But it was OK because the bond market was holding, was taking the strain.

但这并不算什么，因为债券市场仍在维持稳定，承受着压力。

These four posts take the strain of the whole structure.

【strain】这四根柱子承受了整个结构的压力。

There will be times when they are overwhelmed and in need of a big person to take the strain.

有时他们会不知所措， 需要一个大人物来承受压力。

EU Home Affairs ministers say they want to spread the rising number of asylum seekers 80,000 in just the first 4 months of this year, more fairly taking the strain of southern European countries, such as Italy and Greece.

欧盟内政部长表示，他们希望仅在今年前4个月就将不断增加的8万名寻求庇护者分散开来，更公平地分担意大利和希腊等南欧国家的压力。