重点讲解:
1. in some respects
在某些方面;
eg. In some respects the African mind works rather differently from the occidental one.
在某些方面,非洲人的思维方式与西方人相差甚远 。
eg. And in some respects grabbing that opportunity as young as you can is a great idea.
从某些方面而言,在你尽可能年轻的时候抓住这种机会是个非常好的主意 。
2. proximity to
接近;临近;邻近;
eg. Part of the attraction is Darwin's proximity to Asia.
达尔文市的魅力一部分在于它靠近亚洲 。
eg. Families are no longer in close proximity to each other.
各家不再像以前一样比邻而居 。
3. next to
紧靠…旁边;在…近旁;贴近;
eg. I lay down on the ground next to the well and looked up at the sky.
我在泉井边躺了下来,看着天空 。
eg. The woman sitting next to him isn't much interested in what's happening.
坐在他身旁的女子对周遭发生的事并没有太大的兴趣 。
4. close down
(工厂、商店、学校等)永久性关闭;(使)停业;(使)倒闭;
eg. The firm has decided to close down its branch here.
这家商行已决定让这里的支店停业 。
eg. They won't close down for a long time.
他们在一段时期内不会倒闭 。
5. the advent of
(重大事件、发明或情况的)出现,问世,到来;
eg. The advent of war led to a greater austerity.
战争的到来使形势更为严峻 。
eg. The advent of e-mail changed communication.
电子邮件的到来改变了人们的交流方式 。
vi. 竞争,对抗,比赛