口語課堂第107期:消除;降低
snuff out 撲滅，消除
Governments vowed to snuff out crime on campus.
政府部門誓要消除校園犯罪行爲
A mayor has taken actions to snuff out illegal gun dealing
一個州長已採取行動，試圖消除非法槍支交易。
Snuffing out crime is our best hope for safe streets and schools.
消除犯罪行爲，擁有一個安全的街道和校園環境，是我們最大的期望。
play down 降低，縮小，輕描淡寫
Although our economy keeps growing at a decent rate ,we cannot play down the difficulties our country is facing.
儘管我國經濟以一個不錯的速度持續增長，我們仍不能小看我們目前所面臨的困難。
Everybody is crazy for his heroic behavior but he just plays it down.
人人都爲他的英勇行爲而瘋狂，他卻總是輕描淡寫，一筆帶過
