1.because of因為;由于
His business went under because of competition from the large corporations.
由于大公司的競爭,他的生意陷入了困境 。
2.at any time在任何時候
WHO reserves the right to discontinue this service at any time.
世界衛生組織保留在任何時候終止這一服務的權利 。
3.as far as至于;遠到
As far as colors go, this year we will be seeing some brights like orange, yellow, fuchsia, apple green, emerald, and amethyst.
至于顏色的流行趨勢,今年我們將會看到一些明亮的顏色如橘色、黃色、桃紅色、蘋果綠、翠綠色和紫色 。
4.infected with染上
In the present outbreak, more than half of those infected with the virus have died.
在此次禽流感暴發期間,感染病毒的患者有半數以上死亡 。
5.suffer from忍受,遭受;
Just as the United States is not the only country that would suffer from nuclear terrorism, we cannot prevent it on our own.
正如美國不會是遭受核恐怖主義危害的惟一國家,我們也無法單槍匹馬地防止核恐怖主義 。
6.serve as擔任;充當
The collective intelligence of an ant colony can serve as inspiration to help us solve complex human problems.
蟻群的集體智能能夠作為一種啟發,幫助我們解決人類所面臨的復雜問題 。