admit to 許可，允許

appear to 似乎，好像

apply sth to sth 把…適用于…

ask for 要求

assure sb of sth 使某人確信某事 ensure sb to do sth 保證某人做某事

attach importance to = pay/ call attention to 關(guān)注，重視

be based on 以…為基礎(chǔ)

be bound to 肯定，一定

when it comes to 當(dāng)談?wù)摰健?涉及到…

be concerned with 擔(dān)心，憂慮

contribute to 促成，造就

be content with 對(duì)…滿意

cut back 消減

be convinced of/that 相信，認(rèn)為

cope with=deal with處理，克服

daily routine 日常生活

devote to 投身于，致力于

have difficulty in doing sth 做….有困難

end up sth with sth 用…結(jié)束…

be engaged in 參與，從事

elementary school 小學(xué)

be equal to 等同于，相當(dāng)于

expose to 暴露，接觸

to some /a extent 從某種角度

far from 一點(diǎn)也不，根本不

fail to 沒能做成…

at fault 有責(zé)任，有錯(cuò)誤

federal authority 聯(lián)邦政府

be filled with 充滿

have to 必須得

homeland security 國(guó)土安全

be involved in 參與，從事

be judged on 按…評(píng)判，判斷

lay stress on = focus on 強(qiáng)調(diào)，重視

meet one’s needs/standards 滿足需要，符合標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

not…..but…..不是，而是

oil drilling= oil tapping= oil exploitation 開采石油

owing to/ due to / because of / thanks to 幸虧，由于，因?yàn)?/p>

oppose to 反對(duì)

make a point of 重視

pay increases 加薪

persuade sb to do sth 勸說

pick up 撿起，接送，學(xué)習(xí)

there is no question that 毫無(wú)疑問

range from …to…范圍從…到…

resort to 采取…方法，手段

be responsible for 對(duì)…負(fù)責(zé)

have roots in根源于，原因

in the long run 從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)角度看

see/view/regard/consider as 把…當(dāng)作，看做…

share one’s opinion 同意...的觀點(diǎn)

have something to do with 和…有關(guān) have nothing to do with 和…無(wú)關(guān)

social ties 社會(huì)聯(lián)系

stop/prevent/keep sb from doing sth 阻止…..做…..

strive to do 設(shè)法，努力

tend to 常常

in terms of 有關(guān)于，涉及到…

volunteer to do sth 主動(dòng)，志愿

in the wake of sth …之后