磕磕绊绊学英文（216）

1、Search and rescue operation still continues to look for victims in debris after several devastating earthquakes. <n.废墟，垃圾，废弃物，残骸，碎片>

2、The knight cast the sword far out into the lake. <v.扔，投，抛，掷>

3、The mountains acted as a natural barrier to the spread of the disease. <n.隔栏，屏障，障碍物>

4、This treatment represents a significant advance in the field of cancer research. <v.相当于，等同于，是，代表>

5、We must take action to stem the rising tide of unemployment. <v.阻止，遏制>

6、The painting in question is by Vincent van Gogh. <正被考虑的，正被谈论的>

7、Law enforcement agents intercepted a shipment of drugs from Central America. <v.拦截，截住>

8、A shortage of money has forced them to scale the project down. <减少，缩小规模、范围等>

9、We shuttled between the city and the country all summer. <v.穿梭，往返>

A bus shuttled people from the parking lot to the dock. <v.往返运送>

10、Unemployment is not the issue, the real problem is the economic downturn. <n.问题的要害，要点>