1.hit a nerve 觸及到某人的神經/痛處
I am afraid you have hit a nerve when you mention his dead wife, and his face darkened.
恐怕你提到他死去的妻子的時候觸及了他的傷心事,所以他的臉色陰沉了下來 。
2.in stock 存貨
As you know, we have been in urgent need of these items as we have only a few in stock.
如您所知,由于本公司存貨已經不多,所以對此項貨物的需求極為迫切
。3.as of 截至
As of the beginning of September, the new rules have come into effect, at least in Taipei.
截至九月初,這些新法規至少已經在臺北生效了
。4.of choice 首選
But, for now, he seems to be the candidate of choice among Arabs.
但是,目前,奧巴馬似乎是阿拉伯世界最為推崇的候選人 。