Question

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a freeze on hiring
plant closings
not in a hundreds years
gushing cascades
括号中词意：
i know (a great little) about Italy.
how about (right )after lunch?
i've been (made head of )purchasing.
this is (setting us back).

Answer 1

a freeze on hiring :雇用/租赁冻结
plant closings ：关闭工厂
not in a hundreds years ：用不了几百年
gushing cascades：喷出瀑布

i know (a great little) about Italy：a great little 表示很少。a great修饰little，表示“很、非常”句意：对于意大利我了解的很少。
how about (right )after lunch? right在这里表示“正好”的意思。句意：正午饭的时候如何
i've been (made head of )purchasing：made head表示前进、有进展。而make head or tail of表示了解、弄清楚。make head of就不怎么晓得了。不过句意应该是我被强迫购买。
this is (setting us back)：set bace表示阻止的意思。句意：这件事阻碍了我们。