重點講解:
1. in contact with 保持聯系;有聯系;
例句:He was in direct contact with the kidnappers.
他與綁架者有直接聯系 。
2. be aimed at sth./doing sth. 旨在;目的是;
例句:These measures are aimed at preventing violent crime.
這些措施旨在防止暴力犯罪 。
3. out-of-pocket (費用)自掏腰包墊付的;
例句:I charge twenty dollars an hour plus out-of-pocket expenses.
我每小時收取20美元,另加墊付的現金開支 。
4. instead of 代替…;而不是…;
例句:Do things you enjoy instead of being a chameleon.
做自己喜歡的事情,不要做變色龍 。
n. 效率,功率