people everywhere began putting on weight.各地的人們體重普遍增加

put on weight:增加體重

Too many sweet foods may make you put on weight.

太多的甜食可能會使你增加體重。

I'm afraid I am putting on weight.

我擔心我增加體重啦。

they were only just latching on to the problems in store.這個問題還未萌芽

in store:必將到來； 快要發生； 貯藏著； 準備著

She wondered what fate had in store for her next.

她不知道以后等待她的將是什么命運。

Who knows that troubles lie in store for you?

誰知道你們將會遇到什么麻煩?

On average, we eat two hundredweight of sugar a year each.我們每年平均食用2英擔糖

on average:平均

We received 20 calls a day on average.

我們平均每天接到二十通電話。