
The European crisis will quickly morph into a global one, possibly a second global recession.
欧洲的危机将很快演变为一场世界性危机，并可能导致新一轮全球经济衰退。