1. as... as I could... 尽我所能地做……
eg. Before long, my interest in piano was transferred to other things. I began to escape the practice as much as I could.
没过多久,我对钢琴的兴趣就越来越淡了,我开始尽可能逃避练琴。
eg. Since the difference could be explained by a number of factors, I needed another test to try to eliminate as many of the possibilities as I could.
由于产生这种不同可能是多种因素使然,因此我需要另外一个测试,尝试忽略尽可能多的可能性。
2. turn around 转过身
eg. I want to turn around this great company with you.
我希望能与你一起拯救这家伟大的公司。
eg. You are going east; to go west, you have to turn around.
你正在向东走,去西边的话,你得转个身。
eg. So how do we turn around this trend of underachievement?
我们如何才能扭转这种不良趋势呢?
3. hold up 举起;阻挡;拦截
eg. I would hold up a blue circle, make them touch the circle and say blue.
我会举起一只蓝色的圆环,让他们触摸圆环,说出蓝色这个单词。
eg. I hold up the photograph without having told you anything about her.
我拿着照片,不告诉你任何关于她的事情。