hold sth to account 與….對證，核實

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 dosth 保證某人做某事

attach importance to = pay/ call attention to 關注，重視

be based on 以…為基礎

be bound to 肯定，一定

when it comes to 當談論到…，涉及到…

be concerned with 擔心，憂慮

contribute to 促成，造就

be content with 對…滿意

cut back 消減

be convinced of/that 相信，認為

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…結束…

be engaged in 參與，從事

elementary school 小學

be equal to 等同于，相當于

expose to 暴露，接觸

to some /a extent 從某種角度

far from 一點也不，根本不

fail to 沒能做成…

at fault 有責任，有錯誤

federal authority 聯邦政府

be filled with 充滿

have to 必須得

homeland security 國土安全

be involved in 參與，從事

be judged on 按…評判，判斷

lay stress on = focus on 強調，重視

meet one’s needs/standards 滿足需要，符合標準

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，因為

oppose to 反對

make a point of 重視

pay increases 加薪

persuade sb to do sth 勸說

pick up 撿起，接送，學習

there is no question that 毫無疑問

range from …to…范圍從…到…

resort to 采取…方法，手段

be responsible for 對…負責

have roots in根源于，原因

in the long run 從長遠角度看

see/view/regard/consider as 把…當作，看做…

share one’s opinion 同意...的觀點

have something to do with 和…有關 have nothing to do with 和…無關

social ties 社會聯系

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

strive to do 設法，努力

tend to 常常

in terms of 有關于，涉及到…

volunteer to do sth 主動，志愿

in the wake of sth …之后