重点讲解：
1. apply for
申请；请求
eg. Don't apply for that job: you're in danger of overreaching yourself.
不要申请那份工作，以免有不自量力之嫌。
eg. You can apply for citizenship after five years' residency.
居住五年后可申请公民资格。
2. in order to
为了；以便；目的在于
eg. Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.
大部分学校都很不愿意为减少开支而裁员。
eg. We need to get rid of the idea that we must be liked all the time in order to be worthwhile.
我们必须抛弃那种认为要想活得有价值就得始终取悦他人的想法。
3. base on
以……为基础；
eg. He based his conclusions on the evidence given by the captured prisoners.
他根据被俘囚犯提供的证据得出了这个结论。
eg. One should always base his opinion on facts.
一个人应该始终以事实为依据发表自己的观点。
4. put down
写下；记录；键入
eg. Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date.
一定不要写下任何书面的东西，以免日后被用作对你不利的证据。
eg. We've put down on our staff development plan for this year that we would like some technology courses.
我们已经在今年的员工发展计划中写到我们希望有一些技术培训课程。
5. Neither do I
表示现实情况的否定。前面一句为否定句。表示我也没有，我也不那样；
eg. "Neither do I, " I answered promptly.
“我也是如此。”我马上答道。
eg. You do not know that and neither do I, but I suspect it will be poor.
你不知道回报会有多高,我也不知道,但我猜这个数字将会很低。