1. get by v. 通過;過得去;過活;獲得認可
eg. I'm a survivor. I'll get by.
我是個幸存者 。能勉強過活 。
eg. Your work will get by, but try to improve it.
你的作業還過得去,但要努力改進 。
同義詞:get through sth, make through
eg. I think you can get through the first two chapters.
我想你能完成前兩章 。
eg. It is hard to see how people will get through the winter.
很難想像人們將怎樣熬過這個冬天 。
2. come as a shock 感到吃驚
eg. It may come as a shock, then, that mere mortals have now made artificial life.
這也許會讓人們為之震驚,然而,人類現在確實可以創造出生命 。
eg. Since market prices tell us that this is what investors expect, it should not come as a shock to them.
既然我們從市場價格得知,這是投資者預料到的,它就不應該對他們造成沖擊 。