③i________（vt. to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information）
④e________（vt. to give someone sth. and receive the same kind of thing from them at the same time）
2. 将划线部分英文翻译成中文：
[NOTES](LONGMAN)
1. pariah n. someone who everyone hates and avoids [= outcast]为众人所痛恨并抛弃的人
2. butt n. （be the butt of something）to be the person or thing that other people often make jokes about笑柄
3. stridency n. 刺耳；尖锐
4. realpolitik n. politics based on practical situations and needs rather than on moral principles or ideas实力政治；现实政治
5. stand-off n. a situation in which neither side in a fight or battle can gain an advantage和局，平衡，相互抵消；制衡
6. cosy adj. having a close connection or relationship, especially one you do not approve of关系亲密的；暧昧的；勾结的
7. fulsome adj. a fulsome speech or piece of writing sounds insincere because it contains too much praise, expressions of thanks etc过分的；过度的；过于做作的；令人感到不快的（恭维）
8. rendition n. 表演；翻译
9. nab vt. 1）to catch or arrest someone who is doing something wrong:捉住；逮捕
2）to get something or someone quickly, especially before anyone else can get them:抢夺
10. rumblings n. remarks that show that people are starting to become annoyed, or that a difficult situation is developing风言风语；谣传