1、issue
重要問題;議題;爭論的問題
Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships.
經紀人將提出下年度世錦賽獎金的問題
。A key issue for higher education in the 1990's is the need for greater diversity of courses.
20 世紀 90 年代,高等教育的一個重要議題是要使課程更加多樣化
。首要事項;要點;問題的要害
I was earning a lot of money, but that was not the issue.
我賺很多錢,但那不是最重要的
。She avoided the issue by ordering a turkey sandwich.
她點了份火雞三明治,以此來避開這個重要問題
。(報刊的)期,號,版次
The growing problem is underlined in the latest issue of the Lancet.
最近一期的《柳葉刀》雜志中強調了這一日益嚴重的問題
。I read Germaine Greer's article in the March issue with particular interest.
我饒有興致地閱讀了杰曼·格里爾在三月那期發表的文章
。2、expect
預期;預料;期待
a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.
預計自己在接下來的幾周里會丟掉工作的市政工人
They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.
他們不再期待公司利潤會增長
。盼望;期待;等待
I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived.
我正在等幾封重要的信件,可是一封都沒到
。I wasn't expecting a visitor.
我沒想到會有人來訪
。