Richter scale 里氏震级

drug-resistant 抗药性的

a permanent committee常设委员会

tripped a landmine

stamp out 扑灭(火),消灭(坏的,危险的东西)
We aim to stamp out poverty in our lifetimes.我们的目标是用我们毕生的精力消灭贫穷。

offensive 进攻

motion 提案

in full swing 全面展开

landfill垃圾掩埋地

the likes of sb 与sb同类型的人
She didn’t want to associate with the likes of me.她不想和像我这种类型的人结交。

see the light of day 见到天日
He’s written a lot of good material that has never seen the light of day.

splitter吐痰者

Sabbath安息日