口语课堂第107期:消除;降低
snuff out 扑灭，消除
Governments vowed to snuff out crime on campus.
政府部门誓要消除校园犯罪行为
A mayor has taken actions to snuff out illegAl gun dealing
一个州长已采取行动，试图消除非法枪支交易。
Snuffing out crime is our best hope for safe streets and schools.
消除犯罪行为，拥有一个安全的街道和校园环境，是我们最大的期望。
play down 降低，缩小，轻描淡写
Although our economy keeps growing at a decent rate ,we cannot play down the difficulties our country is facing.
尽管我国经济以一个不错的速度持续增长，我们仍不能小看我们目前所面临的困难。
Everybody is crazy for his heroic behavior but he just plays it down.
人人都为他的英勇行为而疯狂，他却总是轻描淡写，一笔带过
