Section 1
Beyond one’s comprehension
Be available to
Community service
Be essential to/for
Tend to
Involved in
Amount to
Quit smoking/drinking
In view of/in the view of
A point of view
Be appropriate to
Aging process
The evolutionary process [evolution/ revolution]
Interest rate
Inflation rate
At any rate=on any account
Nervous system
Account for
He has to account to the chairman for all the money he spends.
他必须向主席说明他所花掉所有钱的去向。
On account of
Illness caught him inevitably on account of overwork.
由于工作过度，他生病是不可避免的。
On any account=at any rate
Evolutionary theory
Be concerned with
Express feeling or love to be concerned with disposition?
表达情感或爱和性格有关吗？
Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances.
不要理会你在别人心目中的印象，它们都被表像迷惑与欺骗。
The programmer must know the following about any numerically controlled machining he may be concerned with.
程序编制员必须知道下列可能与他有关的'数控'加工。
Be difficult/easy approach
Section2
Take advantage of
Give/have an advantage over
Attitude to/toward
Be expert at
Function as
In this sense the water molecules performs the same function as an added antiozonant.
在此意义上，水分子与加入的抗臭氧剂具有相同的功能
The security settings determine what user can perform what action on what piece of content.
安全设置决定了哪些用户可以在哪些内容上执行哪些动作
Action on
Relate to
1.It affects thinking, feeling, language, and the ability to relate to others.
它会影响人的思考、感觉、语言以及和人交往的能力
Have communication with
Communication between
Practical ability
Be responsible for
Who should be responsible for adult education?
谁该应负起成人教育的责任?
A. The program developer must create a thread to be responsible for free the memory.
程序开发者必须自己创建一个线程进行内存释放的工作。
One’s ability to do sth
On the/an average
In detail
A significant number of
A well-balanced diet
In consequence of
In consequence
On the decline
Social disease
Market economy
Engage in
Life-extending technology
Transmit the message
Criminal activities/commit a crime
In conclusion
Draw a conclusion
Be critical of
Distinguish from
Focus sth with
Majority status
In the manner of
Respond to
At the risk of
Take/run the risk of
Natural section
Place/put/lay an emphasis on
Take for granted
Make a judgment
Leisure time
Moral standard
Moral code
Atmosphere pressure
In/out the proportion to sth
In response to
Be response for
Unemployment rate
In some aspects
Make attempt
Baby boom
Put in a claim for
Consist of
In contrast to/with
Be convinced for
A strike discipline
To some extent
Intellectual property
Intelligence test
Make a policy
Adjust a policy
Private property
Remark about/on
Academic achievement
Academic study
Give sb access to
Artificial satellite
Artificial organs
Artificial intelligence
Be capable of
Comment on
A commercial culture
Rules of conduct
It is your responsibility to know, understand and abide by these rules of conduct
In connection to/with
I understand that I may have to bear all / part of the travel and other expenses in connection with the event.
Be entitled to
Be entitled to reject any behaviors against government law and regulations.
When approved, they may be entitled to national and the City's preferential treatment. 经核准开办的，可以享受国家和本市规定的优惠政策。
Be explode to
Be favorable to
The challenge for the future lies in fostering conditions in cities that will be favorable to economic growth.
今后的挑战在于在城市中培养有利于经济发展的条件。
This research will be favorable to overcome accounting information distortion in practice and enlarge accounting theory.
这无疑有助于实务中治理会计信息质量低下问题，也可以丰富我国会计理论。
Fundamental innovation
Fundamental process
Fundamental element
Explain tray items
Mechanical apparatus
Oppose to doing sth
Hold/keep pace with
Prompt response
In prospect of (expect/anticipate)
Break regulations
Perform one’s responsibilities
Restrict to
Be award for
Give a reward to
On a large scale
In scale
Self sufficient
Section 3
A typical example
Adjust to
Adjust oneself in the school
Adopt new policies
Attach importance to
Attribute to
On the basis of
Office blocks
Capture one’s attention
Commit crimes/criminal activities
Commit suicide
On the contrary
The crucial time
Be dependent on
Make a distinction between
The theory of evolution
With the exception of
Exceptional children
Stock exchange
Be exhausted from
Exhaust pipe
Accident insurance
Be liable for
The shipping company should be liable for their rough handling.
船运公司应该对他们的野蛮装卸负责。
Be liable to
Any person not putting litter in this basket will be liable to a fine of $5.
任何不把垃圾扔进这个筐内的人将处以罚款5美元。
The machinery of the law
In the presence of
We thrive in the presence of nature and suffer in its absence.
有了大自然，我们就兴盛，没有大自然，我们就受苦。
This is true even in the presence of water treatment systems, they say.
他们说，这是真实的，甚至在处理过的水系统中也存在
The organism is more heat resistant in the presence of sugar than of salt.
微生物在含有糖的培养基中比在含有盐的培养基中更耐热。
But there will be signal cancellation in the presence of coherent interference.
一旦出现同调干扰将会有信号抵销的现象。
No matter how great your achievement of work is, it is trivial in the presence of God.
