1.the majority of 大多數的···

例句：To the vast majority of the world who doesn't participate in this odd clock fiddling, it seems a baffling thing to do.[qh]
有些國家每年在春天時要將時鐘調快，就是為了在秋天時調回來。對世界上絕大多數沒有參與這奇怪的竄改時間活動的國家來說，這似乎是一件令人困惑的事。

2. have the effect on 對···有影響

例句：But, winter doesn't have this effect on everyone.
當冬天來臨，時鐘就調回來，推測是因為人們再也不想到外頭去了。

3. ahead of 在···之前

例句：In the spring, Sydney is eleven hours ahead of London, and New York is five hours behind.

在春天，悉尼比倫敦快十一個小時，而紐約慢五個小時。

4.put it into practice 實行，實施，付諸實施

例句：Hudson proposed his idea in Wellington in 1895, but it wasn't well received, and it took until 1916 for Germany to be the first country to put it into practice.
1895年時Hudson在威靈頓提出了他的想法，但并不受好評，直到1916年德國才成為第一個實行的國家。

5. be in advantage 處于優勢

例句：So to review: Daylight Saving Time gives more sunlight in the summer after work, which depending on where you live, might be in advantage or not.
所以來復習一下：日光節約時間在夏天下班后給你更多陽光，端看你住在哪里，可能是好處也可能不是。

6. guarantee to do sth 保證做···

例句：But one thing is for sure: it's guaranteed to make something that should be simple, keeping track of time, quite complicated.
但有件事是確定的：它必定將原本應該要簡單、能掌握時間的事情變得相當復雜。