Six Keywords to look up

1. take over (ph.) 接任；接管；接手

• definition 

to begin to have control of something.

• example 

The firm was badly in need of restructuring when she took over.

The asset management company took over the bank's bad loans.

2. rush (v) (使)急速前進；(使)趕緊

• definition 

to go or do something very quickly.

• example

 I've been rushing all day trying to get everything done.

 I rushed up the stairs.

3. dominate (v) 統治；控制

• definition

 to have control over a place or person.

• example 

He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.

They work as a group - no one person is allowed to dominate.

4. ring out (ph.) 響亮地發出

• definition

When a sound rings out, it is loud and clear

• example 

A cry of warning rang out.

5. resolve (v) 解決；解除

• definition

to solve or end a problem or difficulty

• example

Have you resolved the problem of transport yet?

The couple resolved their differences and made an effort to get along.

6. sanction (n) 制裁

• definition

an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law

• example 

Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country because of its attacks on its own people.