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1
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The attitude towards (thing 1) across the world is changing due to (thing 1’s certain quality)

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因其 (certain quality)，世界上人们对 (thing 1) 态度发生改变。

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What trend is … exhibiting?

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sth. 成什么趋势？

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Amongst the best in the world

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世界前列

shìjiè qiánliè

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We can benefit from ….

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我们可以从。。。收益

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A stands in marked contrast to B

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A 与 B形成了鲜明对比

xíngchéngle xiānmíng duìbǐ

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As well as many other examples of…

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以及众多其他。。。。之列

Yǐjí zhòngduō qítā…. Zhī liè

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Day after day

Daily annoyances

The only way to be successful is working hard day after day.

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日复一日

日复一日的麻烦

成功的唯一途径就是日复一日地努力工作。
Chénggōng de wéiyītújìng jiùshì rìfùyírì de nǔlìgōngzuò.

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I don’t have much money right now

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我的钱带羞涩

Wǒ de qián dài xiūsè

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I can’t get in touch with him

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我联络不到他

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too numerous to count

Thelistgoes onandon

The errors are too many to enumerate.

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不胜枚举
bùshèngméijŭ

这样的例子不胜枚举。

错误太多，不胜枚举。
cuòwù tàiduō bùshèngméijŭ

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I haven’t thought about it properly

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我没有细想过了

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In a sense,…

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从某种意义上说

cóng mŏuzhŏngyìyì shàng shuō

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It’s hard to believe

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真是难以置信

zhēnshi nányǐ zhìxìn

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a cogent reason

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强而有力的理由

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to take up my precious time

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占用了我的宝贵时间

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to spend precious time

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【消磨】了很宝贵的【光阴】

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Some of us like to map out our futures, others like to go with the flow.

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我们中的一些人喜欢规划未来，一些人喜欢顺其自然。

Wǒmen zhōng de yìxiērén xǐhuan guīhuà wèilái, yìxiērén xǐhuan shùn qí zìrán.

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It is not surprising that..

with the sense that you had an expectation and got a result that is the same

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不出所料, …

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It is not surprising that

with the sense that something happened ans it did not surprise

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我们不足为奇,

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20
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Once we are sure of….

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看住了….（就）

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21
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It’s as if A is the synonym of B

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好像A是B的反义词
好像X是Y的同义词
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22
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to be in the middle - not the best, but not the worst

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比上不足比下有余

bĭshàngbùzú bĭxiàyŏuyú

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23
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Whatisthesolution?

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什么是解决之道?

shénme shì jiĕjuézhīdào

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This type of attitude is already deeply engrained into society and will be difficult to change

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这个态度已经根深蒂固了，不能容易改变

Zhège tàidù yǐjīng gēnshēndìgùle, bùnéng róngyì gǎibiàn

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Over time, in the course of time

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久而久之…

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26
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Such as…

xxx is like saying….

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好比说。。。

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27
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But going back to my point on…

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回归到。。。这一点。。。

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This is a most welcome opportunity

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这是求之不得的机会。

zhè shì qiúzhībùdé de jīhuì

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29
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jointly funded by

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由。。。共同资助的

Yóu… Gòngtóng zīzhù de

30
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To____ is one thing, but to____ is quite another

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___是一回事，____另一回事

___shì yī huí shì, ____lìng yī huí shì

31
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to build upon the work of…..

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在。。。。基础上发展壮大

Zài…. Jīchǔ shàng fāzhǎn zhuàngdà

32
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to do (sth) in time to prevent (sth else)

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及时 （do sth) ，避免

Jíshí (do sth), bìmiǎn

33
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to pass something on from generation to generation

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将。。。从一代传给一代

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(sth) can be traced back to

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可以追溯到。。。。

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a hunger for (sth) [not literal]

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对。。。的渴求

duì 。。。 de kĕqiú

36
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what’s more, plus, in addition

【two ways】
【2 character】
【4 character】

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再者

更有甚者

37
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When talking about a country this big, this diverse, it’s impossible to include everything

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谈到如此之大，如此多样化的国家，几乎不肯能 全面完整探索此问题

38
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time races by

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时间像流水匆匆流逝了

Shíjiān xiàng liúshuǐ cōngcōng liúshìle

39
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Only later did I realise

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后来我才发现/意识到。。。

40
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These talks were brought about so as to

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这些谈判是为了。。。而 进行的。

41
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To do sth in time to avoid

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及时 （V）来避免 （outcome）

Jíshí (V) lái bìmiǎn (outcome)

42
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will significantly reduce the number of

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大量减少..的数量。

Dàliàng jiǎnshǎo.. De shùliàng.

43
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Is preventable through….alone

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只通过。。。可以预防

Zhǐ tōngguò… Kěyǐ yùfáng

44
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few are as difficult to do as…..

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很少有 像。。。。。。一样难做的。

45
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a network (composed) of (eg. schools/centres)

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由。。。。构成的网络

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pay more attention to

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对于。。。更加关注

47
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Which can be traced back to the early/mid/late (TIME PERIOD

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追溯到。。。初期/中期/末期

48
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There will be many events in Chinatown

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唐人街会举办很多活动

49
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to speed up, accelerate

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步伐 加快了

【加快】【步伐】 （V）（O）

50
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Then, at that time

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届时 quite formal

51
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In the long run…

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从长远看。。。

52
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A is a prime example of B

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A 是 B 的典范

diǎnfàn.

53
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A LIST, to name a few.

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仅举几例

jĭnjŭ jĭlì

54
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It may seem insignificant, but actually when it comes to…. it is not.

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虽然看来微不足道，但对。。。却具有重要意义

55
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to save the hassle of

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省去。。。的麻烦。

56
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【A】varies with….

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随。。。而异

57
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Unsprisingly

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我们不足为奇。。。

58
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Every time I…. I instantly (v)

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每当。。。 就

59
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To cause (S) to avoid the influence of ….

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【使】。。。。【免受】。。。。的【影响】。

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(S) showed me….

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(S) 给我展示了…

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take…as an exaple

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拿。。。为例

62
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to focus on, put the focus on

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把重点放在

把重点集中在

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She is second, behind only….

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她是第二位，仅在。。。之后

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Humanity is in an age of…

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人类社会正处在 。。。。时代

65
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___ is a serious problem facing humankind

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。。。。是摆在全人类面前的严峻挑战。

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to play an important role in

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在。。。中正扮演着重要角色。

67
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XXXX made for (a purpose)

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(a purpose) 为。。。制作的 （sth）

68
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（A） was diagnosed as having….

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被诊断为患有… Bèi zhěnduànwéi huànyǒu …

69
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A…. SO THAT B

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（A，vp）以至于 （B，vp）（where B is an OUTCOME)

70
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A… TO THE POINT THAT B

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（A，vp）到 （Bvp） （B is a DEGREE）

71
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A is ubiquitous, everywhere

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A 无处不在

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