1. 她连水都不愿喝一口，更别提留下来吃饭了。(much less)
Suggested answer: She wouldn't take a drink, much less would she stay for dinner.
2. 他认为我在对他说谎，但实际上我讲的是实话。(whereas)
Suggested answer: He thought I was lying to him, whereas I was telling the truth.
3. 这个星期你每天都迟到，对此你怎么解释？ (account for)
Suggested answer: How do you account for the fact that you have been late every day
this week?
4. 他们利润增长的部分原因是采用了新的市场策略。(due to)
Suggested answer: The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy.
5. 这样的措施很可能会带来工作效率的提高。(result in)
Suggested answer: Such measures are likely to result in the improvement of work
efficiency.
6. 我们已经在这个项目上投入了大量时间和精力，所以我们只能继续。(pour into)
Suggested answer: We have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so
we have to carry on.
1. 尽管她是家里的独生女，她父母也从不溺爱她。(despite)
Suggested answer: Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never
babied by her parents.
2. 迈克没来参加昨晚的聚会，也没给我打电话作任何解释。(nor)
Suggested answer: Mike didn't come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an
explanation.
3. 坐在他旁边的那个人确实发表过一些小说，但决不是什么大作家。(next to; by no means)
Suggested answer: The person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no
means a great writer.
4. 他对足球不感兴趣，也从不关心谁输谁赢。(be indifferent to)
Suggested answer: He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins or loses.
5. 经理需要一个可以信赖的助手，在他外出时，由助手负责处理问题。(count on)
Suggested answer: The manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of
problems in his absence.
6. 这是他第一次当着那么多观众演讲。(in the presence of sb.)
Suggested answer: This is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so
large an audience.
1. 你再怎么有经验，也得学习新技术。(never too... to...)
Suggested answer: You are never too experienced to learn new techniques.
2. 还存在一个问题，那就是派谁去带领那里的研究工作。(Use an appositional structure)
Suggested answer: There remains one problem, namely, who should be sent to head the
research there.
3. 由于文化的不同，他们的关系在开始确实遇到了一些困难。(meet with) Suggested answer: Their relationship did meet with some difficulty at the beginning
because of cultural differences.
4. 虽然他历经沉浮，但我始终相信他总有一天会成功的。(ups and downs; all along)
Suggested answer: Though he has had ups and downs, I believed all along that he would
succeed someday.
5. 我对你的说法的真实性有些保留看法。(have reservations about)
Suggested answer: I have some reservations about the truth of your claim.
6. 她长得并不特别高，但是她身材瘦，给人一种个子高的错觉。(give an illusion of)
Suggested answer: She isn't particularly tall, but her slim figure gives an illusion of height.
1. 有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？ (Use "it" as the formal subject)
Suggested answer: It is a great pleasure to meet friends from afar.
2. 不管黑猫白猫，能抓住老鼠就是好猫。(as long as)
Suggested answer: It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches
mice.
3. 你必须明天上午十点之前把那笔钱还给我。(without fail)
Suggested answer: You must let me have the money back without fail by ten o'clock
tomorrow morning.
4. 请允许我参加这个项目，我对这个项目非常感兴趣。(more than + adjective)
Suggested answer: Allow me to take part in this project: I am more than a little interested
in it.
5. 人人都知道他比较特殊：他来去随意。 (be free to do sth.)
Suggested answer: Everyone knows that he is special: He is free to come and go as he
pleases.
6. 看她脸上不悦的神色，我觉得她似乎有什么话想跟我说。(feel as though)
Suggested answer: Watching the unhappy look on her face, I felt as though she wished to
say something to me.
1. 他说话很自信，给我留下了很深的印象。(Use "which" to refer back to an idea or
situation)
Suggested answer: He spoke confidently, which impressed me most.
2. 我父亲太爱忘事，总是在找钥匙。 (Use "so... that..." to emphasize the degree of
something)
Suggested answer: My father is so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.
3. 我十分感激你给我的帮助。(be grateful for)
Suggested answer: I'm very grateful to you for all the help you have given me.
4. 光线不足，加上地面潮湿，使得驾驶十分困难。(coupled with)
Suggested answer: The bad light, coupled with the wet ground, made driving very difficult.
5. 由于缺乏资金，他们不得不取消了创业计划。(starve of)
Suggested answer: Being starved of funds, they had to cancel their plan to start a business.
6. 每当有了麻烦，他们总是依靠我们。(lean on)
Suggested answer: They always lean on us whenever they are in trouble.
1. 就像机器需要经常运转一样，身体也需要经常锻炼。(as... so...)
Suggested answer: (Just) as a machine needs regular running, so does the body need
regular exercise.
2. 在美国学习时，他学会了弹钢琴。(while + V-ing)
Suggested answer: He learned to play the piano while studying in the United States.
3. 令我们失望的是，他拒绝了我们的邀请。(turn down)
Suggested answer: To our disappointment, he turned down our invitation.
4. 真实情况是，不管是好是坏，随着新科技的进步，世界发生了变化。(for better or worse)
Suggested answer: The reality is that, for better or worse, the world has changed with the
advance of new technologies.
5. 我班里的大多数女生在被要求回答问题时都似乎感到不自在。(ill at ease)
Suggested answer: Most of the female students in my class appear to be ill at ease when
(they are) required to answer questions.
6. 当地政府负责运动会的安全。(take charge of)
Suggested answer: The local government took charge of the security for the sports
meeting.
1. 在会上，除了其他事情，他们还讨论了目前的经济形势。(among other things)
Suggested answer: At the meeting they discussed, among other things, the present
economic situation.
2. 我对大自然了解得越多，就越痴迷于大自然的奥秘。(the more... the more...)
Suggested answer: The more I learned about the nature, the more absorbed I became in
its mystery.
3. 医生建议说，有压力的人要学会做一些新鲜有趣、富有挑战性的事情，好让自己的负面情绪有发泄的渠道。(recommend that... should...)
Suggested answer: The doctor recommends that those stressed people should try
something new, interesting and challenging in order to give their negative feelings an
outlet.
4. 那个学生的成绩差，但老师给他布置了更多的作业，而不是减少作业量。(instead of; cut
down)
Suggested answer: The teacher gives more homework to the student who has bad grades
instead of cutting it down.
5. 相比之下，美国的父母更趋向于把孩子的成功归因于天赋。(attribute to)
Suggested answer: By contrast, American parents are more likely to attribute their
children's success to natural talent.
6. 教师首先要考虑的事情之一是唤起学生的兴趣，激发他们的创造性。(priority; stimulate)
