重點講解：
1. stave off
推遲；暫時避開；
eg. In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.
為了竭力避免敗局，他勉強答應要對憲法進行大規模修改Dmj_@j&83YM6juotw~H。
eg. But the reality of discovery was a different matter, and he did all he could to stave it off.
但所發現的實際情況完全是另一回事，所以他只好盡自己所能暫緩其發生YK]+6|Y3TzV%@t。
2. be associated with
與……有關系；
eg. Conceit is associated with stupidity and ignorance.
驕傲的朋友是愚蠢和無知7X^R!-mjHiLqV。
eg. AMD is associated with aging, but the exact cause is still unknown.
AMD與年齡有關，但確切原因仍不知道)sb%_]%.om+6ohuUF]fo。
3. contribute to
（為…）做貢獻；
eg. Many specialistic techniques contribute to archaeology.
許多專業技術對考古學作出貢獻56-ObjB8w6;。
eg. We hope your suggestion will contribute to sloving the problem.
我們希望你的建議將有助于解決這個問題(RiJ-Ly[(mhKLbLW8~cQ。
4. amount to
合計；共計；
eg. His bank savings, with his wife's jewels, amount to three million dollars.
他的銀行存款加上他太太的首飾合計達三百萬元FW,*!AMVaR^e。
eg. The long-distance call tolls amount to quite a sum.
長途電話費數目相當可觀P&vonbBEavP]xw;1|B。
5. compared to
相對…而言；對照；
eg. Compare to other vehicle, car is really quite convenient.
同其他車輛相比，汽車確實很方便!C3VuYTWZUEj2W_+l6。
eg. Compare to the city, the country looks like the world without its clothes on.
比起城市，鄉村看上去好似沒有穿上衣服的世界@P]#CLRuqZy~FW=@^+-&。