Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairmanwas backing off his hard line stand, at least to some extent.
【译文】莱文不愿对上周的辩论做出评论,但有迹象表明,这位董事长的强硬立场起码在一定程度上有所缓和。
【析句】句子本身并不难,但是要正确理解某些词和词组。
【讲词】back off意为“后退”。Why Democrats backed off education budget?(为什么民主党在教育预算这个问题作出让步?)stand意为“立场”。She defended her stand on the issue.(她为自己在这一问题上的立场进行了辩解。)extent意为“广度;宽度;长度;范围;程度”。to a certain extent(在一定程度上),to a great extent(在很大程度上),to some extent(在某种程度上),to such an extentthat(到这样的程度竟然),to that extent(达到那样的程度),to the extent of(到……的程度),tothe extent that(达到……程度)。