1.split up 分裂,分離
A classroom with 40 kids is more likely to split up into opposing groups than one with 20, which may explain why students tend to do better in smaller classes.
一個有40個孩子的班級比一個只有20個孩子的班級更容易分裂,這也許可以解釋為什么學(xué)生在人數(shù)較少的班級學(xué)得更好。
2.keep up with 跟上
Hurry up, or you won't keep up with them.
快點(diǎn),否則你就趕不上他們了。
3.in a sense 從某種意義上說
So, in a sense, we want her to break the date because it gives us a fantastic reality check.
在某種意義上,我們希望她取消約會,因?yàn)檫@給了我們一次奇妙的現(xiàn)實(shí)檢驗(yàn)。