1.stand apart from 有別于;
You think misery will make you stand apart from the crowd.
你以為你的不幸會讓你有別于其他人 。
2.put in place sth. 推出
He said the measures he has put in place in his first months in office are beginning to bear fruit.
奧巴馬說,他在就任最初幾個月推出的經濟措施已經初見成效了 。
3.on the cusp of 處于……的風口浪尖
'It's one of the pillars of U. S. hegemony, ' he said in an interview. 'The signs indicate that we are on the cusp of major change.'
“這是美國霸權主義的支柱之一,”他在接受采訪時說,“各種跡象都表明,我們正處于重大變革的風頭浪尖上 。”
4.out of step with 與……步調不一致
Democrats said the president was out of step with the nation.
民主黨認為,總統的這個觀點已經跟不上國家的發展形勢了 。