1.cook up 快速做;編造
Cook up rabbit iike before.
像以前那樣烤兔子吃。
I had to cook up an excuse about my long delay.
我得編個理由解釋自己為什么耽擱了這么久。
2.sort out 區分出來,辨別出來
I think the region can sort out its problems.
我想,該地區能解決自己的問題。
Thais no longer trust parliament to sort out their differences and have taken their grievances to the streets.
泰國人不再指望議會來解決他們之間的分歧,而是走上街頭發泄自己的不滿。
3.in fact 實際上,其實;實則
In fact, they are absolutely critical.
實際上,企業絕對關鍵。
In fact, there already are.
事實上,這種公司已經存在了。
4.spread from 傳播
Violence spread from chechnya to elsewhere in the caucasus years ago.
多年前,恐怖活動從車臣蔓延到高加索的其它地區。
The bird flu spread from asia.
據說禽流感是從亞洲傳播的。