杂志英语听力:新奥尔良拆联邦纪念碑一事折射出的种族主义问题(2)

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1. bent on 执意
But I got caught up in it because politicians seem bent on ruining Iceland's natural environment.
但我不得不对此有所作为，因为政客们似乎执意要破坏冰岛的自然环境。

2. gnawing at sb. 噬咬；折磨
He was searching for something that had been gnawing at him all day.
丹尼斯正在卧室到处搜那个已经折磨了他一整天的东西。

3. fomented by sb. 由……煽动起来的
In July 1974 Makarios was briefly deposed in a coup fomented by Greece's colonels, and Turkey invaded, taking control of 38% of the island.
1974年7月，马可里阿斯因为希腊上校们煽动起的政变被短暂罢免，土耳其趁机出兵，控制了塞岛38%的领土。

4. split on 在……上产生了分歧
They were split on the question of women's rights.
他们在女权问题上产生了分歧。