1. by the end of 到……末/底
The company said this was a known, but intermittent, bug that will be fixed by the end of the month.
該公司說,這是一個已知的偶發錯誤,會在月底之前得到修復 。
2. death toll (事故、戰爭、災難等造成的)死亡人數
The number of armed conflicts -- and their death toll -- has continued to fall since the end of the Cold War.
武裝沖突的次數——以及其死亡人數——自冷戰末期以來就一直在減少 。
3. fail to capture 未(不)能衡量
MANY people complain that conventional measures of GDP fail to capture a country's true standard of living.
許多人抱怨,傳統的GDP數值已經不能衡量一個國家的真實生活水平了 。
4. brace for 迎接;做好面對……的準備
In a decade or so, however, Aditya (or his father, if he remains in control) must brace for a tough transition.
然而,再過十年左右,阿迪提亞(或者他的父親,如果他還未退休的話)必須準備好迎接艱難的轉變 。
adj. 間歇的,斷斷續續的