杂志英语听力:国会能控制住大型科技公司吗?(1)

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1. rein in 控制
Certainly it does look as if officials are planning to step up their efforts to curb price rises and rein in a runaway property market.
很明显，该国政府正准备全力抑制物价和地产市场。

2. to grill sb. 盘问
At least one, AQR, had asked its lawyers to grill the fund's prime brokers about the fate of its assets.
至少一家公司，就是AQR资本管理公司，就委托其律师对他们的资产未来向基金的主要的一些经纪人进行了盘问。

3. the next at bat 下一个；
Ms. Smith, you and the financial department are the next at bat.
史密斯女士，你和金融部准备上。

4. come to a head 达到高潮；逼近紧要关头
Barry and Anne were always bickering, but things have now really come to a head and I fear that their marriage it about to break up.
巴里和安妮老是争吵不休，但现在情况真的到了严重的时刻，我害怕他们的婚姻即将破裂。