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year after year 年复一年 slow down 延缓，减速 come across 偶然碰到break out（自然灾害、战争等）爆发 catch sb doing 撞到某人做某事make it to 成功到达 in vain 徒劳，白费 at random 随意，随便地emphasize doing sth 强调做某事postpone 推迟做某事tolerate doing sth 容忍做某事rather than/in stead of 而不是 seek to do 努力做 all all costs= at any cost 不惜一切代价at any rate 无论如何 straight away 马上，立刻 be privileged to do sth 很荣幸做某事cater for/to sth 迎合…...的需要 There is no point in doing sth. 做...…没有什么意义。bring sth/sb up 提出/抚养某人 go through 经受，仔细检查，全面考虑 go over 仔细检查，复习get through 通过，接通电话 get down to doing sth 开始做某事 leave sth doing 使..….处于..….的状态compare …to... 把......比作......compare... with... 把…与….进行比较prohibit /prevent/ stop/ keep /ban sb from doing sth 防止某人做某事make an attempt to do sth 试图做某事 up to=as many/much as 多达have/lose failth in sb/sth 对…...失去信心 sweep through 席卷stop...in its tracks 阻止..….发生，消灭...... wipe out 消灭，彻底摧毁Floyd Landis made several lame excuses blaming medicine he had been taking for an injury but these were all in vain.弗洛伊德·兰蒂斯做了几次站不住脚的辩解，责怪他因伤服用的药物，但是这些都是徒劳的。vain adj. 自负的；自视过高的；空洞的，无用的；无谓的
It is compulsory for winners to be tested but other participants are only tested at random.获胜者要强制性地进行检查，而其他参与者只是随机地检查。random adj. 随机的，随意的 n. 随机，随意，胡乱He was not listening and made a random answer to the teacher's question.
3．at all costs 不惜任何代价；无论如何They were determined to promote the project at all costs.at the cost of 丧失，牺牲；以……的代价
If trends continue the way they're going, then in my opinion, yes—in developed countries at any rate.在我看来，如果照目前的趋势发展下去，会是这样的——至少发达国家是这样的。at this/that rate 照此情形；如此下去at the/a rate of 以……的速度或比率，以……的价格
Epidemics can wipe out up to half of the population in urban areas.wipe up (用布、手)擦干净，擦掉；揩干(洗净的碟盘)
Would you like to check the report in case I've missed out anything important?你检查一下我的报告好吗？万一我漏掉了一些重要内容。
(1)in store (for sb.)即将发生(在某人身上)；等待着She wondered what fate had in store for her next.He always keeps several cases of wine in store.store sth. away/up 贮存；贮藏；保存
Something unexpected always breaks out in this area.break away (from) 突然离开；逃走；脱离
9．get down to 开始认真考虑；着手做某事You must get down to your studies this year.get down to中，to为介词，后跟动名词。I think you would like to get down to work now.
He went over the article again.He went over the events of the day in his mind.They have gone over to the enemy.go into 进入；参加(某一组织)；调查；研究go through (法规等)通过；经历，遭受；完成
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