Various committees acted as an executive branch, implementing policies of the assembly and supervising, for instance, the food and water supplies and public buildings. — 各委员会作为一个行政部门贯彻执行议会政策，并对诸如食品、水供应以及公共建筑进行监督管理。 ① implement /ˈɪmplɪment/ vt. 使生效，执行，实施 ② assembly /əˈsembli/ n. 立法机构，议会；集会 ③ supervise /ˈsuːpərvaɪz/ v. 监督，管理

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