1.know one's place 知趣；識時務(wù)

The secretary know her place and remained silent when the boss criticized her.

那個秘書很知趣，老板批評她時始終一聲不吭Tz*f%7)j-rUzSNSKv。

2.on a par with 與……媲美/相提并論

However, we do not see improvement in software on a par with that in hardware there.

但是在軟件建設(shè)方面，我們看不到與硬體建設(shè)等量齊觀的進(jìn)步s_PXMMF@PRHLqg2ew^l。

3.by dint of 憑借

Although he never recovered the full health of his prime, he did by dint of his powerful will nurse himself back to vitality.

他雖然他失去了往日的健康，卻也憑著堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志恢復(fù)了活力6fNZPltn&Zef。

4.have a say in 對……有發(fā)言權(quán)

How come I don't have a say in the matter?

這件事我怎么就沒有發(fā)言權(quán)了？