1.the majority of 大多数的···

例句：To the vast majority of the world who doesn't participate in this odd clock fiddling, it seems a baffling thing to do.[qh]
有些国家每年在春天时要将时钟调快，就是为了在秋天时调回来。对世界上绝大多数没有参与这奇怪的窜改时间活动的国家来说，这似乎是一件令人困惑的事。

2. have the effect on 对···有影响

例句：But, winter doesn't have this effect on everyone.
当冬天来临，时钟就调回来，推测是因为人们再也不想到外头去了。

3. ahead of 在···之前

例句：In the spring, Sydney is eleven hours ahead of London, and New York is five hours behind.

在春天，悉尼比伦敦快十一个小时，而纽约慢五个小时。

4.put it into practice 实行，实施，付诸实施

例句：Hudson proposed his idea in Wellington in 1895, but it wasn't well received, and it took until 1916 for Germany to be the first country to put it into practice.
1895年时Hudson在威灵顿提出了他的想法，但并不受好评，直到1916年德国才成为第一个实行的国家。

5. be in advantage 处于优势

例句：So to review: Daylight Saving Time gives more sunlight in the summer after work, which depending on where you live, might be in advantage or not.
所以来复习一下：日光节约时间在夏天下班后给你更多阳光，端看你住在哪里，可能是好处也可能不是。

6. guarantee to do sth 保证做···

例句：But one thing is for sure: it's guaranteed to make something that should be simple, keeping track of time, quite complicated.
但有件事是确定的：它必定将原本应该要简单、能掌握时间的事情变得相当复杂。