clarify one's position　　　　　 阐明某人的立场

　　clarify a problem/situation 澄清问题/情况

　　①I'm determined that I'll clarify my position at a proper time.

　　我决定将在合适的时候阐明我的立场。

　　②I hope that what I say will clarify_the_situation.

　　我希望我说的话能澄清这一情况。

　　4．(教材P10)Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.

　　令人庆幸的是，当苏格兰的詹姆斯国王也成为英格兰和威尔士的国王时并未经过战争。

　　conflict n．矛盾；冲突 vt.冲突；抵触

　　(1)in conflict with　　　　　　 与......有冲突

　　come into conflict with 与......产生冲突

　　(2)conflict with 与......相冲突

　　①The two countries have been in conflict with each other for decades.

　　这两个国家的冲突已有几十年了。

　　②He often comes into conflict with his classmates, which annoys his parents.

　　他经常和同学们发生冲突，这让他的父母很烦恼。

　　③It's obvious that our interests conflict_with yours.

　　很明显我们的利益和你们的相冲突。

　　5．(教材P10)However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.

　　然而，爱尔兰的南部不愿意(组建联合王国)，它分离出去并建立了自己的政府。

　　break away (from)挣脱(束缚)；脱离；与......断绝关系

　　①The boy was so angry that he broke away from his mother and ran away.

　　这个男孩如此生气以至于他挣脱开母亲跑开了。

　　break in　　　　　　 打断；插嘴说；闯入

　　break into 闯入......；爆发

　　break out (战争)爆发；(火灾)突然发生

　　break up 分解；解散；破裂

　　②As the President's car arrived, the crowd broke into loud applause.

总统的汽车到达时，群众中爆发出热烈的掌声。