1. resigned themselves to sth. 順從
He once had artistic aspiration, but he's resigned himself to a career of office drudgery.
他也曾有過追求藝術道路的抱負，但他還是接受了過沉悶的白領生活的cukfR;~e+bB[e8]Vv9)。

2. true to form 一如既往地
True to form, Charles decided that the best form of defence was attack.
查理還是像往常一樣，認定最好的防守就是進攻wL7Var!l&64gM=Is*g。

3. grouse about sth. 對……發牢騷
Bosses complain that younger executives lack assertiveness; the media grouse about unambitious "grass-eating men" .
老板們紛紛抱怨年輕的經理人們缺乏決斷力，而中層則對貪圖安逸的“食草男”滿腹牢騷KkM4;QWqqv7U5)Sb。

4. in the wake of sth. 在……之后
But the question of economic rationality has returned with a vengeance in the wake of the current crisis.
但在此次危機過后，經濟理性的問題已卷土重來Ghio)X8YxM-oBSbp~YP。