无论你个人通过工作获得了多么大的成就，在上天面前都是微不足道的。
Productive resources
Promote the sale of
Regulate one’s spending
Relevant to
What skills do you offer that are most relevant to this job?
你能提供哪些和这份工作最紧密相关的技能？?
Rely on
Government revenues
Ahead of the schedule
Be sensitive to
Hot spot
Have sympathy for sb
Make a trial
Urgent mission
By virtue of
Transmit a message
Transmit an idea
Textile industry
Be suspicious of
Solar system
Solar energy
Be secure from interruption
Retire from playing
Section 4
Electronic cash registers
In/with reference to
Economic recovery
Pursue a degree
Primitive society
Positive role
Pose no threat to
Pose a challenge
Oversea students
Urgent mission
Input-output balance
Military mission
On occasion
By occasion of
Be obliged to
Military intelligence
In memory of
Strategic instruments Measuring instruments Generate electricity
Fulfill the task
On the foundation
Foresee the problems External challenge
Invest emotion in Elementary school Elementary-particle
Deriver from
Deprive sb of sth
Deduce from
An economic crisis Contempt for
Be conscious of
Racial conflict
In conflict with
Be composed of composition Compensate for
Modern civilization
Cease to
Be bound to
On behalf of
Award degrees
Associate with
Associate professor
Express one’s approve for sth Appreciate doing sth
Apply to/for
Full one’s ambition
Public administration Merges and acquires
Be worthwhile to do sth Be accurate in
Section 5
Acquaint sb with Admission notice
Attain one’s object
Bold imagination Opening/closing ceremony Graduation ceremony Communicate with Comparative advantage Compel sb to do Conform to/with Consent to Conventional lifestyle
Be curious about
Be dedicate to doing Natural disaster
Discern from
Mental disorder
Be distinct from
Division of labor
Social equality
Exert influence on/over
A population explosion Raise eyebrow Everlasting fame
Be fascinated by
Fertile land/soil/field Industrial giants
Catch/get a glimpse of Globalization process Across/around globe Moral guidance
Historic events
The host country
A host of
One-parent households
Lean against
Goods of home/foreign manufacture Production mode
Mutual fund
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear transfer
Nuclear testing
Make the observations of
Organic being
A market-oriented economy
World outlook
Parallel to/with
Participate in
Preferable to
Prior to
Rear-view mirror
Reckon on
Reckon with
remind sb of sth
an airline reservation
resist the impact
resist the temptation
specialize in
resort to force/war
bank saving
a sequence of
stem from
section 6
the supreme court
think tank
feel upset about
venture investment
verbal symbols
verbal signals
verbal description
school violence
virtual environments
abide by/comply with
absence of mind
be absorbed in
take an acquaintance to
drug addict
be adequate for
national drug agency
alternate with/between A and B
mechanic apparatus
take attendance
have a bias towards/against sb
cling film
coincidence in opinion
compile data
comply with
reach a compromise over sth
energy conservation//energy-intensive
consistence with
The algorithm is discussed in detail in theory, and experiment result shows consistence with theory.
对算法进行了详细的理论分析和推导，实验结果取得了和理论分析的一致
physical constitution
correspond with
correspond to
substance dependence
exile in
divert sb’s attention from sth
the theory about drafting plates
gross domestic product
domestic market
emergency funding
energy-intensive
be equivalent to
an information era
excel in
fantastic novel
fantastic fascinate section 7
a fraction of
a frame of reference
the frontier
a genius for / genuine in/out of harmony with harsh remarks
harsh realities
in haste
at some hazard wizard noise hazards
on the horizon integrated circuit
interact with
interior design
at intervals
be keen on
with great passion
get on one’s nerves obligation to do
patent office
without permission
sex ratio
in perspective
prime minister proficiency in
make provision
raw materials
recall sb to life
social recognition
rectify the financial order be reluctant to do
renew strength
renew a contract contract contact
disease resistance restrain on
revolutionary discipline
personal sacrifices
for the sake of
savage behavior
shed light on
voluntary simplicity
speculate in
Beijing is trying to curb foreign "hot money" coming into China to speculate in stocks and real estate.
北京正试图遏制外国的“热钱”进入中国来炒作股票和房地产。
economic stability
statistical data
stumble across/upon
So, it is all about this and we are perfectly aware that customs will only act if they happen to stumble across a product that is fake.
所以这是我们的目的，我们完全明白，海关将只会在偶尔发现仿冒产品时采取行动。
It had surprised him to stumble upon a dirty, forgotten place like that in a bank that was always so tidy.
在象银行这样一个素来十分洁净的地方，竟会撞见一处肮脏的，被人遗忘的死角，使他感到十分惊讶。
substitute for
Although life imprisonment is a better substitute for the death penalty sentence.
虽然无期徒刑是一种代替死刑的比较好的刑罚。
physician-assisted suicide
sum up
a winding trail
be uneasy about the future
urban area/urban life
urge sb to do/urge sb on
at the almost
a vacant expression
wind velocity
vertical flight
vice versa
It is not a must that all models have a corresponding controller, or vice versa.
