1.ripe for sth. 準備好;時機成熟
Canada is one of several rich countries where the public sector is seen by voters as ripe for change after a decade of benign treatment.
在一些發達國家,選民認為公共部門在經歷了十年的不溫不火后已經準備好了要變臉,加拿大就是其中的一個 。
2.tuned in to sth. 跟上;適應
Teachers must be tuned in to students' needs.
教師一定要匹配學生的需求 。
3.rise to power 崛起;開始掌權
It marks the beginning of an extraordinary emperor rising to power -- the rise of Czar Peter.
一位非凡的掌權者開始崛起,他就是沙皇彼得 。
4.a smattering of 少量;少數幾個
Now, across the UK, from Torquay to Manchester, a smattering of streets is undergoing transformation.
現在,在英國,從托爾坎到曼徹斯特,已經有一小部分街道開始轉變了 。