语法与词汇 So far, the little we have been able to do has onlyslightly alleviated the situation.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】句意：到目前为止，我们所能做的只是稍稍缓解了局势。alleviate减轻；缓解。help帮助；有助于……。beautify美化。intensify使强化；使激烈。shift移动；转变。help与alleviate都表示好的影响，意思相近。