经济学人下载:列克星顿专栏--搅乱德克萨斯州(2)

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She was out of step with her colleagues.
她和同事们想法不一样。

2.owing to 由于，因为

Owing to staff shortages, there was no food on the plane.
由于工作人员不足，飞机上没有食物。

3.take office 就职

New elections are scheduled for November and a new President is to take office in January.
新选举定于11月举行，新总统将于明年1月就职。