1. by the rules 遵守規則；
People don't like her partly because she doesn't play by the rules and seems to make no apologies for the way she lives her life.
人們不喜歡她，一定程度上是因為她不按規則出牌，也從不為自己的生活方式感到抱歉NZ#lgut_k6hh@m。

2. behind the curve 滯后；落后
The central bank's tightening, even if it has been behind the curve, has worked.
央行的緊縮措施盡管有些滯后，但還是起到了作用rylv|x-&+md^%MzGCr。

3. with that 于是；
"I still think you're wrong," he said and with that he drove away.
“我還是覺得你不對，”他說道，說完他就開走了ZLEHZGh*5X。

4. preclude sb. from doing sth. 阻止；妨礙
But people familiar with the matter said that the Bear acquisition doesn't preclude J. P. Morgan from pursuing that strategy.
不過，據知情人士透露，收購貝爾斯登并不會使摩根大通放棄以前的戰略oSG#]%XY%HglLG。