1. 年轻人有时会抱怨无法和父母沟通。(communicate with)
Young people sometimes complain of being unable to communicate with their parents.
2. 能在中国云南的一个苗家村落住下来一直是玛丽长久以来的梦想，现在她终于梦想成真了。(to take up residence)
It has been Mary’s long cherished dream to take up residence in a Miao village in Yunnan, China. Now her dream has finally come true.
3. 家养的动物习惯于依赖人，因此很难能在野外活下来。(survive)
Domestic animals are used to depending on humans, so it is difficult for them to survive in the wild.
4. 他突然有种恐惧感，觉得自己会因为经济不景气而被公司裁员。(overtake)
He was suddenly overtaken by a fear that he would be laid off by the company because of depression.
5. 我估计公交路线上堵车了，因为我都等了30分钟也没见一辆车开过去。(figure)
I figure that there is a traffic jam on the route of the bus, for I’ve waited for 30 minutes without seeing one passing by.
1. 记者敦促发言人就此次军事打击作出解释。(press for)
Reporters pressed the spokesman for an explanation of the military attack.
2. 他的竞选演讲未能使选民相信他就是参议员的合适人选。(convince)
His election speech failed to convince the voters that he was the right person for the Senate seat.
3. 尽管我承认有问题存在，但我并不认为这些问题不能解决。(while)
While I admit that there are problems, I don’t agree that they cannot be solved.
4. 他在电视上的第一次辩论给观众留下了深刻的印象。(impression)
His first debate on TV made a deep impression on his audience.
5. 一切事物都是互相联系又互相作用的。(interact with)
All things are interrelated and interact with each other.
1. 思想是通过语言来表达的。(by means of)
Thoughts are expressed by means of language.
2. 我今年买的新书多得难以数清。(keep count of)
I have bought so many new books this year that it’s really difficult fo r me to keep count of them.
3. 这位老太太确信，今天她儿子会回家来为她庆祝生日。(feel assured)
The old lady feels assured that her son will come back home today to celebrate her birthday.
4. 他妈妈坚持说他每月的零用钱不能超过100元。(exceed)
His mother insisted that his pocket money should not exceed 100 yuan per month.
5. 上个月我们买了一辆车，是用我的名字登记的。(register)
We bought a car last month, which was registered under my name.
1. 这支乐队20世纪80年代凭借那张专集一举成名。(shoot to fame)
The band shot to fame in the 1980s with that single album.
2. 冒一下险吧，你可能还是会输，但赢的机会却增加了。(take a risk)
T ake a risk, and you may lose again, but you would have improved your chances to win.
3. 科学家正极力研究治愈艾滋病(AIDS) 的良方。(push ... to the limits)
Scientists are pushing themselves to the limits in their research for finding a cure for AIDS.
4. 现在我们知道了网络的意义：鼠标一点就能知晓天下大事。(point)
Now we see the point of the Internet: we can get information from all over the world just by clicking the mouse.
5. 一些人认为政府迟早会将克隆人类的研究纳入规范。(regulate; sooner or later)
Some people believe the government will regulate the research of human cloning sooner or later.
1. 知道原理是一回事，但要付诸实践又是另外一回事。(it’s one thing ... it’s another ...)
It’s one thing to understand the principle, it’s another thing to put it into practice.
2. 据报道，慢跑(jogging) 可将患心脏病的可能性减少三分之二。(less likely)
It is reported that jogging makes you three times less likely to suffer from a heart attack.
3. 根据最新调查，半数英国人不清楚欧元与英镑的比值。(have no idea / in relation to)
Almost half of the British people have no idea what the euro is worth in relation to the pound, according to the latest survey.
4. 这片土地本应建成一个供大家享用的公园，但现在却立起了几栋公寓楼。(should have done)
The area should have been made into a park for everyone to enjoy but now some apartment buildings stand there.
5. 不知道所有这些相关信息能否凑成一幅关于他的清晰图画。(add up to)
I’m wondering whether a ll the related information could add up to a clear picture of him.
1.他悲叹一声，对我们说他年轻时也曾风光一时。(breathe a sigh of; have seen a better day)
He breathed a sigh of sorrow and told us that he had seen a better day when he was young.
2.他有极强的责任感，这就是为什么他被选中掌管这个项目。(take control of)
He has a strong sense of responsibility, and that’s why he is chosen to take control of the project.
3.不管你去哪里，不管是出差还是去玩，尽量多了解那个地方总是一个不错的主意。(be it ... or ...)
Wherever you go, be it for business or pleasure, it is always a good idea to find out as much as you can about the place.
4.我们得小心一点，同样的情景可能就要出现。(be about; repeat)
Let’s be careful. The situation may be about to repeat itself.
5.事实上，室内空气质量与儿童的健康密切相关，当然与成人的健康也有关系。(for that matter)
In fact, the air quality of a house has a great deal to do with children’s health, and adults’ health for that matter.
1. 许多人认为这种药有助于睡眠，而我只能暗自感叹：“要是他们知情就好了。”(al l I can think; if ... only)
A lot of people believe that these pills help them sleep. All I can think is, “if they only knew.”
2. 他一直在琢磨这个问题，直到把它完全解决为止。(chip away at)
He kept chipping away at the problem until he had completely solved it.
3. 这位乡下孩子接触到了城里种种陌生的事物。他感到十分惊讶，仿佛自己进入了未来世界一般。(be exposed to; as if)
The country boy was exposed to many strange things in the city. He felt greatly shocked as if he had entered a future world.
4. 大学毕业才一年，他就从一个追求梦想的青年变成了一个凡事都无所谓的庸人。(go from ... to ...; pursue)
Within only one year of graduating from college, he went from a student who pursued his dream to a person who didn’t care abo ut
a thing.
5. 我已经获准进入那个地区进行采访，这可不是人人都能得到的机会。(be given permission)
I have been given permission to do the interview in that area, and that’s not something that everyone gets.
1. 同这个案件相比，最近几个月的盗窃事件不值一提。(pale; in comparison)
The thefts in recent months paled in comparison with this case.
2. 那次交通事故虽然已经过去了好几年，但他还是摆脱不了负罪感。(shake away with)
Several years have passed since the traffic accident, and he still can’t shake away the guilty feeling.
3. 尽管我们提出了降低成本的建议，董事会的成员们似乎没有认真考虑。(appear; take ... seriously)
Though we had put forward a proposal to reduce cost, the board members didn’t appear to take it seriously.
4. 周围的山坡已经变得光秃秃的，但这并没有使村民们想起保护环境的重要性。(bare; remind)
The bare hills around haven’t reminded the villagers of the importance of protecting the environment.
5. 办公室里可能再不会响起他那爽朗的笑声了。(unlikely; ring)
It is unlikely for his hearty laughter to ring in our office again.