1. at issue is 問題是
What is at issue is whether she was responsible for her actions.
問題是她是否對自己的行為負有責任 。
2. opt out 選擇退出
My co-workers invited me to join them at a local restaurant after work, but I decided to opt outsince I was exhausted.
同事邀請我完工作后到當地一家餐館聚會,但因為實在太累,我決定不參加 。
3. in the wake of 在……之后
A wide range of industries, from car and steel plants to beer brewers and paper factories, shut down in the wake of the quake and tsunami.
從汽車廠、鋼鐵廠,到啤酒廠和造紙廠,很多工廠都在地震和海嘯發生后關閉了 。
4. gear up for 加緊準備
As India's politicians gear up for a general election, competitive populism is the only game in town.
隨著印度政界人士開始準備大選,拉攏民心成為了當下唯一的游戲 。
adj. 堅毅的,下定決心的