1. President Calderon has made some real steps that were tough for him to make in

order to confront organized crime within his country.

為了打擊國(guó)內(nèi)有組織犯罪，卡爾德龍總統(tǒng)已經(jīng)采取了一些實(shí)質(zhì)性措施，盡管對(duì)他來(lái)

說(shuō)并不容易。

2. He insisted on building another house, which he had no use for.

他堅(jiān)持要再造一座房子，盡管他并無(wú)此需要。