1. Once the order is given there is likely to be only a matter of minutes in which it could be r_____.
指令一旦发出,能撤回的时间很可能就只有几分钟了。
2. Refugees from Syria's civil war c_____ into rubber dinghies at Turkish ports to reach Greek islands.
叙利亚内战的难民在土耳其港口爬上橡皮艇,前往希腊的岛屿。
3. Cells were damaged and two inmates were injured in a f_____ involving around 40 prisoners.
在涉及约40名囚犯的争执中,囚室遭到破坏,两名囚犯受伤。
4. Their e_____ is debatable, but so is that of more lethal methods.
(这些方法)的效力存疑,但更为致命的方法也未必会好些。
5. Only a few hands went up, suggesting they were not quite as c_____ as he had thought.
只有寥寥几个人举了手,意味着他们并不像他想象中的那样娇生惯养。
6. At any other firm such grandiosity would invite d_____.
换做在任何其他公司,这样的自命不凡都会招致嘲笑。
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