1. premature death 早逝
Gordon Brown wept in public last weekend when he spoke of facing up to the possible premature death of his son Fraser.
上周末，當英國首相戈登·布朗談到自己可能早逝的兒子弗雷澤時，不禁當眾拭淚%e0T[7.kQ0#XNR-&rnu。

2. departure from 背離
If Apple ever does decide to let all iPhone apps be free, it would be a radical departure from its typical way of doing business.
如果Apple曾經(jīng)決定使所有的iPhone應用免費的話，就徹底背離了典型的商業(yè)操作O%[%]EcgqVuHmZz@_cKJ。

3. lay the groundwork for 為……奠定基礎
U. S. officials visited Beijing earlier this month to lay the groundwork for a resumption of American humanitarian aid.
美國官員本月早些時候訪問北京，為恢復美國人道主義救援鋪路pqCDD~siu&Je1)。

4. switch away from 脫離；拋棄
Families are to be encouraged to switch away from red meat and eat a vegetable-based diet to help combat climate change.
政府鼓勵人們拋棄無肉不歡的飲食習慣，改為攝入以素食為主的膳食，幫助對抗全球氣候變化7r|DBajr_V.-L4。