并不是所有的模型都必须有一个对应的控制器，反之亦然
vice president
computer virus
at the vital moment
absolutely trust
absolute zero
make an abstract of
an abstract concept
in accordance with
be accustomed to
an acute observe
adolescence period
agitate against
In Haiti, people have already begun to agitate against rising food prices.
海地已经出现抵制粮食价格上涨的运动
alien to/from
What Harry said was alien to the subject.
哈里所说的与话题无关
This style is alien from genuine English .
这种文体与纯正的英语不同
ambulance-cashing
home/domestic appliance
aspire to
assimilate knowledge
with assurance
of/to no avail
trade barrier
bay area
have some bearing on
a brisk argument
Examples I heard of have suggested that many a brisk argument or an insulting quarrel breaks out when the weary and impatient queues push and shove each other to get on buses.
我听到的许多例子都说明了，许多相互争辩的侮辱性的争吵都是在排着长队、疲倦不堪、等得不耐烦的人们为争抢着上公共汽车时互相推搡而发生的。
bump against/into
She slipped and bumped into me
bump along/down
Their car bumped along the rough mountain road
Bypass operation
on campus
cast a light on
cater for
catholic church
transistor circuit
a classic case
pay compliments to sb
compulsory education
make concession to sth
condemn sb to
bus conductor
a broad consensus
commercial correspondence
Clarify and conciseness often go hand in hand in commercial correspondence .
在商务通信中，清楚和简洁通常是一起出现的。
by courtesy of
He was invited into China by courtesy of the government.
他蒙政府特许被邀请到中国大陆。
as cool as a cucumber
Not everyone can keep as cool as a cucumber in an emergency.
在紧急情况下，并不是每个人都能保持冷静的
paper currency
make a dash for
deficiency disease
a dim smile
make a discount
dispose of
drain away
Some of experts in Russia were drained away to the United states in recent years.
最近几年俄罗斯一些专家外流到了美国。
in edition
elbow sb out of the way
in essence
real estate
an explosive situation
fabricated metal industry
to be frank
frequency composition
fruitful research
a gambling house
gamble in stocks
gear to
Education should be geared to the children's abilities.
教育应该适应孩子们的能力
believe in
greenhouse effect
groan with pain
chewing gum
military hardware
a patent holder ( latent patent )
a joint-venture
合资
energy-intensive
be jealous of
lag behind
lateral move
This is not the time to change jobs for a new one, however, for your new job would more likely be a lateral move rather than a step up.
但是这段时间不适合换份新工作，因为这份新工作很有可能只是原地踏步，而并没有任何进步。
looming danger
approve a load
lump sth together
He lumped all the chemical experts together into a group.
他把所有化学专家编成一组。
You can't lump all these different things together.
你不可以将所有这些不同的事物统统归并在一起。
finalize a manuscript
by a large margin
at the mercy of
municipal business
traits of character
One difficulty is that almost all of what is called behavioral science continues to trace behavior to states of mind, feelings, traits of character, human nature, and so on.
一个难题是几乎所有的行为科学继续把行为归结于精神状态，感觉，性格特点和人类的本性等方面。
occupy oneself with sth
at the outset
That would certainly be preferable to a competitive situation at the outset.
这样做当然比一开始就处于竞争情况更为可取
pave the way for
ozone layer
peculiar to
penalty for
He will receive the penalty for own behavior.
他将为自己的所做所为受到惩罚。
energy pinch
with a pinch of salt
Such foreign investors' enthusiasm, though welcome, needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.
这些外国投资者的积极性，虽然值得欢迎的，但是我们也需要采取与保留之处，谨慎处理。
plead for/against (plea)
You should get a lawyer to plead for your case.
你该请一位律师为你的案子辩护。
We advise you to plead against the decision.
我们建议你反驳那个决定。
plunge into
the preceding year
premium system
probe into
high profile
economic puppet
racial conflict
make a raid on
queue up
rap music
reconcile to
recreation area
remedy for
sales representative
rescue work
restrain sb from doing sht
retail price
on the sly
be rigorous with
scare sb stiff
from scratch
soak up
make a splash
a string of
subordinate to
a succession of
superiority in (superior/ inferior) a swam of
by the same token= the same transplant from…. to
sign a treaty
trifle with
vacuum cleaner (vacation vacant ) undergraduation degree
water vapor
on the verge of
verge on
out of one’s accord with
with one accord
in alliance with
make allowance for
amplifying lens
make/fix a appointment
a bachelor’s degree
a blast of wind
in full bloom
a bosom friend
blunder about/around
anti-clockwise
collaborate with
a compact car
a compact narration
smoking compartment
a storage compartment
conceal sth from sb
congratulate sb on sth
deviate from
be/caught in dilemma
discharge sb from for = fire sb
be distressed about/over
solar eclipse
embark on/upon
expel sb from the school
catch a flu
make a fuss about
come/bring to a halt
huddle up
contact lens
a linear descendent
lunar calendar
get/gather momentum
murmur against ab
norms of conduct ( rules of conduct ) portable computer
in rags
recipe for success
a harbour of refuge
refund a ticket