1、matter
事情;状况;问题
It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter.
很明显,她想谈些私事。
Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete.
除非这个问题得以解决,否则这些运动员没有资格参加比赛。
事态;情况;局面
If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters.
如果正常生活都一团糟了,那么再讲究小情调根本无济于事。
If it would facilitate matters, I would be happy to come to New York.
如果对事态发展有利,我很乐意来纽约。
(是…的)问题;取决于…的问题;关乎…的问题
History is always a matter of interpretation.
历史总是一种阐释角度的问题。
Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us.
守法是我们的一个原则问题。
2、trust
信任;信赖
'I trust you completely,' he said.
“我完全信任你,”他说。
He did argue in a general way that the president can't be trusted.
他确实泛泛提过总统不可信赖。
相信(某人会做某事)
That's why I must trust you to keep this secret.
那就是为什么我必须得相信你会保守这个秘密的原因。
They argued that the ruling party could not be trusted to oversee its own removal from power.
他们争辩说不能相信执政党会监督解除自身的权力。