1.be strewn with 四處散布
The islands may be strewn with pines and olives but owners will have to pay extra to lease their own beaches， as they remain government property.
小島上也許布滿了松樹(shù)和橄欖樹(shù)，可島主們還得額外花錢(qián)來(lái)租借他們自己的海灘，因?yàn)槟侨匀粚儆趪?guó)家財(cái)產(chǎn)。

2.cling to 維持；堅(jiān)持
Since you don't like your perception of him, why cling to it?
既然你不喜歡你對(duì)他的這份認(rèn)識(shí)，為什么還堅(jiān)持這份認(rèn)識(shí)呢？

3.the apex of ...的頂端
Not so, according to women I have interviewed who have reached the apex of their professions.
從我采訪的那些已經(jīng)達(dá)到事業(yè)頂點(diǎn)的女性來(lái)看并非如此。