All walks of life 生活的各个层面 In line with 跟……一致,符合 The national university entrace exam 全国高校入学考试 In the first place 甚至 ,例如 As a whole 总体上 Akin to 同类,近似 In other words 也就是说, 换句话说 Plunge into 投入, 投身于 Above all 首先 Regardless of 不关心,不顾 In addition to 除……之外 Letter of recommendation 推荐信 In an instant 立刻,霎时 BA = Bachelor Of Arts 文学士 BS = Bachelor Of Science 理学士 After all 要知道 One-day problems 简单的问题 Buoy up 鼓励,支持 By accident 偶然 Safe and sound 安然无恙 Take place 发生,产生 

To tell the truth 说实话 On sale 削价出售,大减价 A savings account 活期存款 Housing Loans 住房贷款 Cab driver 出租车司机 On the spot 当场,立即 Feel guilty for 对……感到有犯罪感 Simply put 简言之,简单的说 Thanks to 幸亏,由于 Be used to something 习惯于某事 Survive the perils of life 脱离生命危险,大难不死 By no means 决不,并没有 Rely on 依靠,依赖 Cease to matter 不再重要 Write checks 开支票 A quick fix 速成法 Figure out 领会到,找出 Follow the trail 顺着足迹 In particular 特别,尤其

Be shocked at sth 对……感到震惊 Feel free to do sth 随便做……,任意做…… In contrast 相反的,形成对比 To work overtime 加班加点工作 Silicon Valley 硅谷 Be aware of 知道,意识到 Time difference 时差 Keep on with 跟上,赶上 To the point 中肯,扼要

Knock off 把……敲掉(落) A limited range of vision 有限的视力范围 Scenic spots 观光胜地 A heaven on earth 人间天堂 Head off 离开,转移方向 Recover from the stress 从压力中恢复过来,摆脱压力 Call off 放弃,取消 Take pity on 同情……,怜悯…… Be on alert(for sth.) 对……警觉

Tune in 调谐,收听 Catch on(to sth.) 理解…… Feel at ease 感到安心,自在 In a sense 在某种意义上说 Let off steam 放掉蒸气 Stand out 突出,显现 Became accustomed to sth 对……变得习惯起来 On the contrary 正相反 Propose marriage 求婚 Be content with sth 以……为满足 The leap year 闰年 Get tired of doing sth 厌烦做某事 Dress up 穿上盛装,乔装打扮 Take the risk of doing sth 冒险做某事 Do sth.at the risk of one's life 冒生命危险做某事 Carry on 继续开展,进行下去 Not to mention 更不必说

On the other hand 另一方面 Financial situation 经济状况 Have impact on sth. 对……造成影响 Fight one's way 打出道路,奋斗前进 Wear (oneself) out 疲乏,耗尽 Feel worn out 感到困乏 Be worn out with age 衰老 At stake 在危险中,存亡攸关.

Boat people 船民,经常特指偷渡者 CITS = China International Tourist Service 中国国际旅行社 Multiple-choice test 多项选择测验 Join the throng of people 加入到人群中 Break down 倒塌,坏掉 Light refreshments 点心和饮料 Serve refreshments 供应点心与饮料 In doubt 感到怀疑的,拿不准的 Parking lots 存车处 Rent out 租出

On the spur of the moment 一时冲动之下,不假思索的 Alien to(sth.) 与……相异的,不相容的 Analogous to…… 与……类似 Result in 终归,导致 As is well known 众所周知,正如人们所知道的 Social context 社会环境,社会背景 Be characterized as 被刻画为……的性格,成为……的性格 Spring forth 生长,发展 Differ sharply from…… 与……大不相同 In contrast to(sth.) 与……形成对照 In point 恰当的 A case in point 恰当的例子 Heroin addict 海洛因成瘾者 Contribute to 出一份力,起一份作用 On a par(with) (与……)同等(或同价)

Regardless of 不顾,不关心 Regardless of wind or rain 风雨无阻,不顾风雨 Regardless of the consequences 不顾后果 Be related to 与……有关的,相关连的 Adapt to 适应(适合)…… Adapt to new situations 适应新形势 Miss the whole point 全然不得要领 On many accounts 无论如何 On on account 决不 On account of 因为 Date back to(from) 属于(起始于)某一历史时期 Rub off 消除(羞怯等) Draw a laugh 引人发笑 Come under question 受到质疑 On the whole 总的来看,大体上 For the first time ever 有史以来第一次 Mutual benefit 共同利益,互利 In sum 简而言之 To sum up 总而言之 Do somebody's sums 慎重考虑,盘算

As big as you please 大胆的,无拘无束的 As clean and shiny as the day 明亮的像白昼一样,崭新的 As clear as a bell 非常清楚,显而易见 Think a great deal of 非常看重,对……评价很高 Think highly of 认为……很了不起 Over and done with 完成,结束 Over the barrel 处于受支配地位,唯命是从 Be(become) stopped up 堵塞,阻塞 Be advanced in years 上了年纪,年迈 Be all ears 洗耳恭听 Have a ball 开心的时刻 Have a bug about 热衷于,酷爱 PRC = People's Republic Of China At a draught 一口气,一饮而尽 At a glance 一眼看过去,一瞥 The chances are that…… 很可能 The cream of the crop 最好的部分,精华 All in 疲乏到极点 All in a day's work 司空见惯